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Pension Funds And Private Equity: A Puzzling Romance

Investors are supposed to be paid extra for lack of liquidity in investments. Not any more.

02.03.20
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Turn/River Capital Raises $420 Million Fund IV

Turn/River Capital, a technology growth equity and buyout firm, today announced that it has successfully raised its fourth fund, Turn/River Capital IV.

02.03.20
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Industry Ventures Closes $125M For Debut Tech Buyout Fund

Industry Ventures, a leading investment firm pioneering venture capital solutions, announced today the final closing of its debut hybrid fund of funds for technology buyouts, Industry Ventures Tech Buyout, with total commitments of $125 million.

02.03.20
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Vestar Capital Partners Closes Fund VII With $1.1 Billion In Capital Commitments

Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has closed Vestar Capital Partners VII, with $1.1 billion in capital commitments.

02.03.20
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Oregon’s Pension Fund Investment Board Replaces Its Chair

The Oregon Investment Council voted Thursday to name Portland developer John Russell to replace the board’s outgoing chair, Rukaiyah Adams.

01.31.20
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Trivest Closes Two New Private Equity Funds

Trivest Partners announced the final closings of the Trivest Growth Investment Fund II and the Trivest Discovery Fund with $435 million and $235 million of total capital commitments, respectively.

01.31.20
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Emerging Markets Are the Next Hot Spot for Sustainable Investing

Well-meaning investors heeding the rising call to buy “sustainable” stocks might not think of emerging markets first.

01.31.20
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USC Discloses Investment Numbers In Fossil Fuel Energy

Five percent of USC’s endowment funds fossil fuel investments, the Investment Office confirmed to the Daily Trojan Thursday.

01.31.20
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New York Creeps Closer To Coal Divestment From Pension Funds

Advocacy group claims that New York’s coal holdings alone are responsible for emissions that top those spewed from all of Connecticut.

01.30.20
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N.J. Public-Worker Pension Fund Just Had A Very Good Year

New Jersey’s pension fund for state and local government employees on Wednesday reported a 16.4 percent return on investments in 2019.

01.30.20