Alternatives

Emerging/Diverse Managers
Midwest Foundation Adds Venture Capital Strategy; Seeks Investment & Finance Staff

The foundation has added a venture capital firm targeting minority tech entrepreneurs to its portfolio as it looks to boost its impact investment portfolio.

08.18.22
Alternatives
Northeast State Plan Makes Private Markets, Int’l Equity Hires

The plan made commitments to three existing managers and investments with three developed markets equity managers.

08.17.22
People Moves
Midwest University Eyes Associate Addition

The university is looking to hire an investment associate focused on private investments and real assets.

08.16.22
Real Estate
West Coast Plan Targets Non-Core RE Commitments

Plan will target $150 million in non-core real estate commitments in fiscal year 2022-2023.

08.15.22
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Calif. Plan Selects Emerging Illiquid Credit FoF & OPEB Private Markets Mgrs.

The plan concluded two manager searches this week.

08.11.22
Surveys/Studies
Nonprofits Eyeing Larger Pvt. Market Portfolios For Return Boost: Survey

Investors are planning to increase their allocations to private markets to capture higher returns with the help of external partners like outsourced cios.

08.11.22
Real Estate
Southern Fund Adds Real Estate Commitment

The fund added a real estate commitment with an existing manager at a special board meeting this summer after adding three open-end real estate funds in May.

08.11.22
Infrastructure
Southern Fund Approves Infrastructure Commitment

The fund approved an infrastructure commitment with an existing manager at its board meeting last week.

08.11.22
People Moves
Northeast University Analyst Joins Investment Consultant’s Private Markets Team

The individual left their role as a senior investment analyst to join the investment consultant as an associate on its private markets team last month.

08.10.22
Private Equity
Western State Fund Adds New Private Equity Mgr.

The fund made a venture capital commitment to a new manager as it is to find improved valuations in the venture space.

08.09.22