Maine Public Employees approves commitment to Aspect Capital

At is June 11 meeting, Maine Public Employees Retirement System approved up to $100 million commitment to Aspect Capital Core [Read More]
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CalSTRS seeking risk mitigating strategies advisor

California State Teachers Retirement System, which oversees $242.8 billion, has issued an RFP for a risk mitigating strategies advisor. CalSTRS [Read More]
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Launches: Pershing Square, Third Point,Neuberger Berman

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is planning to raise more than $1 billion for a buyout vehicle, using a shell company [Read More]
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Sightings….

James “Jimmy” Levin, executive managing director and chief investment officer, will succeed Robert Shafir as chief executive officer of Sculptor [Read More]
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Assets Raised/Launches: Hayman Capital, Balbec, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners

Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass is launching a new fund that will use options to leverage assets 200 times in an [Read More]
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