State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Madison, disclosed private equity and private debt commitments totaling $891 million during the second quarter, according to materials for its meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
The board, which oversees $122.2 billion in assets, including the $103.3 billion Wisconsin Retirement System, committed $200 million to Private Equity Solutions SCSP, a private equity fund managed by DWS Investments; €100 million ($109.8 million) to Advent Global Private Equity IX, a buyout fund managed by Advent International; and $100 million each to Providence Strategic Growth IV, a buyout fund managed by Providence Equity Partners, and Trident VIII, a buyout fund managed by Stone Point Capital.
The board also committed €75 million to buyout fund InvestIndustrial Fund VII; $75 million to Clearlake Opportunities Partners II, a special situations fund managed by Clearlake Capital Group; and $50 million each to middle-market private equity fund Bookend Capital Partners I, buyout fund Clairvest Equity Partners VI, managed by Clairvest Group, GSO European Senior Debt Fund, a direct lending fund managed by GSO Capital Partners, and Warwick Partners IV, an energy fund managed by Warwick Energy Group.
The board also committed £20 million ($24.2 million) to Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, a buyout fund managed by Inflexion Private Equity Partners.
As of June 30, the actual allocation to private equity/debt was 9%.
