Sam Sutton

The $50.6bn retirement system set goals to commit up to $1bn to private equity and $700m to alternative fixed income, according to MassPRIM documents.

Blackstone has hired longtime Spanish private equity professional Inaki Echave as a managing director for its Iberian team.

Blackstone has hired longtime Spanish private equity professional Inaki Echave as a managing director for its Iberian team.

The $50.6bn retirement system set goals to commit up to $1bn to private equity and $700m to alternative fixed income, according to MassPRIM documents.

Data from Private Equity International shows buyout funds continue to be the most popular vehicles among limited partners – raising more than $130bn in 2012 compared to $88.1bn in 2011.

Data from Private Equity International shows buyout funds continue to be the most popular vehicles among limited partners – raising more than $130bn in 2012 compared to $88.1bn in 2011.

The Boston-based firm is targeting substantially less than the $10.1bn it raised for Fund VI and co-investments in 2007, though expects to deploy the next vehicle over a shorter period of time.

Gávea’s R$1bn credit vehicle – designed to address lending deficiencies in Brazil’s private sector – counts the International Finance Corporation as an LP.

Gávea’s R$1bn credit vehicle – designed to address lending deficiencies in Brazil’s private sector – counts the International Finance Corporation as an LP.

The Boston-based firm is targeting substantially less than the $10.1bn it raised for Fund VI and co-investments in 2007, though expects to deploy the next vehicle over a shorter period of time.