Investor Commitments

Pension pooling will not only reduce costs but allow UK pensions to hire people that can go toe-to-toe with private equity managers, argues Pension SuperFund creator Edi Truell.

The top 10 largest buyout funds amassed $46.4bn between them in the period, representing 87% of the $53.6bn committed to the strategy.

The regulatory basics for alternative fund managers wanting to entice the country’s institutional investors into their funds, by Molly Diggins and Albert Jun of Monument Group.

The firm held a final close on Growth Fund II at €230m, well above its €200m hard-cap and more than triple the size of its €70m predecessor.

The firm's last dedicated secondaries fund, focused mainly on fund restructurings, closed in April 2017 on $1.1bn.

Fondo Soberano de Angola is putting together a new strategy following a recent governance change, but its former chairman continues to make headlines.

The investment firm – which is raising three private equity funds – is expanding its institutional LP base beyond France.

The Swiss asset manager acquired Akina Partners in February 2017 and their operations have been largely separate up until now.

The firm has more than tripled its deployment of LP capital through mandates over the past three years as investors seek to avoid the additional fees associated with primary funds of funds.

Soaring valuations could prompt a strategy shift as GPs struggle to deploy capital.