Articles by Sofia Karadima
LP Profile: Saranac Partners
Established in 2016, Saranac Partners is a multi-family office and financial advisory firm
StepStone launches private markets platform for HNW individuals
Conversus is set to leverage StepStone's expertise across private equity and other private markets
PKA to start raising third party capital for PE
PKA receives approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority to act as fund manager
Danish pension funds set out green investment ambitions
Danish pension funds are set to commit DKK 350bn ($50bn) to green investments
Unigestion opens Copenhagen office
Per Lawӕtz Hansen is responsible for leading Unigesiton's new Copenhagen based office
European investors dominate PRI Leaders’ Group
More than 70% of the asset owners with investments in private equity are based in Europe
Former KKR director Preuss joins ICG
Based in Frankfurt, Martin Preuss will be responsible for investments in the DACH region
Progetto Iride selects PE manager
Consortium launched a request for proposals in March searching to appoint a private equity manager
BNY Mellon expands PE capabilities
Robert Burchett-Coates and Greg Kok are appointed as directors based in London and Luxembourg, respectively
Swedish pension fund dismisses CEO over trading rules violation
AP1 has appointed Teresa Isele to serve as acting CEO while searching for a new candidate
Norway’s largest pension fund aims to ramp up PE investments
LP can currently invest in IPOs and unlisted companies that express an intention to list
Italian pension fund consortium set to select PE manager
Investment consultant Prometeia Advisor Sim has assisted with the manager search
University of Reading targets PE exposure
Five-year contract is expected to start in January 2020, with an option to further extend it
Illinois pension replaces Callan with Wilshire Associates
Contract with Wilshire Associates is for a five-year term, starting from January 2020
LP Profile: Connection Capital
Private equity managing director Bernard Dale discusses the firm's focus on private clients and its direct/indirect investment model
Cambridge University endowment appoints new CIO
Franklin joins from Alta Advisers, where she was head of PE and director of investments
Co-investment fund close contributes to Hamilton Lane's results
Hamilton Lane is also currently in the market fundraising for Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund V
Pennsylvania SERS appoints new acting CIO
Nolan is replacing W. Bryan Lewis, who is leaving the system effective 2 August 2019
ESG due diligence gains ground in France
Number of ESG due diligence processes conducted ahead of deals quadrupled in 2018, France invest says
Carlyle confirms switch to corporation structure
Change comes as the firm reaches $222.7bn in AUM for the second quarter of 2019
Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
Investment banking giant ventures into impact investing with a dedicated team
Apex hires head of ESG product
Goeree's responsibilities include leading the product development and the strategy of the firm
UK pension pool commences initial £500m PE deployment
Organisation secured £500m from eight of the 12 pension plans that make up the BCPP
New direct equity fund boosts PE inflows for Partners Group
Private equity has been the second fastest asset class to grow, delivering 11% net growth