CalPERS allocates $8.45 billion to alternatives

CalPERS allocates $8.45 billion to alternatives

CalPERS committed a total of $8.45 billion to alternative investments, according to a report to the board of the $402.9 billion Sacramento-based pension fund. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s staff under its discretion committed $2...
PE-backed Brewdog’s Profits have a hangdog look as costs increase

PE-backed Brewdog’s Profits have a hangdog look as costs increase

Profitability at Britain’s largest craft brewer fell back last year, despite a 25 per cent rise in sales to £215 million, as its fast growth came at a high price. Brewdog experienced an increase in overheads as it expanded its bar network in Britain and overseas, the...
UPDATE: EG Group’s owners cash out ahead of £6.8bn Asda deal

UPDATE: EG Group’s owners cash out ahead of £6.8bn Asda deal

The owners of the petrol stations business EG Group have raised expensive debt-like financing from sovereign wealth and pension funds, handing them hundreds of millions of pounds in fresh cash that could help fund their buyout of the UK supermarket chain Asda....
US LBM to be Acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity

US LBM to be Acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity

US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Bain Capital Private Equity to acquire a majority stake in the company. US LBM will continue to operate under the leadership...