People Moves
Asset Management Co-Head Leaves Goldman Sachs

He assumed the role of asset management co-head on Jan. 1.

03.02.21
People Moves
TA Associates Adds North America Services V.P.

He will serve as a member of the firm’s North America services group and is based in Menlo Park, Calif.

03.02.21
In The News
Atalaya Capital Management Closes Fifth Asset Income Fund At $1 Billion Hard Cap

Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special opportunities investments, announced the final close of its fifth Asset Income Fund (“AIF V”).

03.02.21
Private Equity
Southwest Plan Adds PE, Direct Lending Commitments

A Southwestern plan has added $170 million in private equity and direct lending commitments, according to its website.

03.02.21
In The News
Average Funded Status Of Large Pension Plans Rises To 86.2% In 2020

Contributions increased in 2020, but appear on track for long-term low in 2021.

03.02.21
In The News
Hamilton Lane Closes Latest Strategic Opportunities Fund Series On Nearly $900 Million

The Fund represents nearly $900 million in commitments from a wide range of global LPs.

03.02.21
In The News
California’s Pension Woes Are Made Worse By Moving Emergency Services In House

Several municipalities are bringing their emergency services “in house,” rather than contracting them to a private entity. But such efforts rarely help cities–or the state–save money. Gains from providing fire and emergency services together is overstated & it does nothing to solve pension woes.

03.01.21
In The News
‘Markets Are Wrong’: $2 Trillion Of Pension Funds Skip Bond Rout

As interest-rate jitters supercharged a meltdown in the world’s biggest bond market, Sam Sicilia barely blinked.

03.01.21
In The News
Private Equity Pays To Silence Investor-Whistleblowers Aware Of Fraud

Regulators and law enforcement are looking into flagrantly illegal private “side letter” agreements which pay investors aware of fraud to not tell unsuspecting others.

03.01.21
People Moves
Janus Henderson Equity Mgr. To Retire

The manager stepped away from his existing funds effective today.

03.01.21