LPs
Norway’s largest pension fund aims to ramp up PE investments
LP can currently invest in IPOs and unlisted companies that express an intention to list
Italian pension fund consortium set to select PE manager
Investment consultant Prometeia Advisor Sim has assisted with the manager search
University of Reading targets PE exposure
Five-year contract is expected to start in January 2020, with an option to further extend it
Illinois pension replaces Callan with Wilshire Associates
Contract with Wilshire Associates is for a five-year term, starting from January 2020
LP Profile: Connection Capital
Private equity managing director Bernard Dale discusses the firm's focus on private clients and its direct/indirect investment model
Cambridge University endowment appoints new CIO
Franklin joins from Alta Advisers, where she was head of PE and director of investments
Co-investment fund close contributes to Hamilton Lane's results
Hamilton Lane is also currently in the market fundraising for Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund V
Pennsylvania SERS appoints new acting CIO
Nolan is replacing W. Bryan Lewis, who is leaving the system effective 2 August 2019
LP Profile: Argentum
Unquote catches up with CEO Joachim Høegh-Krohn to discuss the firm’s evolution and his views on the current state of the market
UK pension pool commences initial £500m PE deployment
Organisation secured £500m from eight of the 12 pension plans that make up the BCPP
New direct equity fund boosts PE inflows for Partners Group
Private equity has been the second fastest asset class to grow, delivering 11% net growth
Actis takes over Abraaj funds
Actis was invited to step in by the LPs of the two funds and the liquidators of the Abraaj estate
Calpers misses returns target amid PE outperformance
Results come as the pension fund is set to select a new private equity consultant
Ontario Teachers' selects new president and CEO
Jo Taylor, currently executive managing director of global development, will succeed Ron Mock
Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
Italian pension to make maiden PE commitment
Pension fund is also launching private debt allocation and seeking a manager for a €50m portfolio
Swedish pension fund AP6 makes Staaf managing director
Katarina Staaf joined the SEK 34.7bn pension fund as a member of the board in 2017
Dutch pension funds all in on sustainable investing
Two largest Dutch pension funds, ABP and PFZW, are ranked in the top 10 in the world for their responses to climate change
LGPS pool hires new CIO amid PE funds push
Organisation has also announced the appointment of Michael Pratten as interim CIO
Louisiana TRS retains Hamilton Lane as private markets manager
Appointment, subject to fee negotiations, will be for the period of January 2020 to December 2025
LPs worry about alignment issues in GP-led secondaries – survey
Four out of five respondents in the latest Coller barometer highlight it as their biggest concern
Border to Coast to make first PE manager selections
BCPP is set to deploy £1bn in capital per annum across private markets, including private equity
USS appoints new CEO of investments
Simon Pilcher will be responsible for overseeing the investment strategy governing the scheme's £64bn in assets
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sector selectors
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses sector specialisation strategies