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Illinois Police Officers Pension Fund Adds Investment Officer

Edward Bush has joined the $16.4 billion Illinois Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund as an investment officer, the plan confirmed.

09.03.26
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Chingona Ventures Fights For Next Generation Founders

Chingona Ventures is leveling up its support for the next generation of founders with two new additions to its investment team.

09.02.26
Homestead Digs Into Credit With First Close Of New Fund
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Homestead Digs Into Credit With First Close Of New Fund

Homestead Capital announced the first close of its inaugural commingled private credit strategy, which is targeting a total fundraise of $350 million in commitments with a hard cap of $500 million, last month.

09.02.26
Mako Capital Offers Proof, Not Promise, To Lower Middle Market
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Mako Capital Offers Proof, Not Promise, To Lower Middle Market

Investors want to see proof, not promise, and private equity manager Mako Capital Group is focused on identifying good people and supplementing credible processes and systems inside of its companies.

09.02.26
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Cambridge Associates Podcast Discusses Finding Value Early

Evaluating fund managers is a pattern-recognition business, but the edge comes from interrogating the patterns rather than trusting them, according to a recent podcast episode.

08.05.26
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L2 Point Providing Clarity, Balance In Growth Equity Space

Kerstin Dittmar, founder of San Francisco-based private investment firm L2 Point, was featured in the lat­est episode of In The Spotlight, a webinar se­ries collaboration between EMM and the New America Alliance.

08.05.26
NYC Retirement Systems Sets 2027 Date For Emerging Mgr. Event
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NYC Retirement Systems Sets 2027 Date For Emerging Mgr. Event

The New York City Retirement Systems will host its 2027 Diverse and Emerging Managers Invest­ment Conference on Feb. 10.

08.05.26
Fund Launch Partners Raising Second GP Stakes & Seeding Fund
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Fund Launch Partners Raising Second GP Stakes & Seeding Fund

Growth equity firm Fund Launch Partners is raising its second fund to invest in emerging private market managers.

08.05.26
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Smaller HF Mgrs. Adapting To Competitive Landscape: Survey

Smaller hedge fund managers, those with less than $100 mil­lion in assets under management, are increasingly building in­stitutional-quality businesses from an earlier stage, according to new research.

08.05.26
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Community Foundations Considering, Hiring Fewer Diverse Firms: Survey

Fewer community foundations are hiring or considering hiring diverse-owned man­agers as well as planning increases to their private market allocations as they adjust to a changing investment landscape, according to a new survey.

08.05.26