Bain to seek $6 billion for new buyout fund: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC aims to raise $6 billion for its new global private equity fund and will offer three options on fees it charges to manage the money, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pension and SWFs offer hope for private equity fundraisings

Growing demand for private equity exposure from pension funds and sovereign wealth funds is expected to go some way to plug the gap left by a drop-off in allocations from insurance and financial institutions, according to research from Morgan Stanley.

Analysis: Bulging cash balances set up funds for deals

Global sovereign wealth funds are set to hasten investing the billions of dollars of cash holdings they have built up in a rebound from the 2008 financial crisis that has lifted their combined assets to a record.

But unlike three years ago, when they rode to the rescue of Wall Street titans such as Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, the investments this time around are seen mostly of a smaller nature and into the faster-growing sectors such as resources and infrastructure.

S.Korea wealth fund aims to grow alternative investments

(Reuters) - South Korea's $46 billion sovereign wealth fund aims to expand alternative investments in areas like commodities and private equity, its new chief executive said on Tuesday, pledging to strengthen ties with foreign private equity and pension funds.

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) CEO Choi Chong-suk said in his inauguration speech that the fund would continue to actively invest overseas and could join deals with other global sovereign wealth funds.