Private Equity
Fundraising will get harder for VC funds because they compete with other private funds for investors’ PE allocations – and those allocations may get trimmed as fixed income investments become more attractive.
4 min read · 16 December 2022
'There’s a tremendous amount of pressure to get money invested, which results in managers accepting investments without the standard governance practices you’d like to see,' says Alaska Permanent CIO Marcus Frampton.
3 min read · 08 December 2022
Fundraising will be more difficult in 2023, as big pensions such as Texas Teachers, LACERA and Sacramento County ERS say they plan to slow their PE investing pace.
4 min read · 18 November 2022
The system, which has backed recent funds from Canvas, CRV, Khosla and Threshold, plans to target $260m in PE commitments in 2023, down from $340m so far this year.
2 min read · 17 November 2022
LACERA, MassPRIM and Northwestern Mutual are among those that have set aside capital to invest in firms owned by women or minorities.
7 min read · 07 November 2022
A dislocated market and several niches could bode well for healthcare, according to EisnerAmper.
2 min read · 28 October 2022
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority’s impact portfolio outperformed the general portfolio in the last financial year, but ‘we weren’t searching for impact,' director George Graham said at GIIN’s investor forum.
2 min read · 18 October 2022
The denominator effect, distribution pacing and increased workloads have led some LPs to finally take a deep breath.
5 min read · 18 July 2022
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System is not slowing down and is 'still investing on plan' with its PE program, which invests in venture, buyouts and growth funds, says senior portfolio manager Dana Johns.
3 min read · 15 July 2022
In light of economic stressors, LPs are asking themselves if they should pull back from private assets or just sit tight.
6 min read · 28 June 2022
