Rod James

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The venture secondary specialist wants to help venture managers generate cash for their investors in a market where exits are scarce April 7, 2025 6:30 am ET|WSJ ProIndustry Ventures said it is launching a program designed to help venture capital firms generate cash from their investments, an ongoing struggle amid a moribund market for selling and listing technology businesses.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The Minnesota State Board of Investment approved a commitment of up to $300 million in Blackstone’s latest Asia-Pacific fundApril 3, 2025 2:06 pm ET|WSJ ProBlackstone will allow the Minnesota State Board of Investment to opt out of China investments made by its latest Asia-Pacific buyout fund, according to documents prepared for a March meeting of the public pension fund manager.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The firm is looking to invest in businesses in complex financial or corporate situationsApril 3, 2025 6:00 am ET|WSJ ProRenWave Kore, a private-equity firm founded by an alumnus of activist investor Elliott Investment Management, has wrapped up fundraising on one of the largest first-time private-equity funds in recent years.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The State of Connecticut Office of the Treasurer has approved an additional $301 million of commitments to private-equity funds it has already backed as it gives priority to its best existing manager relationships over potential new ones.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Rod James

Buyout shop Pike Street Capital has raised $199 million for a continuation fund to help extend its ownership of Impel, a fast-growing provider of industrial fluid management systems, according to the firm. Seattle-based Pike Street gave investors in its inaugural fund the option to stay invested in Impel by rolling their holdings into the new vehicle or sell to NorthSands Capital and Painswick Capital, investment firms that specialize in such deals, according to a Pike Street statement.