LPs
Korea Post allocates $200m for co-investment strategy
LP is looking for two fund managers, with a total maximum commitment of $200m
LP direct investment: straight to the source
Limited partners are striking out on their own to source their investments directly, with numeorus new strategies emerging
Idinvest hires Cavalin as legal director
Cavalin will be involved in structuring and raising investment vehicles, as well as all legal concerns
BNP Paribas launches venture fund
BNP Paribas Capital Partners' vehicle targets financial services and insurance startups
Pantheon aims for FTSE 250 as NAV per share rises
Pantheon also announces a share restructuring and the issue of a £200m asset-linked note
Draper Esprit invests in five seed funds
Managers include Berlin-based Join Capital and Helsinki-based Icebreaker
AP7 in negotiations for fourth account manager
Procurement for final account manager is ongoing, with an announcement now depending on lawyers
LP consortium announces $1.5bn seed platform
Venture is advised by Wafra and expects to deploy $1.5bn over the next five years
Pantheon appoints two new principals in Europe and US
Justin Mallis will join in London and Michael Hutten will join the US team in Raleigh, North Carolina
BVI launches new LP law
BVI Finance outlines four key areas in which the new law will benefit investment funds
Lloyds terminates Standard Life Aberdeen's management mandate
Development is a result of Aberdeen's merger with Scottish Widows competitor Standard Life
Essling closes second co-investment fund on €115m
Hard-cap was originally set at €100m, but was raised in order to meet increasing demand
ATP Private Equity Partners VI holds €800m final close
PE arm of ATP also announces a change in its investment strategy and is merging operations
LP consortium to seed six PE firms for $1bn
Reports cite research director Ashby Monk speaking to CalSTRS' investment committee
HQ Capital appoints four to advisory board
Advisory board is set to meet twice a year and will advise the executive board of the buyout firm
German tax act gives LPs exemption rate of 80%
New rules apply to German and international funds treated as corporate taxpayers
Altamar appoints Caturla as managing director
In his new role, Caturla will be responsible for coordinating investment management products
CalSTRS looks to widen co-investment and direct investing
US LP, worth $224.8bn, is consulting on setting up direct investment capabilities
Landmark promotes four to partner
Eddie Keith and Charlie Tingue are promoted to partner in the PE teams in New York and London
Lacera begins search for secondaries adviser
US pension fund looks to rebalance its PE portfolio by selling "dozens" of LP stakes
LP Profile: European Investment Fund
Head of equity investments Ulrich Grabenwarter tells unquote" how EIF deliberately pushes itself towards maiden funds
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of €3.5bn
Norway's sovereign wealth fund eyes private equity
According to the central bank, the fund should increase exposure to unlisted companies
Deutsche Asset Management appoints Meketa's Green
Green will be responsible for capitalising on difficult-to-access secondary market opportunities