Written by Dakota | Nov 3, 2025 3:07:46 PM 
         
        
          Highlights from October:
- New York State Common Retirement Fund committed $500M to William Blair Emerging Markets and $250M to Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII, along with $200M to OHA CLO Equity Fund III.
 
- San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System set a $1.1B pacing plan for private equity and $550M for real assets in 2026, signaling continued appetite for long-term alternatives.
 
- Minnesota State Board of Investment committed nearly $1.5B across 11 private equity and private credit funds, including $300M to Blackstone Strategic Partners X and $250M to Permira IX.
 
- Texas Teachers Retirement System disclosed a series of commitments across private equity and infrastructure, including $100M to Sage Equity Investors and $75M to Verto Logistics JVCo.
 
- Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association approved $700M in private equity and real estate commitments, highlighted by $400M to Advent International GPE XI.
 
- VBL (Germany) awarded two €750M infrastructure debt mandates to AllianzGI and Global Infrastructure Partners, reflecting strong demand for long-duration yield.
 
- Delaware Public Employees’ Retirement System restructured its public equity sleeve, allocating $250M to Lingotto Global Equity and trimming Baillie Gifford and T. Rowe Price.
 
- Sandra Maria Schaufler was appointed Managing Director of Public Equities at NYSTRS, and Bryan Moore was officially named CIO at South Carolina RSIC.
 
- Bryan Moore was officially named Chief Investment Officer at South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission after serving in an interim capacity.
 
- Iowa PERS outlined a $2.35B private markets investment plan for 2025, with large real estate and private credit allocations on the horizon.