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New Jersey forms $1.8bn partnership with BlackstoneThe $66bn pension projects saving $120m in fees over the life of the partnership, in which the system will allocate capital to traditional Blackstone funds and customised accounts with ‘1% and 15%’ term structures.
- Boston calling
Thomas H Lee Partners has been investing in private equity from its single office in Boston since 1974. Since founder Tom Lee left in 2005 the firm has evolved and learned some difficult lessons – particularly during the last investment cycle – but Lee’s ‘culture of collegiality’ remains in place, co-president Scott Sperling tells Graham Winfrey
- Texas consolidates
The Texas Teachers’ Retirement System has committed $6bn to KKR and Apollo to invest across strategies – specialist managers are missing out.
- PEI India Forum: Optimism prevails
Apollo's Sanjay Patel and Hamilton Lane's Juan Delgado Moreira (pictured) were among speakers who pointed to interesting investment opportunities amid global economic turmoil.
- South Carolina returns to separate accounts
The $26.2bn system has committed $750m to a ‘strategic partnership’ with TCW spin-out Crescent Capital Group. South Carolina previously set up a $759m separate account with Apollo Global Management in 2009.
- Apollo seeks deals amid market distress
Leon Black-led Apollo -- which has approximately $10bn in dry powder -- believes the volatile markets could be rife with opportunities.
- George Roberts: On the upswing
In a rare in-depth interview, KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- Carlyle, Energy Capital talks end without agreement
Carlyle had reportedly been in talks to acquire the New Jersey-based energy-focused firm, which closed on its $4.3bn second fund in 2010.
- George Roberts: PRIVATELY SPEAKING
One year on from floating its management company and 35 years after its founding, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts continues to aggressively expand and refine its franchise. In a rare in-depth interview, co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- KKR plans real estate drive after key hire
Former Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg is expected to lead a real estate programme that invests alongside and augments KKR's existing fund portfolios.