Minnesota State Board of Investment

While credit managers closed funds at a record pace in August, institutional investors remained focused on private equity as Alternatives Watch tracked over 90 allocations across alternatives totaling roughly $12 billion for this month’s AW Investor Scorecard.

The $135 billion Minnesota State Board of Investment approved three managers in an expansion of the real estate and private equity exposure in the fund’s private markets portfolio.

The world’s largest investors remained active with over $18 billion in commitments to alternative investment strategies in March, according to AW Research.

The final close of Blackstone’s flagship global real estate fund hit $30.4 billion, making it the largest real estate or private equity drawdown fund in history, according to the New York-based firm. Blackstone Real Estate Partners X (BREP X) received ...

The $124 billion Minnesota State Board of Investment approved a new target range for private markets of between 20% and 32% of overall assets.

Oaktree Capital Group appointed retired Minnesota State Board of Investment CIO Mansco Perry to its board of directors this month. Perry, with almost three decades at the Minnesota State Board of Investment office, brings a unique perspective to the board. ...

Thoma Bravo said it has raised the largest technology buyout on record with the $24.3 billion close of its Thoma Bravo Fund XV. Overall the firm has attracted $32.4 billion in capital with the additional close of Thoma Bravo Discover ...

Clearlake Capital Group attracted $14.1 billion for its seventh flagship private equity fund, far exceeding its initial target of $10 billion. With 300 institutional investors representing six continents and over 40 countries, Fund VII received strong support from existing longtime ...

The $136 billion Minnesota State Board of Investment approved numerous investments across the global private market landscape totaling more than $2.6 billion in new commitments. These new commitments are on top of an already $18.6 billion private market portfolio that ...

Asia Alternatives, one of the first independently formed Asia private equity fund-of-funds, closed its diversified private equity portfolio with over 85% of the committed capital coming from pre-existing relationships. The $2 billion fundraise of Asia Alternatives Fund VI follows the ...