Graham Winfrey
AlpInvest Secondaries Fund V has attracted $500m from new investors, raising $150m during the first quarter of 2013.
The firm has invested both debt and equity in CSC ServiceWorks, a combination of laundry services company Coinmach Services and tire inflation business AIR-serv.
The $17.8bn Nebraska Investment Council plans to invest between $140m and $160m in private equity in 2013.
After a decade of strong growth from BRIC economies, countries like Thailand, Turkey, Peru and Chile are poised to represent the best opportunities for private equity, according to speakers at an emerging markets-focused industry conference.
The US mid-market specialist is approaching its $1.5bn target and hard-cap for Fund VI, which is expected to close during the summer.
The global growth investor has deployed about 20% of the fund, which closed after roughly 18 months in market.
The firm is forecasting another strong year on both the investment and fundraising front, having raised $1.4bn for private equity and deployed $1.9bn during the first quarter of 2013.
The Toronto-based firm will acquire tradeshow operator Nielsen Expositions as it works to raise its fourth North American buyout fund.
The closing of Adam Street’s Global Secondary Fund V comes during a lull in the secondaries market compared to the levels seen in 2011 and 2012.
The $9.9bn pension is increasing its private equity allocation to 10% and will commit between $225m and $250m to the asset class in 2013.