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Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust
Pension fund · Chicago, United States
49
VC firms backed
$1.1B
AUM
~$11M
Allocated to VC (est. 1%)
01 · Background
Who Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust is.
- Historical Background
- The Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust is the single-employer, defined benefit corporate pension fund for the employees of Sidley Austin LLP, a corporate law firm founded in 1866. The trust is based in Chicago, Illinois, which is also a key location for the law firm.
- Source of Capital
- The trust's capital is sourced from contributions made to provide retirement and pension benefits for the eligible employees of the law firm Sidley Austin. It operates as a defined benefit plan, meaning it provides a specified pension payment for life to retirees.
- Allocation Strategy
- The assets of the pension fund are managed by the executive management team of Sidley Austin. The fund's investment strategy includes allocations to private equity and venture capital funds as a limited partner.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust backs.
Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust is a limited partner in 49 funds. 17 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Andreessen Horowitz
#5 Power Law
New Enterprise Associates
#8 Power Law
Founders Fund
#10 Power Law
IDG Capital
#27 Power Law
Bain Capital Ventures
#44 Power Law
Benchmark
#47 Power Law
Lux Capital
#50 Power Law
Balderton Capital
#59 Power Law
Foundation Capital
#155 Power Law
Lakestar
#167 Power Law
Bain Capital
#239 Power Law
Formation 8
#247 Power Law
Sinovation Ventures
#279 Power Law
Foundry
#441 Power Law
Third Rock Ventures
#456 Power Law
Section 32
#458 Power Law
CBC Group
Vitruvian Partners
03 · Allocation
How Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust’s fund book is spread.
The 49 funds Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 4388%
- Europe 36%
- Rest of world 36%
United States 43 · China 2 · United Kingdom 2 · Singapore 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 32 of 49 with a fund history on record.
Emerging funds · 8
Established funds · 24
3
1
4
2
1
3
7
4
5
5-6
5
7-9
4
10-14
3
15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Other LPs
Other LPs.
Other pension funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
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UPMC Master Trust
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