Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Though LBOs remain scarce in Asia, they’ve tripled in value over the past year and regional banks have played a role. But worries over tightening lending criteria may slow that surge as market uncertainty continues. By Drew Wilson
7 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
In the first of our new regular series on operational value creation, Private Equity International takes an in-depth look at Graphite Capital’s success with shoe retailer Kurt Geiger. By James Taylor
8 min read · 14 January 2013
Private equity is already under attack from politicians and regulators, and Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is likely to attract even more unwanted attention. James Taylor and Nicholas Donato report
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Though LBOs remain scarce in Asia, they’ve tripled in value over the past year and regional banks have played a role. But worries over tightening lending criteria may slow that surge as market uncertainty continues. By Drew Wilson
7 min read · 15 January 2013
Assured Guaranty’s recent UK bond deal heralds the return of one of the strongest monoline insurers. But those banking on a comeback of the whole monoline industry should keep the champagne corked.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The pension system, with $144.8bn in assets, is altering its private equity investment policy to allow for investments in separately managed accounts, a model that appears to be gaining popularity among large institutions.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
