Private Equity

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LP roundup: US pensions pump nearly a quarter billion dollars into funds

LPs announced $225m of new venture commitments including multiple organizations that haven't invested in the asset class in years.

2 min read · 11 December 2020

LP roundup: Pensions pile into GGV Capital's latest fund series

LPs re-upped more than $256m into the trio of funds as other vehicles around the globe continue to grab capital from new and old investors.

2 min read · 17 November 2020

UC Regents' performance shows VC is mostly immune to pandemic's woes

Out of the dozens VC funds in California's LP portfolio, most advanced amid the pandemic and during the fiscal year ending June 30.

3 min read · 16 November 2020

LP roundup: Pensions go all in, as some surpass 2019 commitment totals

LPs nationwide announced more than $297m of recent venture commitments into new funds from Khosla Ventures and OrbiMed Advisors, among others.

2 min read · 22 October 2020

A New Zealand LP dips its toe into venture and anchors a local fund

Kiwi Invest CIO Simon O'Grady talks about why the pension scheme is entering the asset class and why backing a tech investor was the right choice.

3 min read · 14 October 2020

Connecticut pension sees success investing through its separately managed account

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds is working to decrease its exposure to venture, but says it will continue to invest in its successful SMA initiative.

2 min read · 24 August 2020

SCERS commits to a new manager and nearly matches its 2019 VC total

The pension commits $20m to CRV XVIII and brings its venture commitment total to $40m for the year, bringing the portfolio just shy of the $45m that was invested in 2019.

2 min read · 18 August 2020

Oregon PERS invests $100m in emerging manager in China

Oregon LP makes one of its largest VC commitments in history to Sherpa Venture Capital's debut effort, investing half of the fund target.

1 min read · 23 July 2020

UTIMCO makes first-time commitment to Sequoia, Insight, re-ups with True

The university endowment committed $311m to venture through May. New investments in large funds is a departure from UTIMCO's previous interest in emerging managers.

2 min read · 22 July 2020

U.Mich Board of Regents surges into VC in 2019, builds exposure to Asia

The endowment has invested in 15 funds focused on Asia since the beginning of 2017 and has seen a 22% increase in venture funding over 2018.

2 min read · 21 July 2020

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