Private Equity

Commitments

LAFPP surpasses its 2018 venture commitment total with latest re-up

The pension invested $10m into Summit Partners' latest vehicle in June, bringing its year-to-date commitments to the asset class to $77.5m.

2 min read · 13 July 2020

SFERS pours money into VC despite unbalanced private equity portfolio

The pension made a $50m commitment to IVP despite saying that the strategy is overweight after a large buyout sale that closed last year.

2 min read · 10 July 2020

Industry Ventures seeks $300m second direct fund

The San Francisco firm is currently in the market for at least two funds: a ninth secondaries fund and a second direct co-investment fund, according to recent commitments from public LPs.

2 min read · 09 July 2020

Texas County remains active in venture, commits $50m to Summit Partners

The Texas LP continues its push into VC, committing $305 million this year, which is more than half of $460m invested in 2019.

2 min read · 02 July 2020

Cendana closes its largest fund of funds as seed investing, valuations recover

Founder Michael Kim says the firm's oversubscribed $218m fund of funds for seed-focused VC firms comes as valuations at the stage are returning to pre-pandemic levels.

3 min read · 01 July 2020

Tennessee Consolidated accelerates its push into venture

TCRS' 2020 venture commitments are already more than 2.3x its 2019 allocation to the asset class.

2 min read · 01 July 2020

New Mexico SIC doubles its 2020 commitments, backing Menlo Ventures' 15th flagship fund

The sovereign wealth fund committed $30m to the fund bringing its total venture commitments in 2020 up to $45m across three vehicles.

2 min read · 29 June 2020

University of Michigan bulks up China-focused VC portfolio

The university endowment announced a $30 million commitment to GSR Ventures VII, its 10th commitment to a China-focused fund in the past three years.

2 min read · 24 June 2020

Hopes fade for CalPERS to make big return to venture

The US's largest public pension has been considering various strategies to get back into VC. But the strategy unveiled last week is not likely to have a venture capital component.

3 min read · 24 June 2020

Michigan pension bets big on venture

The State of Michigan Retirement Systems committed $335 million to five funds in the first quarter of 2020.

2 min read · 22 June 2020

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