The $41bn-managing Indiana Public Retirement System has picked a pair of Sumeru Equity Partners fund among its latest swath of alternatives investments. The post Indiana pension fund commits almost $400m across Sumeru Equity funds, real
Pension fund major Ohio SERS has committed another $160m across alternatives funds including Carlyle's Asia growth equity vehicle and Brookfield's mammoth new net-zero infrastructure fundraise. The post US pension major Ohio SERS picks Carlyle Asia
Mid-market PE firm Gemspring Capital has promoted Ravdeep Chanana to managing director. The post Gemspring promotes Ravdeep Chanana to managing director first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
US pension giant CalPERS has brought in former Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan veteran Nicole Musicco as its new chief investment officer, to manage its almost $500bn of assets. The post Pension giant CalPERS finally names
The $24.3bn Montana Board of Investments has committed more than $200m across a string of alternatives assets vehicles. The post Montana makes $200m of new alternatives commitments, including new RiverGlade Capital fund first appeared on
Venture capital major General Catalyst has raised $4.6bn for its latest flagship fund, which is spread across a trio of distinct strategies. The post General Catalyst pulls in $4.6bn for Fund XI strategy first appeared
MidOcean Partners has bought 100-year-old vehicle parts maker Cloyes from Hidden Harbor Capital Partners. The post Hidden Harbor exits 100-year-old vehicle parts maker Cloyes to MidOcean Partners first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Veritas Capital is bidding to take £2.3bn Nasdaq-listed Houghton Mifflin Harcourt private, Bloomberg reported. The post Veritas looking to take $2.3bn educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt private – report first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity
Ares Management has bought specialist real estate company Automotive from a Brookfield private real estate fund for $3.8bn. The post Ares Management seals $3.8bn Automotive buyout from Brookfield first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The $43.9bn-managing Texas Country and District Retirement System has made another $400m of alternative asset fund commitments. The post TCDRS picks Cerberus, Crescent Capital among $400m of new alternatives fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets
US pension fund major the Virginia Retirement System has revealed $625m of new alternative investment fund commitments. The post Big credit fundraises from Ares, HPS get Virginia Retirement System backing first appeared on AltAssets Private
Venture capital firm Thrive Capital has closed Thrive VIII on $3bn, with $500m for early-stage investments and $2.5bn for late-stage investments. The post Jared Kushner’s brother Joshua closes eighth Thrive Capital fund on $3bn first
Credit investment major Crescent Capital has raised raised $3.2bn for its third direct lending fund - double the size of its sophomore vehicle. The post Crescent Capital celebrates $6bn of new investable capital with third
Consumer-focused early-stage investment house Forerunner Ventures has pulled in $1bn for its sixth flagship fund, twice the amount it collected for its 2020 predecessor vehicle. The post Forerunner Ventures raises $1bn for Fund VI, double
TorQuest Partners has closed a continuation fund to buy its 2016 investment Can Art Aluminum Extrusion from its fourth flagship fund. The post TorQuest raises continuation fund to take on 2016 Fund IV investment Can
Venture capital veteran Sequoia Capital is creating a dedicated cryptocurrency fund as one of a trio of new vehicles which could raise more than $5bn between them. The post Sequoia Capital launches crypto vehicle amid
A private equity firm founder has been jailed for 15 months for his part in a widespread US college admissions scandal after trying to get his children in Harvard, Stanford and the University of Southern
Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has bought patent search provider Minesoft alongside information services and software platform MLM 2, which the firm helped launch two years ago. The post Warburg Pincus buys into patent
Warburg Pincus-backed cybersecurity business eSentire is reportedly about to strike a $1.2bn valuation thanks to new investment from Canadian pension giant CDPQ and existing VC backer Georgian Partners. The post Warburg Pincus-backed eSentire to hit
