Articles by Sofia Karadima
PGB mandates Aberdeen Standard with €500m
Partnership would be structured as a fund-of-one, with ASI co-investing in each fund
Minnesota State Board set to commit $550m to PE
LP is set to commit $550m to four private equity funds, according to its latest meeting minutes
L&G hires Columbia Threadneedle's Scrimgeour
Michelle Scrimgeour joins from Columbia Threadneedle Investments, where she worked as EMEA CEO
Universal-Investment reorganises management team
Reinhard replaces Bernd Vorbeck, who will now serve as supervisory board member
Ex-HQ Capital CEO moves to Schroders
Based in London and Frankfurt, Wunderlin will report to group chief executive Peter Harrison
Italian journalists' fund seeks VC opportunities
The National Institute for Italian Journalists' Social Security (INPGI) has launched a tender notice seeking closed-ended venture capital and growth capital funds to invest in.
LGPS Central closes first PE fund
First time that pension fund partnership LGPS Central has launched a private equity fund
Adams Street hires de Beau for primary investments team
Responsibilities include managing private equity fund manager relationships throughout Europe
SEB Investment Management appoints new CEO
Ragnartz joins from pension company AMF, where she worked as head of asset management
Ex-AP6 exec Erik Nobel launches LLCP Stockholm office
Erik Nobel is in charge of establishing and managing the newly established office in Stockholm
Fondazione Enasarco seeks new CIO
Unquote understands that Enasarco is seeking an external candidate to fill in the position
OIC set to commit to Blackstone fund
One third of the fund would be allocated to Western Europe and Asia, but it invests primarily in North America
Danish SDG Investment reaches DKK 4.85bn final close
The fund reaches DKK 4.85bn on its second and final close, short of its original target of DKK 5bn
Private equity drives returns for ABP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class though the year, followed by infrastructure
Los Angeles pension fund backs Lexington
California based pension fund has 4% of its portfolio invested in private equity as of June 2018
Miami pension plan backs three PE funds
$1.5bn Trust has invested 4.8% of its portfolio in private equity as of September 2018
Industrien Pension's Struve resigns for new venture
Struve announces he is leaving on 1 February to launch Unified Investors
Dutch managers collaborate on PE co-investment platform
Three LPs seek to achieve economies of scale and cost benefits from this partnership
Partners Group private equity AUM hits €36bn
Across all the private markets the GP secured €13.3bn in new money, resulting in AUM of €72.8bn
Franklin Templeton appoints new head of EMEA alternative sales
Szemere is in charge of growing Franklin Templeton’s alternative business in the EMEA region
LP Profile: Industriens Pension
LP's head of private investments, Ostergaard, speaks to Unquote about allocation strategy, co-investment and first-time funds
Natixis launches global PE manager
Natixis has launched Flexstone Partners by merging three of its private equity affiliates
NZ Super Fund appoints new CIO
Gilmore will join NZSF in February 2019 as a member of the leadserhip committee
CalPERS to hire PE consultant in 2019
Currently, the $356bn pension fund employees Meketa Investment Group for its PE portfolio