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
Traditional wisdom might tell you there are opportunities in every risk – but in times of uncertainty, it is just sometimes not so easily compensable. The Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the most uncertain times globally in recent human
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.
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
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 $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
US private equity house The Jordan Company has raised more than $1.3bn for a new fund to pick up portfolio companies from its 2007-vintage $3.6bn sophomore vehicle. The post The Jordan Company closes continuation fund
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.
Brookfield Asset Management has raised an initial $7bn for the world's biggest investment fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The post Brookfield raises $7bn towards world’s biggest ‘net-zero’ emissions investment fund,
The $43.7bn-managing Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has picked a pair of mezzanine funds for its latest alternative assets commitments. The post Connecticut pension commits to ICG, SVP funds targeting more $12.5bn of capital
Investment giant BlackRock has picked up more than $250m for the first close of a new fund focused on investing in climate infrastructure across emerging markets. The post BlackRock’s $500m-targeting climate infra fund attracts big
US pension fund giant the New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed another $770m of private equity commitments across a pair of fundraises. The post New York pension giant picks one big winner amid $770m
With unprecedented growth in interest in renewables as an asset class amongst institutional investors, AltAssets asked Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of specialist European renewables investment manager NTR, to reveal the key questions LPs should be asking
Apax Partners has picked up a pair of commitments to its $1.5bn-targeting second digital fund. The post Apax Partners bags two more commitments for $1.5bn-targeting sophomore digital fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Software-focused private equity firm JMI Equity has upped its fundraising goal for its tenth flagship fund to $1.7bn.
The $34.5bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has picked private equity major Hellman & Friedman for its latest buyout fund commitment.
