News/LPs
Cambridge Associates hires Amatulli
Amatulli joins from Younited Credit, where she was responsible for Italian Capital Markets
29% of LPs have decreased interest in emerging managers – survey
Placement agent Eaton Partners’ latest LP Pulse Survey collected responses from 61 LPs globally
Ontario Teachers' hires Nick Jansa from Deutsche Bank
Jansa joins from Deutsche Bank, where he spent more than 24 years
Moonfare appoints Winson Ng of UBS as CIO
Moonfare is a platform that allows private individuals to invest in private equity funds
Pantheon appoints Cashion as co-investment partner
Matt Cashion joined Pantheon's New York office earlier in October
Insights from the BVCA summit: PE open for business
On general themes, such as fundraising, market participants were positive about the future of the market
Aberdeen Standard Investments hires ESG-focused director
Alexis Crusey joins ASI after seven years at impact manager LeapFrog Investments
Aberdeen Standard appoints Redman as head of private markets
Redman will be supported by Neil Slater in his capacity as deputy head of private markets
Pantheon promotes Barr to head of IR for EMEA
Responsibilities will include leadership of the distribution relationships in France, Italy, the Middle East and Spain1
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
LP platform Titanbay launches
Titanbay has a 1% set up fee for clients and a 0.5% annual maintenance fee
CPP Investments appoints SNCF's Pepy as senior adviser
Pepy joined SNCF in 1993 and served as chair and CEO from 2008 to 2019
PA SERS appoints Seth Kelly as new CIO
Kelly joins from the Missouri State Employees Retirement System, where he was also CIO
OTPP appoints Frank as senior managing director
Karen Frank will lead the LP's private capital and "high-conviction equities" teams
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs
Third of LPs put fund commitments on hold – survey
Brackendale Consulting survey also revealed that 62% would commit to a fund without a personal visit
BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO
In October 2019, Keith Morgan announced that he would be standing down from the role of CEO
BMO appoints Baxter and Burnet to board
Listed private equity investor is currently valued at £315 per share, at the time of publication
LGPS appoints Ross as CIO
Ross was previously deputy CIO and joined the company two years ago
Cambridge Associates hires Gunnee
Gunee joins from Mercer, where he was a partner and head of fiduciary management
US pension fund pulls back private equity commitments
Milwaukee County reduces commitments to four private equity funds, from $79.5m to $63.5m
17Capital invests €100m preferred equity in European fund
Funds provided will enable the manager to invest further in their existing portfolio companies
CVC attracts big LP tickets for new flagship fund
GP is aiming to raise €17.5bn by a June deadline and is already raking in large commitments
Essling refocuses on co-invest and LBO, as co-founder departs
Michele Mezzarobba leaves the firm having co-founded it in 2017