Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company will dedicate an extra $100m to backing first-time fund managers, double its previous commitment from its First Fund initiative. The post MassMutual triples funding for first-time fund managers in expanded
Public markets investors have been slamming on the brakes for the past 12 months as macro factors continue to weigh heavy on the global dealmaking and trading environment. But is a different picture appearing in
HarbourVest Partners has opened its first office in Australia amid increased demand for alternatives from LPs and rich individuals in the region, the firm said. The post HarbourVest launches first Australian office amid region’s growing
KKR is back in the market with its fourth debt fund, with eyes on up to $2bn for the vehicle amid a surge in LP demand for more risk-averse alternative asset classes. The post KKR
HIG Capital is back in the market with the follow-up to its $3.1bn mid-market buyout fund closed in 2019. The post HIG out raising fourth mid-market LBO fund, picks up Ohio pension commitment first appeared
Canadian pension giant OMERS' infrastructure investment arm has teamed with Spring Lane Capital to explore investments in companies addressing sustainability issues. The post OMERS infra arm teams with Spring Lane Capital for sustainability deals first
Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse has committed 2 billion Norwegian kroner ($199 million) to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners III - Net Zero Power Fund, Pension & Investments reported quoting an email from spokesman Glenn Slydal Johansen.
The $63bn-managing Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois has made more than $1bn of new private equity and alternatives commitments. The post Silver Lake, Barings PE Asia among over $1bn of new Illinois Teachers Retirement System
Blockchain Capital has brought in ex-Blackrock veteran Jason Di Piazza as head of capital formation amid plans to raise up to $400m across a pair of funds. The post Ex-BlackRock veteran Di Piazza named Blockchain
Healthcare investor Ampersand Capital Partners has sealed a hefty fund size increase by hauling in $1.2bn of LP commitments for its eleventh flagship fundraise. The post Another rapid fundraise sees healthcare investment veteran Ampersand score
You know the alarm bell is ringing when you see institutional investors rebalancing their portfolios from equity to debt. But Raul Ramos, director of fund services at Crestbridge, believes that the current surge in debt
Private equity's record-breaking comeback from the coronavirus pandemic last year has stuttered in 2022 as geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures continue to take their toll on markets, new research shows. The post PE’s Covid comeback
EQT and Trustar are among the latest firms to get backing from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The post EQT, Trustar and others get backing from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board first appeared on
82% of the respondents are expecting to increase their allocation to private credit in the year ahead amid market uncertainties, a new survey from Rede Partners shows. The post Investors to increase private credit allocation
The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System has committed $125m towards two funds managed by Sentinel Capital Partners. The post Sentinel Capital Partners gets PennSERS commitments across two funds first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
The $18bn-managing Maine Public Employees Retirement System has revealed $225m of new alternative investment fund commitments. The post Here’s which alternatives fund MainePERS has just committed $225m of capital to first appeared on AltAssets Private
The Board of the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked Veritas Capital and Blackstone for its latest round of alternative asset fund commitments. The post PennSERS makes latest commitments to Veritas, Blackstone as it
The $204bn-managing Teachers' Retirement System of Texas has picked TPG's latest mammoth buyout fund among its new swathe of commitments. The post Texas pension giant picks hefty new TPG, Leonard Green funds among latest buyout
The $24bn-managing Montana Board of Investments has picked Veritas Capital and Sumeru Equity Partners among its latest raft of fund commitments. The post Montana pension picks Veritas Capital, Sumeru Equity funds among latest commitments first
More than half of institutional LPs have increased their commitments to private equity over the past two years in the hunt for outsized returns, the latest Coller Barometer report shows. The post LPs upping PE
