Fasanara Capital – a London-based asset management and technology platform – has secured a strategic circa $200 million mandate from one of Canada’s largest pension funds. These latest funds will be used by Fasanara Capital to support further expansion of its global fintech ecosystem. 

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, made a total of $2.9 billion in commitments to alternative investments during the third quarter of the year. 

The Government of Canada, through the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), has committed $72.5 million to Kensington Venture Fund III.

The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System has made an additional $145 million in commitments to two Incline Equity Partners’ private equity vehicles, according to a report by Private Equity International.

The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, has allocated an additional $445 million in commitments to private equity and real estate, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.

Aliph Capital, a female-led, GCC-centric private equity firm, has secured a $125 million investment for its maiden fund, Aliph Fund I (LP), from ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company.

The Illinois State Board of Investment believes that private markets will outperform public equivalents over the long term and is increasing its private equity target allocation as a result, according to a report by BuyOutsInsider.

Coyote Ventures, a venture firm focused on early-stage women’s health and wellness startups, has secured an LP investment from Bank of America. Bank of America is the largest institutional investor in the fund and follows previous investments from The Case for Her and Tripple Family Office.

The Maryland State Retirement & Pension System has included private equity firms Thoma Bravo, Apollo, Silver Lake in its latest $1.1 billion of investment commitments, according to a report by PE Insights.