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Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
Italian pension to make maiden PE commitment
Pension fund is also launching private debt allocation and seeking a manager for a €50m portfolio
Campbell Lutyens strengthens London PE teams
Private capital adviser also promotes Ashrith Ramachandran to principal focusing on PE and infrastructure
Swedish pension fund AP6 makes Staaf managing director
Katarina Staaf joined the SEK 34.7bn pension fund as a member of the board in 2017
LGPS pool hires new CIO amid PE funds push
Organisation has also announced the appointment of Michael Pratten as interim CIO
Border to Coast to make first PE manager selections
BCPP is set to deploy £1bn in capital per annum across private markets, including private equity
Generation's Sustainable Fund reaches $1bn close
Fund has a growth equity strategy, and enables the firm to make minority investments of $50-150m
USS appoints new CEO of investments
Simon Pilcher will be responsible for overseeing the investment strategy governing the scheme's £64bn in assets
Oklahoma pension fund increases PE allocation
OPPRS is set to add additional commitments of $150m in order to meet the new asset allocation
LP Profile: LGPS Central Limited
Local government pension schemes partnership recently launched its first PE fund, and is on its way to launching a second this summer
Swedish pension hires new CIO
Bernengo joins from the asset management firm Öhman Fonder, where he has served as a CEO
Massachusetts pension outlines PE strategy changes
Changes include increasing target allocation to PE within PRIT and committing up to $2bn to funds
Calpers bolsters PE team with new investment MD
Ruiz replaces Sarah Corr, who has served as interim managing investment director for private equity
Blackstone launches impact platform with Goldman Sachs hire
Tanya Barnes, former managing director at Goldman Sachs, will lead the initiative
Ex-ATP investment manager joins Industriens Pension
Appointment becomes effective in June, and he will report to head of private investments
LP Profile: Novo Holdings
Principal investments senior director Samir Kamal discusses Novo's investment plan, direct investments and approach to ESG
US pension scheme earmarks $60m for PE
The $3.1bn pension scheme is also looking to begin a search for a private equity co-investment fund
BMO hires head for new global alternatives offering
Appointment comes as the firm consolidates its alternatives expertise into one structure
Two US pension funds seek PE consultant
CalSTRS and KCERA have both issued RFPs for advisers to their private equity programmes
New York pension fund hunts for PE consultant
Successful consultant will be in charge for performing annual pacing analysis for PE
Searchlight to hold first close for third fund
The fund, with a $2.75bn target size, is expected to have a final close by mid-2019
Korea Post hunts for secondary PE managers
Korean LP is interested in closed-end commingled funds with a minimum size of $1bn
Marlborough pension awards FoF mandate
Unquote has learned that the $172m pension fund has split the mandate evenly between two firms
Hydralis appoints JP Morgan for alternatives
Pension fund is seeking a target net return of 4.5-7% per year from the mandate