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Tennessee pension fund enters PE with $900M to allocate

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Private equity firms have a new well to tap in their next round of fundraising as the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System is jumping into the asset class with $900 million to allocate.

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The Nashville-based pension fund is taking advantage of recent changes in Tennessee law to begin investing up to 3% of its $32 billion in assets into venture capital, corporate buyouts, mezzanine and distressed debt, special situations, and secondary funds, according to Venture Nashville. It will likely be a while before Tennessee Consolidated becomes a full-fledged member of the limited partner community, as it is only now hiring staff to manage the investments and has yet to develop an overall policy for alternative asset allocations. - George White
 
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