Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Riverwood Capital, which invests in high-growth technology companies, closed $1.8bn in new commitments in the largest fundraising round since inception 15 years ago. As we look to deploy fresh capital in this next chapter, Riverwood has led with a different approach and value proposition than momentum-driven investors.”

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

New Mexico State Investment Council, a $44bn-managing pension fund investor, has picked private credit and a string of venture capital vehicles in its latest suite of fund commitments.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Sandwater, an Oslo, Norway-based venture capital firm, closed its early-stage venture fund, at 1.4bn NOK (approx.

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MAY 16, 2016

There aren't many people who get the chance to analyze venture capital fund return data. You'd have to work for a very limited number of fund performance tracking firms, like Thomson Reuters, Cambridge, etc., or be an institution big enough to see a ton of different funds over time. What is this?

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 10, 2024

billion in assets, has committed up to $110 million to various private equity funds, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing officials at the pension fund. The fund’s fundraising target is $2.8 The fund’s fundraising target is $2.8 Builders VC is aiming to raise $400m.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 15, 2025

(January, 15, 2025) Hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, and private credit have never been more popular. Investors have lots of questions when allocating to these asset classes: How much capital do you need? He’s founder and CIO of Capital Allocators, and since 2017, has hosted a podcast by that same name.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

is mulling the sale of $2 billion in private equity assets in the secondary market to raise capital for other investments, according to people familiar with the matter. Read More: Startup Shares Trading at 61% Discount Lure Venture Capital BCI, which invests the retirement savings of British Columbia’s public sector workers, returned 3.5%

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

European venture capital firms have invested over €96bn in almost 27,000 European companies and delivered 23% net annual returns over the last ten years, according to a new Invest Europe report. It also notes that European venture capital dry powder also rose to a record high of €53 bn in 2022.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Venture capital investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners has raised $1.6bn in capital commitments across five investment vehicles focusing on investments in other venture capital funds and technology companies. With these fundraisings, TrueBridge now manages more than $7.5bn in assets.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Insight Partners, a PE and VC firm focused on tech and software investment, has now raised over $10bn for its 13th flagship fund, ahead of a final close which is expected in early 2025, according to a report by Venture Capital Journal citing sources familiar with the matter.

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APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. I literally wrote the investment memo for GMs investment into Accel IX, otherwise known as the "Facebook Fund." (I Venture Capital & Technology'

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 16, 2024

Derek Decloet and Christine Dobby of Bloomberg report Canada taps ex-BOC governor to examine how pension funds invest: Canada’s finance minister has asked former central bank governor Stephen Poloz to examine ways to entice its pension funds to invest more in the country.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 27, 2025

billion (US$178 billion) fund searches for new ways to protect capital after pouring significant money into the US. The Toronto-based pension fund had 17% of its investments in Europe, including the UK, as of the end of 2023. They are also very active in venture capital looking at disruptive companies. "We

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Mr. Hill will join OMERS in September, the public pension fund announced Wednesday, and report to Ralph Berg, who took over as the chief investment officer in April. The fact that other large Canadian pension funds keep poaching talent away from CPP Investments tells you how much talent there is there. and Hootsuite Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

US-based pension fund the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has made new commitments totalling $66m to three private equity funds, according to a report by Private Equity International.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hoop Capital Metrika SGR S.p.A. KGaA Pariter Partners Athos Partners Gradiente SGR SpA Anima Alternative Selinca AV Opera Capital Partners Rothschild & Co. KGaA Pariter Partners Athos Partners Gradiente SGR SpA Anima Alternative Selinca AV Opera Capital Partners Rothschild & Co. Venture SGR PE Insights Leponte S.A.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Kevin Carmichael of The Logic reports Freeland eyes power of pension funds to lift Canadian economy: We’ve been conditioned to dismiss federal budgets and fiscal updates as political documents. The Government of Canada shouldn't be hinting at how or where Canada's large pension funds invest. Let's keep it that way.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

