Private Equity

A state fund based in the West added secondary private equity and emerging market debt investments to its portfolio last week.

A university based in the Midwest is considering increasing its endowment’s target allocation to growth assets, including private equity, venture capital and public equity.

The plan has concluded a private equity search started in March.

He will lead a team focused on making direct investments in private companies across North America and Europe.

Institutions are struggling with how to allocate their alternatives portfolios in search of alpha in today’s markets due to interest rates near all-time lows, tight credit spreads and high equity valuations, according to a recent webinar.

A fund based in the Great Plains region approved a direct lending commitment with a new manager and a private equity commitment with an existing manager at its July board meeting.