
MassPRIM Added $647M to Private Equity Funds in First Quarter
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) approved commitments to a range of private equity funds in the first quarter of 2023, according to recently released information.
Follow-on investments were made with CVC Capital Partners, PSG Equity, American Industrial Partners and KPS Capital Partners.
A $272 million commitment was approved for CVC Capital Partners IX. Since 1996, PRIM has invested in eight preceding funds. The new fund focuses on control-oriented buyouts in Europe and North America.
PSG VI secured a $150 million commitment. PRIM stated it has previously invested in three PSG Equity funds. PSG VI will invest in growth-oriented, lower middle-market companies primarily in software and tech-enabled services industries in North America.
Another $150 million was committed to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, which is focused on buyouts of North American middle-market industrial companies.
KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund II was awarded a $75 million mandate for its buyout strategy aimed at industrial and manufacturing companies in North America and Western Europe. According to officials, PRIM has previously invested in four funds since 2009.