Institution: Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System
Headquarters: Goleta, US
AUM: $4 billion
Allocation to private equity:Â 13.7%
The Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System revealed two new commitments to private equity at its 24 May board meeting.
The US public pension fund made a $10 million commitment to Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners XI. Santa Barbara has a long history with Hellman & Friedman, having committed to the previous vehicle Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X.
Alongside that, another $10 million was allocated CVC Capital Partners IX. The diversified buyout fund focuses on investments in North America and Western Europe.
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