Wayne County ERS Commits $50M to Distressed Debt Strategies

The Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) board approved $50M in investments to high-yield debt strategies across four managers, according to recently released meeting minutes from its August 26 board meeting.

The Detroit-based pension approved a $25M investment in Marathon Opportunistic Credit Fund II, a distressed private debt fund and a $5M commitment to Mesirow High Yield Bond Fund. It also committed $10M to Bayview Credit Opportunities Fund and $10M to First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, both of which are non-investment-grade, fixed-income funds.

Titan Wealth Advisors served as consultant on the investments.

According to Dakota data, the Retirement System has $1.3B in managed assets.

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