The $36.1bn pension fund has allocated $75m to Fortress Credit Opportunity Fund VI, an opportunistic credit fund managed by Fortress Investment Group.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Data from the first half of the year from Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, shows a drop in activity amid challenging economic and market conditions.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 16, 2023

But both Wall Street and venture capitalism are losing patience waiting to see which start-up or Mid Tech firm will start reaping big profits and wiggle its way to the adult table. Meanwhile, large institutional investors like pension funds and university endowments are much stingier in light of economic uncertainty.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 28, 2023

Correlation Ventures, a San Diego, San Francisco and New York City-based venture capital firm, closed Correlation III, at $130M. Limited partners included endowments, pensions, funds of funds and family offices.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper has written off over AUD1.1bn in equity and loans linked to US-based online education start-up Pluralsight, marking the fund’s largest single loss in its venture capital investments to date, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

She will focus on diligence for co-investment, fund and secondary opportunities predominantly in the middle and lower middle-market buyout and growth equity space. He focuses on European investment strategies including venture capital, buyouts and co-investments. Suen also serves as Director at QIC European Investment Services.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

I got an internship on the buy side at the GM pension fund in high school--in 1997. I got my first job in venture--at GM--in February 2001. Venture Capital & Technology' My godfather got me IBM stock right after that, so that''s how I knew that a stock market and investing existed. Yeah, so, somewhere in there.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With the ongoing growth of its platform, Vistara is now seeking to broaden its investor base by targeting pension funds and other institutional investors, and geographically by launching vehicles for both US and international investors. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

The SEC has suffered a major setback in its bid to increase oversight of the private equity and venture capital industry after a US appeals court threw out a new rule requiring managers to provide investors with fees and expenses each quarter. ” He said in a statement.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

HarbourVest has held an oversubscribed, hard cap, and final closing of its eleventh private equity secondaries fund, Dover Street XI LP , with $15.1 billion of capital. In addition, the firm held a final close for its Secondary Overflow Fund V LP with an additional $3.4 billion of capital.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Layan Odeh of Bloomberg reports CPPIB plows at least $5 billion into private equity in three months: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board poured at least $5 billion into private equity in the last three months of 2024 as the asset class regained appeal. stake in video-game provider Keywords Ventures Ltd. The investments included a 24.5%

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The point is, someone building a career in venture capital that doesn't include prior entrepreneurial success probably doesn't look like they have much to offer in the beginning. You would see mostly unrealized investments, some of which had raised successful follow on rounds, but mostly too early to tell.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Iowa Municipal Fire & Police Retirement System, based in West Des Moines, has allocated $188m in new and follow-on commitments to private equity, according to a recent flash report on the pension funds website. The $3.4bn pension fund approved these investments during its board meeting on 14 November.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

New York-based global investment manager Zephyr Peacock is looking to raise $200m from global and domestic investors over the next few months to provide growth capital to Indian enterprises. Global funds are sitting on dry powder that can easily run into tens of billions of dollars.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The $58bn-managing New Mexico State Investment Council has picked funds from venture capital investors The Column Group and Anzu Partners among its latest alternatives commitments.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

I was working at the General Motors pension fund, and we were all huddled together in the trading room, which was the one place we had a television. Tags: It's My Life Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. I had just graduated college that year.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 12, 2023

Kyber Knight Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based new venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in early stage technology startups, launched with a $120M inaugural fund. Co-founded by Sunny […] The post Kyber Knight Capital Launches With $120M Inaugural Fund appeared first on FinSMEs.

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MAY 11, 2012

In fact, thanks to increased scrutiny of investment funds in a post-Madoff world, this imbalance will probably get bigger and bigger. Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. I certainly would!

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Pension investment major MassPRIM has picked a pair of venture capital funds for its latest alternative asset commitments. The post MassPRIM picks VC pair for latest alts fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2023

LGT Capital Partners holds final close of Crown Growth Opportunities IV at over $930m Submitted 17/07/2023 - 11:52am LGT Capital Partners (LGT CP) has held the final close of Crown Growth Opportunities IV (CGR IV), the firm’s fourth global venture capital fund with more than $930m in capital commitments, in excess of its original $750m target.

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