The giant C$155 billion ($105 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is looking for additional in-house European private equity expertise, as North American public sector funds look to do more direct investing across the pond.

The search for a principal at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's European private equity operation in London comes hot on the heels of the arrival of Bjarne Graven Larsen as its chief investment officer on January 11, 2016.