September 2025 Investment RFPs | Key Opportunities

October 10, 2025

September 2025 Investment RFPs | Key Opportunities

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For the month of September, Dakota tracked 17 new RFPs totaling $1.63B in potential allocations, spanning international and US equities, private markets, fixed income, real assets, and multi-asset strategies.

The month saw a $475M international equity search from the Cook County Annuity & Benefit Fund, a $430M balanced portfolio mandate from the Chicopee Retirement System, and a $400M private equity search from the Illinois Police Officers Pension Fund. Other sizable opportunities included a private credit search by the East Bay Municipal Utility District Pension Plan for a $140M allocation, as well as activity in US equities, led by Haverhill Retirement System’s $25M each in small-cap growth and value mandates.

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!

International Equities

Plan Name: North Attleboro Contributory Retirement System

Consultant: Dahab Associates

Amount: $10M

Deadline: October 24, 2025

Plan Name: Cook County Annuity and Benefit Fund

Consultant: Callan

Amount: $475M

Deadline: October 2, 2025

Plan Name: New Jersey Division of Investment

Amount: N/A

Deadline: October 1, 2025

Private Infrastructure

Plan Name: Undisclosed

Consultant: Dahab Associates

Amount: $5M

Deadline: October 10, 2025

US Fixed Income

Plan Name: Norfolk (MA) County Retirement System

Consultant: Wainwright Investment Counsel

Amount: $40M

Deadline: October 14, 2025

Private Credit

Plan Name: East Bay Municipal Utility District Pension Plan

Consultant: Meketa

Amount: $140M

Deadline: October 17, 2025

Plan Name: City of Holyoke Retirement Board

Consultant: Mariner Institutional

Amount: $5M

Deadline: October 17, 2025

US Equities

Small cap growth

Plan Name: Haverhill Retirement System

Consultant: Wainwright Investment Counsel

Amount: $25M

Deadline: October 17, 2025

Small cap value

Plan Name: Haverhill Retirement System

Consultant: Wainwright Investment Counsel

Amount: $25M

Deadline: October 24, 2025

Large cap growth

Plan Name: Miramar Firefighters Pension Fund

Consultant: Dahab Associates

Amount: $22.5M

Deadline: October 28, 2025

Plan Name: City of Holyoke Retirement Board

Consultant: Mariner Institutional

Amount: $30M

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Passive index

Plan Name: New York State Insurance Fund

Consultant: Mercer Investment Consulting

Amount: N/A

Deadline: November 20, 2025

Multi-Asset

Plan Name: Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma

Consultant: AON

Amount: N/A

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Private Equity

Plan Name: Illinois Police Officers Pension Fund

Consultant: Verus

Amount: $400M

Deadline: October 6, 2025

Real Assets

Plan Name: Taunton Contributory Retirement System

Consultant: Dahab Associates

Amount: $22M

Deadline: October 3, 2025

Balanced Portfolio

Plan Name: Chicopee Retirement System

Amount: $430M

Deadline: October 3, 2025

Emerging Markets Equities

Plan Name: New Jersey Division of Investment

Amount: N/A

Deadline: October 1, 2025

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September 2025 Investment RFPs | Key Opportunities