LPs
ILPA mulling Europe-focused legal document Model LPA
Model LPA is designed to reduce complexity, cost and resources required when negotiating fund terms
LP Profile: Pensioenfonds PGB
Dick Tol discusses the pension fund’s investment plans, approach to responsible investing, and how its private equity strategy has taken off
Ohio pension to launch private markets co-investment programme
Co-investment programme will potentially invest in European private equity, but details are still to be determined
Fideuram launches PE fund with ESG focus
Minimum commitment for non-professional investors is set at €100,000
Danish pension fund ATP nets record returns
Private equity portfolio returned DKK 2.6bn over the first three quarters of 2019
LGPS Central searches for head of private markets
New head would take direct responsibility for the private equity assets
Tikehau offloads Eurazeo shares
Tikehau will retain a 5.1% stake in listed French PE investor Eurazeo following the transaction
EU investment firm prudential regime: what managers should know
Unquote sister publication Private Equity Law Report hosts a guest article by two Sidley Austin lawyers
Pantheon hires Eggleston and Berke
Pantheon Ventures appoints BGF's John Eggleston as partner and chief technology officer
Swiss bank launches impact investment arm
Asteria Investment Managers is set to provide institutional investors with access to private equity
Italian manager sets up alternative investments platform
Demos 1 is one of the private equity funds on the platform, and targets Italian SMEs
HSBC expands alternatives team with Huitron
New hire joins from Aon Hewitt, where he was advising pension funds on private equity investments
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams
LP Profile: Saranac Partners
Established in 2016, Saranac Partners is a multi-family office and financial advisory firm
StepStone launches private markets platform for HNW individuals
Conversus is set to leverage StepStone's expertise across private equity and other private markets
PKA to start raising third party capital for PE
PKA receives approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority to act as fund manager
Danish pension funds set out green investment ambitions
Danish pension funds are set to commit DKK 350bn ($50bn) to green investments
Unigestion opens Copenhagen office
Per Lawӕtz Hansen is responsible for leading Unigesiton's new Copenhagen based office
LP Profile: Polish Development Fund
The Polish Development Fund's private equity programme has kicked into gear this year, making three fund investments with more in the pipeline. Oscar Geen speaks to Annemarie Dalka about PFR's formation and investment strategy
European investors dominate PRI Leaders’ Group
More than 70% of the asset owners with investments in private equity are based in Europe
Former KKR director Preuss joins ICG
Based in Frankfurt, Martin Preuss will be responsible for investments in the DACH region
Progetto Iride selects PE manager
Consortium launched a request for proposals in March searching to appoint a private equity manager
BNY Mellon expands PE capabilities
Robert Burchett-Coates and Greg Kok are appointed as directors based in London and Luxembourg, respectively
Swedish pension fund dismisses CEO over trading rules violation
AP1 has appointed Teresa Isele to serve as acting CEO while searching for a new candidate