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In that context, this doesn’t come as shocking news: Harvard Management Corp., the entity that runs Harvard University’s endowment, is considering the sale of part of its private-equity ...

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Harvard University’s endowment is in advanced talks to sell about $1 billion of private equity fund stakes, at a time when the school faces financial uncertainty compounded by pressure from ...

This is where retail investors come in. Harvard’s endowment is in talks to unload $1 billion in private equity to Lexington Partners, a unit of Franklin Resources Inc.

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(Reuters) -Harvard University's endowment is in advanced talks to sell private equity fund interests totaling about $1 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.