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NZ Super Fund appoints new CIO
Gilmore will join NZSF in February 2019 as a member of the leadserhip committee
UK private equity faces post-Brexit brain drain
Two thirds of EU nationals working in PE and finance in the UK consider a Brexit-motivated move, says PER
SBCERA set to increase annual PE allocation
Recommendation will be presented to board of retirement for approval in its January meeting
PE and the banking sector: a challenging marriage
Fund managers are increasingly investing in the banking space, despite regulatory challenges and potential conflicts of interest
Key Capital Partners sells Alliance in Partnership
GP sells the Birmingham-based specialist catering group to multinational catering company Sodexo
CalPERS to hire PE consultant in 2019
Currently, the $356bn pension fund employees Meketa Investment Group for its PE portfolio
NYC appoints former white house PE expert as CIO
In his new position, Doñe will provide direct investment advice to the five NYC systems
Aberdeen Standard Investments launches $500m secondaries fund
Fund plans to hold a first close in Q1 2019 and continue fundraising for up to 12 months thereafter
EQT raises €2.3bn for Mid-Market Credit II fund
Available capital, four times the size of its predecessor, includes anticipated leverage
Morgan Stanley hires former Calpers CIO Eliopoulos
Ted Eliopoulos resigned from the pension fund in May in order to relocate to New York
NYC comptroller hires new PE head
David Enriquez has served as interim co-head of private equity since July 2018, before being promoted to head of PE
Kentucky pension fund commitments to KKR, H&F fail to close
Commitments are not closed after the investment committee decided to commit in August
Q&A: Hermes GPE's Elias Korosis
Unquote speaks to the LP's head of growth investing about gaining access to the best deals and being a good partner to GPs
Main Capital acquires strategic stake in Cleversoft
Regulation tech company plans to expand through a buy-and-build strategy as well as organic growth
Dunedin invests in Incremental Group
Dunedin will work with the existing management team to support the firm's organic growth
Australia's Future Fund loses private equity team
Byrom, Simons and Osmanovic left the A$145.8bn ($107bn) sovereign wealth fund last week
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Q3 Barometer: European PE's strongest third quarter
European market had its most active third quarter on record in 2018 in terms of dealflow
Blackstone launches new alternatives structure
BTAS strategy seeks to provide diversified exposure across Blackstone's platforms
LP Profile: Vækstfonden
Unquote speaks to chief investment officer Kjærgaard about the LP's investment programme and its focus on the Danish ecosystem
Silverfleet's Whiley to succeed managing partner MacDougall
Outgoing managing partner will continue as chairperson and remain an investment committee member
Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Capital was deployed from V4C Poland Plus Fund alongside participation from co-investors
Level 20 appoints Anson as chair
In his new role, Anson will work closely with Jeryl Andrew, who has been Level 20 CEO since 2016
3i appoints six across PE team
GP hires Simon Andersen as digital director, along with five further hires in Europe and the US