News/LPs
Californian pension SCERS searches for alternatives consultant
Interviews with the most qualified respondents are expected to take place in May
HarbourVest and Vanguard agree strategic partnership
Strategic partnership will see new PE funds raised annually to be accessed by Vanguard clients
NYSCRF backs secondary special situations fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has committed $400m to secondary special situations and new private lending investments in Asia-Pacific, according to documents seen by Unquote.
USS opens up DC section to PE investments
Move comes as funds invested in DC have exceeded £1bn, but exposure to private markets assets was already available to DB members
Hamilton Lane announce leadership changes
Before joining Hamilton Lane, Strang was a partner at private equity firm Dunedin
Pantheon joins forces with Kermony for France-focused push
Relationship is set to facilitate access to Pantheon's offering for French institutional investors
Pantheon promotes Wong and Vainio to partner
Pantheon offers regional primary fund programmes, secondaries, and co-investment
Partners Group nears $100bn in AUM
Alternatives manager has secured $7.1bn in new commitments from private equity, and $4.9bn from private debt
Three UK charities on hunt for impact-focused managers
Successful manager would oversee a £32m portfolio with a focus on ESG and impact
Standard Life Private Equity Trust outlines 2019 secondaries activity
Fund completed three secondary investments last year
Insurers expect PE to outperform – survey
Schroders survey respondents expect PE and infra to generate the highest returns in the next 12 months
Texas pension names new CIO
Auby's promotion follows the decision of the current CIO, Jerry Albright, to step down
ICG appoints new head of European secondaries
Blossier will work with head of PE funds Oliver Gardey to build out the platform in Europe
TRS replaces TorreyCove with Stepstone as PE consultant
TRS also rehires StepStone Group as investment consultant for real estate and real asset opportunities
Ex-Tryg senior vice-president Winther joins Realdania
Winther's appointment comes as current CIO Peter Johansen announced his intention to resign last October
Pantheon appoints Jain to partner, head of private debt
Rick Jain was previously managing director and investment committee member at Star Mountain Capital
EQ targets first close for two PE funds by January 2020
One fund-of-funds will focus on European primaries, and the other on the secondaries market
CDP, Assofondipensione to launch €1bn fund-of-funds
In addition to a commitment from CDP, the vehicle expects to raise €500m from six Italian pension funds
Head of global PE to leave Aberdeen Standard Investments
McDonald led the global private equity business as part of the private markets division
UK pension partnership BCPP reveals PE investments
BCPP consists of 12 partner funds, but only eight have committed to its first offering
Partners Group outlines 2020 strategy
In its 2020 Private Markets Navigator, the firm eyes sub-sector trends generating top-line growth
Italian pension seeks alternatives manager
Fondoposte is looking to gain exposure to buyout and growth private equity funds
Diversification key to mitigating downturn, say AVCJ panellists
As concerns about a looming recession abound, LPs are focusing on diversifying their portfolios
UK pension partnership fully invests debut PE fund
LGPS Central Limited also announces its co-investment sleeve is performing ahead of targets