Investor Commitments

The pension scheme has committed $120m split between HarbourVest and Adams Street funds.

Geodesic Capital, founded by former US Ambassador to Japan, has closed its first fund with investments from Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui and Nikon, among others.

A survey of impact investors by The Global Impact Investing Network found that fund managers are looking to raise $12.4bn for 2016, compared with just $6.7bn last year.

PEI spoke with David Simpson, an investment officer for private equity at LACERA, about the LP’s plans to diversify commitments to private equity in new regions, which could include Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.

The terms of the fund, which is targeting $8.5bn and is nearing a final close, are disclosed in documents prepared for LACERS.

Vancouver-based Nicola Wealth Management tells PEI it's looking for new ideas and strategies.

Florida SBA commits $1.1bn in Q1 2016-05-05 Elizabeth Wu The Florida State Board of Administration , which manages funds on behalf of Florida Retirement System Pension Plan , committed a total of $1.1 billion to private funds in the first quarter of this year. The largest c

Florida SBA commits $1.1bn in Q1 2016-05-05 Elizabeth Wu The Florida State Board of Administration , which manages funds on behalf of Florida Retirement System Pension Plan , committed a total of $1.1 billion to private funds in the first quarter of this year. The largest c

There is more to raising huge amounts of capital than simply having the best performance.

There is more to raising huge amounts of capital than simply having the best performance.