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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