Alternatives

Alternatives
Midwest College Looks To Refine Alternative Asset Classes

The college is fine-tuning its hedge fund and private equity portfolios in the near term as it makes progress on its long-term goal to divest from fossil fuel investments.

11.01.23
Private Equity
New England University Considers Growth Equity Commitment

The university authorized its board chair to execute or decline a private equity commitment within its endowment in the third quarter.

11.01.23
Alternatives
Church Pension Adds Alternative Commitments

The pension added a new investment and co-investment in real estate and two additional commitments to existing secondaries and venture capital managers in October.

11.01.23
Hedge Funds
Great Plains Fund Considers Adding Multi-Strategy HFs, Introducing Long/Short Int’l Equity

The fund anticipates hearing recommendations to add new multi-strategy hedge fund managers as well as introduce long-short active management in the international equity portfolio at its board meeting today.

10.26.23
Hedge Funds
Southern University Adds Hedge Funds

The university added two hedge fund strategies with existing managers within its endowment in the third quarter.

10.25.23
Private Equity
KKR Closes Private Equity Tech Fund With $3 Billion In Commitments

The global asset manager has closed its third vehicle investing in high-growth technology companies across North America, Europe and Israel with $3 billion in committed capital from new and existing investors.

10.25.23
Alternatives
Southwest Plan SIC Makes Private Markets Commitments

The commitments include follow-on and first-time fund commitments for the plan.

10.24.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest Pension Posts General, Alts. Consultant RFPs

The retirement system appears to have last conducted searches for the services in 2014.

10.24.23
Alternatives
Keystone State Plan Hires External Firm For Directed Overlay Program

The plan approved retaining up to $10 billion in liquid markets exposure through the program at its investment committee meeting yesterday.

10.20.23
Hedge Funds
Eastern Pension Plan Mulls Hedge Fund Commitments, Mgr. Termination

The pension plan’s hedge fund committee considered four commitments and a manager termination at its meeting this month.

10.18.23