The board members of the Worcester Retirement System recently submitted a request for information regarding “capabilities and experience in managing individual private equity funds (not fund-of-funds).”
Responses to the system’s RFI should include the fund’s name, size, minimum commitment, management fee, preferred return, carried interest, firm description (max. 300 words), strategy description (max. 300 words), and performance history (include only previous fund names, vintage year, total commitments, total invested, net IRR, and multiple). Responses are to be made by email to WorcesterPE2006@meketagroup.com.
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