Texas Teachers approves $120m commitment

The US public pension has backed a Western Europe-focused fund.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas has committed $120 million to HgCapital 8. The transaction was finalised on December 15.

The $128 billion US public pension has a 12 percent target allocation to private equity that currently stands at 12.1 percent.

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