Former fund managers from KKR & Co and British International Investment Plc are planning to raise up to $250 million for a new fund that will invest in technology-focused startups in India, according to a report by Reuters. Ajay Candade, who until recently led KKR’s growth tech business in India,
British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, have a made a co-investment in the SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund (SV BCOF) through the UK’s Life Sciences Investment Programme, a £200 million initiative launched in 2021 to support the growth of UK life sciences businesses.
Blue Owl Capital has held the final close of Dyal Capital Partners V (Fund V), the latest in its portfolio of GP Capital Solutions funds, with $12.9 billion of capital commitments, almost $4.0 billion larger than the team’s previous vehicle.Â
CalPERS has made a $1 billion commitment aimed at identifying and supporting the next generation of investor entrepreneurs in the private markets sector.
HESTA, an Australian super fund dedicated to people working in health and community service, is committing a further $200 million to the HESTA Sustainable Capital Investment Trust, a targeted private equity investment programme managed in partnership with Stafford Capital Partners.Â
Legal & General Capital committed around £5 billion in alternative asset investments in 2022, which it says is aimed at driving regional economic growth, tackling the housing crisis, and supporting the climate transition, whilst expanding its footprint into the US for the first time.
New York State and New York City pensions funds can now increase the allocations they make to alternative investments asset classes including private equity and hedge funds following the signing of a new bill by Governor Kathy Hochul, according to a report by Bloomerg.
The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System has committed a total of around $1.6 billion to 11 alternative investment funds, including private equity and venture capital funds, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
The Massachusetts Pension Reserve Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) has approved an additional allocation of up to $785 million to new private equity and real estate debt investments, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
An increase in allocations to alternative investments by US public pensions over the the past two decades may have helped reduce volatility, but may not have boosted overall returns, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
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