Private equity
Wyoming Retirement takes first step toward private equity investments
Wyoming Retirement System, Cheyenne, is developing a plan to begin making its first private equity investments.
February 22, 2012 | 03:47 pm
Ohio State Teachers boosts alternatives at expense of domestic equities
Ohio State Teachers' Retirement System is increasing its target allocations to international equities, private equity and opportunistic/diversified assets and decreasing its target allocation to...
February 21, 2012 | 04:21 pm
Worcester Retirement looking for infrastructure, private equity managers
Worcester (Mass.) Retirement System is searching for managers to run $5 million to $10 million each in separate infrastructure and private equity mandates, according to new, separate RFPs.
February 21, 2012 | 03:58 pm
BC Partners raises $8.6 Billion for new European buyout fund
BC Partners Ltd., the British private equity firm, raised €6.5 billion ($8.6 billion) for leveraged buyouts in Europe, surpassing its target thanks to demand from sovereign wealth funds in the...
February 21, 2012 | 07:55 am
Investors not buying into gloom over carried interest tax hike
President Barack Obama's budget proposal to change the tax treatment of carried interest, the latest in a string of alternative investment initiatives in Washington, is bringing predictions of dire...
February 20, 2012
Price was too high for Wilshire sale
Wilshire Associates Inc. was on the selling block in recent months, but the gap between what founder and majority owner Dennis Tito is seeking and what strategic buyers and private equity firms are...
February 20, 2012
KKR public equity assets growing
Even with $800 million in redemptions, KKR & Co. LP's public markets business assets last year grew more than its private markets segment, which consists mainly of its iconic private equity business.
February 20, 2012
Washington State Investment Board dishes out up to $1.1 billion to 4 funds
Washington State Investment Board, Olympia, approved up to $1.1 billion in new commitments on Thursday.
February 17, 2012 | 04:09 pm
Virginia Retirement System makes 2 private equity commitments
Virginia Retirement System, Richmond, committed to Natural Gas Partners and Novak Biddle.
February 17, 2012 | 03:06 pm
Carlyle reportedly lowers fees for new PE fund
Carlyle Group, the private equity firm planning to go public this year, reportedly has lowered fees for big investors as it seeks $10 billion for its next flagship buyout fund.
February 17, 2012 | 11:30 am
Credit Suisse Strategic Partners V closes with over $2.9 billion
CS Strategic Partners closed Credit Suisse Strategic Partners V with more than $2.9 billion, said Stephen Can, managing director and global head of Strategic Partners.
February 15, 2012 | 05:43 pm
On, Wisconsin! $291 million in private equity commitments
State of Wisconsin Investment Board committed a total of $291 million to five private equity funds.
February 15, 2012 | 02:40 pm
Bill to end carried interest deduction introduced in House
Legislation to end the carried interest deduction for private equity general partners, requiring them to pay ordinary income tax rates up to 35%, was introduced in the House Tuesday.
February 14, 2012 | 05:42 pm
CalPERS' CIO blasts private equity tax break
Joe Dear, CalPERS chief investment officer, called “indefensible” the tax rate paid by private equity managers on much of their income — less than half that for ordinary wage earners.
February 13, 2012 | 05:14 pm
White House budget targets carried interest, PBGC premiums
President Barack Obama wants to eliminate the lower carried-interest tax rate paid by general partners in private equity and other alternative investments as part of his $1.5 trillion fiscal year...