Chris Hayes, ILPA’s top lobbyist, is leaving. ILPA has already chosen a replacement.
If CalPERS' new CIO wants to get the giant pension back into VC, she will find it challenging, says a veteran fund adviser, noting CalPERS has a 'reputation for being difficult to deal with.'
It is still unclear whether a bigger push into private equity means CalPERS will get back into venture capital, after largely abandoning the asset class in the early 2000s.
Universities Superannuation Scheme has put private markets at the heart of its net-zero ambitions as it sets interim decarbonization targets.
Some experts say now is not the time to get into VC. But if not now, when? Develop a full understanding of venture and have realistic expectations.
Harvard Management Company has a $18bn allocation to private equity – including venture capital – and has brought ESG into its recently redrawn risk tolerance levels in recent years.
Some top-performing VC firms show 'very little acceptance' of ESG, and LPs must understand the unique VC model to engage them, says UN PRI’s Peter Dunbar.
Social Leverage Group is in market with its first fund of funds, aiming to raise $100 million to support first- and second-time managers.
Orange Business Services sees the investment as a way to gain better insight into the innovation market.
Ian Connatty of British Patient Capital looks at the record-setting venture activity from 2021 and offers his take on what is to come this year.