Breakingviews | Calpers/private equity

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16 Nov 2009 20:57

Medicine for Apollo?

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The largest US pension fund is bothered by the fees it has paid Apollo. It has already endorsed calls for lower fees and giving investors in private equity more say. If Calpers does put the screws on Apollo, other big investors - and other buyout firms - won't be far behind.

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