The $36.1bn-managing San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System has picked a string of venture capital funds as its latest swathe of commitments. The post New Sofinnova, Lightspeed fundraises among latest San Francisco City
The $39.2bn-managing South Carolina Retirement System has committed another $770m across a string of private equity, debt and real estate investment funds. The post South Carolina Retirement System picks $770m of new private equity, alternatives
The $69.6bn-managing Maryland State Retirement & Pension System has revealed about $1.5bn in alternatives fund commitments. The post Maryland state pension reveals $1.5bn of alternatives fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Former US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has picked up backing from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for his $2.5bn Liberty Strategic Capital fundraise. The post Steven Mnuchin’s $2.5bn private equity fund gets SoftBank backing – report first
Private equity pair Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners has agreed to sell Swiss pharma business Acino to Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth investor ADQ. The post Abu Dhabi sovereign arm buys Nordic Capital, Avista-backed pharma
UK development finance institution CDC Group has backed a pair of Africa-focused investment funds with a total of $60m as the first investments from its new credit strategy. The post African debt fund pair get
KKR was the big winner in the latest $1bn-plus tranche of New York State Common Retirement Fund alternatives commitments. The post More than $1bn of new NYSCRF commitments sees LP back mega KKR fund, new
Private equity-backed software business Visma has surged to a $16bn valuation thanks to a new round of investment from backers including Norway's giant Government Pension Fund. The post PE-backed Visma surges to $16bn valuation through
Moonfare, a private equity platform which aims to get affluent individuals into big-name funds, has soared to €1bn of assets under management - doubling its total in the last eight months. The post Moonfare, looking
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Amber Infrastructure have taken a 51% stake in Angel Trains in a buyout from AMP Capital. The post PSP Investments, Amber Infra buy AMP Capital out of Angel
Dutch pension fund ABP has trebled its investment in the Whitehelm Capital-managed Smart City Infrastructure Fund to €750m thanks to a strong start from the investment vehicle. The post ABP pension trebles commitment to Smart
The $54.7bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has revealed another swathe of private equity fund commitments. The post IMRF commits to Clearlake as firm reportedly eyes $10bn in rapid fundraising return first appeared on AltAssets Private
The $23.7bn-managing Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System has picked five private equity funds for its latest swathe of alternative commitments. The post Massive TA, Hellman & Friedman funds among latest commitments from $23.7bn-managing LACERS
A consortium led by BlackRock is said to have invested in assets managed by Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala and in a private equity fund. The post Mubadala forms investment partnership with BlackRock, co-leads series
Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board has promoted managing director Maximilian Biagosch as head of direct private equity, Pension & Investments reported. The post Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board promotes Biagosch as head of direct private
Canadian pension fund Public Sector Pension Investment Board is said to be joining a consortium that was looking to buy Australian electricity infrastructure investor Spark Infrastructure Group. The post Public Sector Pension Investment Board said
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has agreed to buy 100% stake of UK Green Frog Power as it expects the UK to be a global leader in the adoption of intermittent renewable energy over
Legal & General and NatWest Pension Trustee Limited (NWPTL) to establish a 15-year joint venture partnership. The post NatWest Pension Trustee teams with Legal & General to build home for elderly first appeared on
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) has broken its record for the highest fiscal year return. The post MassPRIM has record-breaking year for annual returns first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Asia-focused alternative asset manager PAG is reportedly looking to raise $500m for its second growth fund, just one year after hitting a $1.5bn final close for its fourth loan fund. The post PAG said to
