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The UK mid-market buyout firm has been working with advisor Goldman Sachs on securing financing for its 2015-vintage fund.

CEO Richard Hurowitz says the idea for a vehicle backed by family office investors and working on a deal-by-deal basis with top private equity funds "developed organically."

The pension also committed $150m to private equity funds at its latest meeting.

Structured equity strategies have grown in popularity, as related investing helps company owners to finance operations or growth objectives without diluting their stakes.

The largest US pension announced plans to get back into coinvesting last year after pausing its program since 2016.

Some experienced investment professionals are seeing their funds take a hit from the pandemic and are considering moving to new pastures. This is one trend identified by Will Invine of Stem7 in a discussion of key issues in alternative assets recruitment.

Tailwinds are growing stronger for the responsible investing movement as coronavirus and political upheaval rock the globe.

Evolution Managers ultimately wants to deploy $500m and get to a pace of seeding a manager a quarter.

Clifford will work with institutional clients to design bespoke investment mandates, which was created as a joint venture between Franklin Templeton and Asia Alternatives.

Volcker rule changes exempt VC funds, allowing banks to invest in them like other LPs, but not other strategies like mid-market buyout and growth equity.