Capital into the fund

LP & Institutional Capital

The institutions that provide the core equity of a fund — pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and insurers — plus the programs and platforms that channel their commitments.

13 sources

CAL

CalPERS

Notable

Firm

The largest U.S. public pension and a bellwether LP.

Buyout, growth and co-investment programs globallyView

CPP

CPP Investments

Notable

Firm

Manager of the Canada Pension Plan; global PE investor.

Buyout, growth, credit and infrastructure globallyView

GIC

Notable

Firm

Singapore's sovereign fund and a leading global LP.

Buyout, growth, credit and real-asset funds globallyView

ADI

ADIA

Firm

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, a cornerstone LP.

Buyout, growth and private-markets funds globallyView

CST

CalSTRS

Firm

California's teachers' pension and a major PE allocator.

Buyout, growth and private-markets funds globallyView

FDN

Foundations

Investor type

Charitable endowments allocating to private markets.

Buyout, growth and venture fundsView

INS

Insurance Companies

Investor type

Insurers deploying general-account and annuity capital.

Private credit, buyout and yield strategiesView

MUB

Mubadala Investment Company

Firm

Abu Dhabi sovereign investor active as LP and partner.

Buyout, growth, credit and direct investments globallyView

OTP

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Firm

Pioneer of the Canadian direct-investing pension model.

Buyout, growth, infrastructure and credit globallyView

PIF

PIF (Public Investment Fund)

Firm

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and major allocator.

Funds, directs and strategic investments globallyView

PPF

Public Pension Funds

Investor type

State and public retirement systems that anchor funds.

Buyout, growth and diversified private-markets fundsView

SWF

Sovereign Wealth Funds

Investor type

State-owned funds that anchor and co-invest at scale.

Buyout, growth, credit and real assets globallyView

END

University Endowments

Investor type

Endowments with long horizons and high PE allocations.

Venture, growth and buyout funds globallyView

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