Private Equity

Investors

Pressured LPs are desperate for distributions

LPs are caught in a perfect storm: many are overweight in their exposure to the asset class because private equity valuations have not yet dropped commensurate to public markets.

2 min read · 10 October 2022

Alaska Permanent to cut back commitments due to denominator effect

Alaska Permanent Fund will reduce its commitments by $400m after being overallocated to its private equity asset and special opportunities portfolio for fiscal 2022.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

Everything is bigger in Texas: TCDRS pledges $426m to VC

Texas County & District Retirement System committed to 12 funds from CRV, DCVC, IDG, Joy Capital, OpenView, Orbimed, Shine Capital, The Colum Group and Threshold Ventures.

2 min read · 21 September 2022

Foundations to boost VC allocations after big returns

Private and community foundations, which enjoyed massive returns from venture capital last year, anticipate increasing their allocations to private equity at higher rates than other asset classes over the next three years, according to fresh research from Commonfund Institute.

2 min read · 12 September 2022

Friday Letter: Beware the long arm of the SEC

Energy Innovation Capital Management of Southern California overcharged on management fees, says the Securities & Exchange Commission.

3 min read · 09 September 2022

Three LPs offer their perspectives on European venture capital

Top Tier, Skandia and Wellcome all say market slowdown won't rattle their long-term commitments to their portfolio fund managers.

7 min read · 01 September 2022

Port in a storm: VCs are finding safe haven in Europe's flourishing market

As economic troubles continue to roil the world’s biggest economies, VCs are thriving in a European market where $1bn-plus unicorns are making quite a splash.

10 min read · 01 September 2022

Five things to consider before selling your stake in a fund

Adrian Millan from PJT Partners offers advice to LPs considering a sale on the secondary market, such as selling a portfolio of VC funds in tranches over multiple quarters to fetch the best prices.

3 min read · 29 August 2022

MassPRIM sees 8% decline in VC portfolio value

The $104bn pension fund is an investor in more than 150 venture funds, including vehicles managed by Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital China and Spark Capital.

1 min read · 23 August 2022

Secondary market sees spike in public pensions selling PE stakes

Public pensions drove the LP-led market in H1, as allocation pressures led them to sell despite worsening price dislocation, Campbell Lutyens found.

2 min read · 19 August 2022

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