Matt Levin

The year-old firm, in partnership with the Kauffman Fellows Program and the Center for Venture Education, has surpassed its original target of $250m.

CVC Capital Partners’ latest buyout fund leads the pack with a €500m commitment from the public pension giant.

The $234.2bn pension is mulling a possible change to its private equity allocation, as the twin forces of sinking assets under management and shrinking distributions have combined for an overweighted alternatives exposure.

The $2.7bn Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association has increased its exposure to real estate and private equity while launching a new ‘real asset’ allocation, which includes infrastructure.

The $2.7bn Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association has increased its exposure to private equity and real estate while launching a new ‘real asset’ allocation, which includes infrastructure.

Fortress' and Blackstone’s second quarter earnings results offer a glimpse into how firms are responding to a slowing fundraising pace, writes Matt Levin.

The middle market specialist has hired former MultiPlan president Harvey Sigelbaum and MBF Healthcare Partners director Joseph Ibrahim to lead the firm’s healthcare initiative. In related news, Avista Capital Partners has tapped former Johnson & Johnson executive Patrick O’Neill.

The Cleveland, Ohio-based growth equity specialist has exceeded its target of $250m.

The $16.1bn pension is also set to commit $75m to Falcon Investment Advisors, a middle market focused mezzanine firm.

The publicly listed investment firm also disclosed in its second quarter earnings call that it is nearing its $2.5bn target on a private equity-style credit fund – yet its fundraising pace has dropped more than 70 percent compared to the same period last year.