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For the month of August, Dakota tracked nine new searches totaling $260M across public pensions, with mandates spanning international and US equities, private equity, liquid alternatives, and US fixed income.
Notable among them were a series of private equity RFPs from the Chicago Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund totaling $100M across buyout, growth, and venture mandates, a $60M SMID cap equity search from the Firefighters’ Retirement System of Louisiana, and a $55M core fixed income mandate from the Concord (MA) Retirement System. Other searches included a $30M MWDBE private equity mandate from the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, along with international equity, balanced portfolio, and alternative risk premia opportunities launched by Massachusetts and Illinois systems.
Read on for a comprehensive look at all the manager searches issued by public pensions across asset classes. To learn more and subscribe to our Searches, click here!
Plan Name: Firefighters’ Retirement System of Louisiana
Consultant: NEPC
Amount: $60M
Deadline: October 3
Plan Name: Concord (MA) Retirement System
Consultant: Fiducient Advisors
Amount: $55M
Deadline: September 23
Buyout
Plan Name: Chicago Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund
Consultant: NEPC
Amount: $35M
Deadline: September 29
Growth
Plan Name: Chicago Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund
Consultant: NEPC
Amount: $35M
Deadline: September 29
Venture
Plan Name: Chicago Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund
Consultant: NEPC
Amount: $30M
Deadline: September 29
MWDBE
Plan Name: Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
Consultant: Callan
Amount: $30M
Deadline: September 22
Plan Name: Concord (MA) Retirement System
Consultant: Fiducient Advisors
Amount: $15M
Deadline: September 24
Plan Name: State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
Amount: N/A
Deadline: September 8
Plan Name: West Springfield (MA) Retirement System
Amount: N/A
Deadline: October 23
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