MFI adds buyout funds to pensions mix

The £490m (€715m) pension fund of UK retailer MFI has made a 10% allocation to private equity, months after its retail division was itself acquired by buyout group Merchant Equity Partners.

The MFI Furniture Group Pension Fund has picked Standard Life Investments and HarbourVest Partners to run the £50m commitment, according to mandate tracking service MandateWire.

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