Texas Teachers approves $100m commitment

The US public pension has backed a buyout fund.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a $100 million commitment to Abraaj Private Equity Fund VI.

The $146 billion US public pension has a 13 percent target allocation to private equity that currently stands at 12.3 percent.

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