California Pension Fund Expected to Take Big Stake in Silver Lake, at $275 Million
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Silver Lake, the largest technology-focused private equity firm, has reached a deal to sell a 9.9 percent stake to the California Public Employeesâ Retirement System.
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By Rick Armon, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 7--SILVER LAKE -- Faced with a dwindling water fund that will soon run out of money, village officials will begin debating today whether to raise water rates by as much as 17.2 percent.  "We need to address rates soon.
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By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 10--More than 2 1/2 years after the nonprofit Golden LEAF Foundation agreed to invest $30 million in a venture capital fund with local ties, that fund has yet to invest any money in a North Carolina business.
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The bid from a pension fund and private equity firm would be among the largest leveraged buyouts ever.
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California&#39;s two state pensions, with $292 billion in combined assets, would be replaced with 401(k)-type plans under a proposal by a state lawmaker who vows to hold a
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TORONTO (CP) - Deploring the lack of opportunities in Canada, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing &#36;470 million in European and British infrastructure.
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain&#39;s second-biggest bank, said it created a private equity fund that will invest as much as $500 million in US companies with links to the Hispanic community.
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California has emerged as a key  battleground state on the issue of pension overhaul, with Gov.  Arnold Schwarzenegger pushing private accounts for state  employees and lower government contributions to public pension  plans that provide defined benefits.
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The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest US pension fund, agreed to disclose the fees it pays to venture capital and hedge fund managers as part of a legal settlement.
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Calpers, a large US pension fund, has joined a growing list of big investors supporting Oracle in its hostile buyout--at $9.2 billion--of rival PeopleSoft.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Putnam Investments is expected to unveil new protections and disclosures for shareholders in its mutual funds, California&#39;s treasurer said Wednesday.
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TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Teachers&#39; Pension Plan has struck a $450 million US deal to buy American laundry equipment maker Alliance Laundry Holdings - the Canadian fund&#39;s first acquisition in the United States without a partner.
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Ritchie Capital Management LLC, a large Chicago-based hedge fund group, on Wednesday said it is in talks to sell its main Multi-Strategy Global fund in a deal that it said could be worth $1 billion, according to a spokesman.
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San Diego CountyÂs pension fundÂs investments included Amaranth Advisors, the hedge fund that announced Monday it had suffered big losses in natural gas trading.
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The removal of the president of California&#39;s largest public pension fund has raised questions about whether pension funds, endowments and other big activist investors can keep wielding clout in corporate governance campaigns.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger will urge lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul  of the state's public pension systems, including Calpers, the  nation's largest pension fund, an aide said on Wednesday.
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Fidelity Investments yesterday said it is set to administer the University of California&#39;s multibillion-dollar retirement plans, in a deal that for the first time has a public university using a single retirement record ...