LPs
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
HQ Capital signs joint venture with China's Yuanju
Yuanju is a multi-strategy fund manager set up by Chinese state-owned asset manager Everbright
Natixis IM buys MV Credit Partners
London-headquartered MV invests in both senior and subordinated debt across Europe
Golding hires Allianz director Sedlmayr
Sedlmayr will be responsible for institutional client services and sales
US investors lag behind Europe on responsible investing – report
Survey finds that 47% of European-based institutional investors have established an RI policy
Co-investment: Dancing to a new tune
Co-investment has evolved from a value-add into an industry staple, but debate remains as to whether the strategy favours LPs and GPs equally
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions investment in PE
Swedish Ministry of Finance presents a proposal to ease investment restrictions for pension funds
Danish pension funds establish DKK 5bn sustainable development fund
IFU will manage the fund, which has a DKK 5bn target, and aims to raise an additional DKK 1bn
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
Time Partners hires Schroder Adveq's Kimeze
Kimeze is Time Partners' fifth director and will join the private capital division
LP competition heats up for stakes in GP management companies
One in six LPs is taking stakes in GP management companies via specialist funds
Korea Post allocates $200m to global buyout funds
Korea Post Insurance plans to allocate $200m to as many as three managers focusing on global buyouts, predominantly in North America and Europe.
LP Profile: Pantheon
Managing partner Ward talks to Unquote about the resurgence of separate managed accounts and shying away from first-time funds
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
Electra initiates sale process
LP is also exploring the potential sale of its entire portfolio or the sale of individual assets
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
Japan Post Bank targets $76.5bn alternatives portfolio
More than JPY 2tn ($18bn) of the portfolio will be allocated to private equity
Calpers formalises direct investment strategy
Largest US public pension plan announces the creation of a new entity to make direct investments
Calpers seeks new CIO as Eliopoulos resigns
Calpers has commenced the search for a replacement, with Eliopoulos leaving by the beginning of 2019
Aberdeen Standard buys fund finance outfit Hark Capital
New York's Hark Capital supplies loans to mid-life and end-of-life PE and VC vehicles
LP Profile: Hamilton Lane
Firm's managing directors Strang and Lei Ortiz discuss the merits of smaller relationship pools and how ESG is at the heart of its activities
Golding announces nine promotions
Matthias Reicherter has been promoted from partner to the newly created role of CIO
Sino-French PE relations move forward
Chinese trade buyers, GPs and LPs are increasingly active in the French market as the number of funds with Sino-French strategies increases
Montana hires Adveq's Lidén as COO
Lidén resigned from his post at Adveq in September 2017 after it was acquired by Schroders in April