Private Equity

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Fund performance: CalSTRS revs up its venture portfolio

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System adds six new VC funds in 2011 and 2012; sees nice gains in Giza and Shasta funds

2 min read · 30 August 2013

Fund performance: Mid-decade portfolio shows mixed progress at UC

Two-thirds of the UC’s venture portfolio, with vintages from 2003 to 2006, have above-zero IRRs.

2 min read · 25 August 2013

Fund performance: Arch, Bessemer, Khosla show big gains in UC portfolio

A total of 18 of the university’s 29 venture funds with vintages of 2007 to 2012 were in the black

2 min read · 19 August 2013

Venture Interest in Emerging Markets Investing Wanes

Japan, Israel and the United States were the big winners in this year’s Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey. Brazil and China were the big losers.

1 min read · 14 August 2013

Fund Performance: Some Funds in Oklahoma Venture Portfolio Stand Out and Score

The state pension fund reports that FirstMark Capital’s 2005 sports an impressive 3.22x multiple

2 min read · 09 August 2013

Fund Performance: Improvement Comes Slow to WSIB’s Venture Portfolio

State pension fund boasts 10 of 18 venture funds with positive IRRs, with vintages of 2000 to 2011

2 min read · 05 August 2013

European Fund Briefs, August 2013

Programma 101 launches in Italy, while H.I.G. raises its second European fund with an oversubscribed $1.1 billion

4 min read · 01 August 2013

Fund Performance: Cash Distributions Improve in Penn. SERS’ Portfolio

Though cash returns need to do better, the state pension fund sees noted improvements for vintages 2006 and 2007

2 min read · 22 July 2013

Fund Performance: Oregon PERS Buys Into Mayfield, GGV, Pine Brook

The state pension fund continues its recent trend of annually adding venture funds to its portfolio

2 min read · 15 July 2013

Fund Performance: Union Square Stands Out Among Oregon Portfolio

TCV, Sofinnova turned in mixed performances in the state pension fund’s venture portfolio

2 min read · 01 July 2013

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