FUNDRAISING NEWS | September 23, 2024
The Howard County Master Trust approved two commitments to private equity totaling $25M, likely rounding out its private market investments for the year, according to recently published minutes from its July 17 board meeting.
Howard County committed $15M to Hildred Equity Partners III and $10M to Vista Foundation Fund V, both middle-market buyout strategies. General consultant NEPC assisted with the recommendations.
As reported by Dakota in February, Howard County said it is targeting $74M in private markets investments in 2024. Previously this year it invested $30M in two separate commitments, one a real estate secondaries fund and another in special situations in the middle-market buyout space, bringing total year-to-date private market commitments to approximately $75M.
Per Dakota data, the Howard County Master Trust oversees $1.55B in assets.
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Helen Bascom is a Marketing Associate at Dakota.
