LPs
Velliv hires chief strategist
Henriksen joins from PFA Pension, where he has served as head of strategy since 2009
Lacera makes new commitments to European PE
Market value of the pension scheme's private equity portfolio has grown to $5.7bn
BTPSM hires new CEO
Firm provides investment management services to the trustee of the BT Pension Scheme
LP Profile: Skandia Insurance Company
Head of private equity and infrastructure Jonas Nyquist talks to Unquote about the LP's investment programme
CDPQ invests in Biogroup-LCD
CDPQ buys a minority stake in Biogroup-LCD, a network of medical and biology laboratories
VER seeks portfolio administrator for illiquid investments
Interested candidates can apply by submitting an application in Finnish or English
Alaska Permanent appoints new CIO
Frampton has served as acting CIO since July, following Russell Read's resignation
Enasarco approves €50m for investments in PE
Pension scheme has decided to back funds investing in the Italian lower mid-market
APFC announces 2017/18 PE investments
APFC has committed to funds managed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Bain Capital
Kent County pension fund increases allocation to PE
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the quarter to June, returning 10.52%
Tail-end funds fuelling secondaries boom
Recent research shows the proportion of tail-end funds in secondaries transactions has been climbing rapidly, reaching a new record in H1 2018
AP1 seeks to appoint PE investment platform provider
Interested candidates should have minimum 20 years of experience in private equity
LP Profile: Truffle Invest
Co-founder Proctor speaks to Unquote about the launch of the firm, which seeks to give smaller investors access to high-quality funds
CalPERS hires new CIO
Meng replaces Ted Iliopoulos, who will leave the organisation by the beginning of 2019
SCERS commits $40m to Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V
Fund, launched in early 2018, has a $1.2bn target and invests in the food and agribusiness industry
Private equity tops Nordic LP returns charts
PE outperforms other asset classes in the region, as local LPs continue to increase their allocations to the space
WSIB set to back KKR European Fund V
Following the approval, the full board will consider the recommendation on 20 September
Hamilton Lane expands its presence in DACH
Hamilton Lane, the $471bn alternative assets management firm, has appointed Martina Schliemann as principal and head of business development in the DACH region, in a bid to expand its presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
LP Profile: DWS
Formerly the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, the newly launched firm will have a secondaries focus at inception
Pennsylvania pension fund generates 13% return from PE
US pension scheme also approves an investment of up to $75m to Vista Equity Partners Fund VII
La Francaise acquires Germany-based Veritas Group
Deal forms part of La Francaise's strategy to strengthen its presence in Germany
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
PE drives returns for ATP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the fund in H1, returning DKK 1.8bn