LPs
Majority shareholder IDI exploring options for Idinvest stake
Idinvest could add to the wave of consolidation in the PE space as IDI mulls a potential sale
RWE Generation backs HTGF III
RWE says the investment is strategic, and it will scout for further co-investment opportunities
USS promotes Horsnall to head of direct private equity
Move forms part of the limited partner's strategy to increase its focus on direct investments
Draper Esprit invests in two seed funds as part of FoF push
Listed investor Draper Esprit expects to deploy up to ТЃ75m in venture funds within five years
Unquote launches new global private equity event
Allocate will bring together prominent LPs and GPs to discuss the next private equity cycle
More alpha, less male: The gender diversity conundrum
Higher echelons of PE remain bereft of female talent, though signs of progress are appearing
Gunn steps down as SL Capital partner
Gunn leaves the LP three months after the firm's parent group's merger received regulatory approval
Newcomer Essling poaches Amundi funds-of-funds team
Having recruited the four-strong team, Essling will launch its first fund-of-funds within the next few weeks
Fundraising – North America weekly edition
A roundup of the latest fundraises in North American PE, courtesy of unquote" sister publication Mergermarket
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
Neuberger Berman in exclusive negotiations for FII's portfolio
Exclusivity ends the bidding process for the portfolio, which also attracted Tikehau and Italmobiliare
Calpers considers cutting PE allocation over transparency issues
As Calpers looks to cut, San Diego County starts to consider private equity co-investments
Adams Street raises $470m towards 2017 Global Fund
Funds-of-funds manager secures capital across five separate vehicles, according to regulatory filings
Certior Capital hires Heinilä as investment director
Olli Heinilä leaves EQ Asset Management after six years to join the mid-market private equity and credit investor
Hamilton Lane closes secondaries fund on $1.9bn
Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund IV, the firm's largest secondaries vehicle to date, originally targeted $1.25bn
Bulking up: Consolidation in the LP space
Asset managers are flexing their muscles in a new wave of fund-of-funds consolidation
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
PSP Investment launches London-based European office
Canadian firm's European PE operations will be overseen by managing director Simon Marc
Fond-ICO injects €160m into eight Spain-focused funds
Since its foundation in 2013, Fond-ICO has deployed €1.26bn with 56 domestic and international GPs
UK clarifies permitted relationships between LPs and GPs
Changes to limited partnership act could render UK-domiciled funds more attractive to investors that have not previously invested in such funds
Idinvest hires Steil as senior legal adviser
Caroline Steil leaves her position of senior associate at Jones Day to join the asset manager
Alaska Retirement increases PE allocation
US LP with $29.6bn under management has approved an increase in commitment pacing for 2017 to reach its revised PE allocation
New LP Essling Capital spins out from Massena Partners
PE-focused entity manages €1bn across primaries, secondaries, co-investments, real estate and debt
Schroders acquires Adveq
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays within the European LP landscape