September 08, 2026

The Top Investment RFPs Announced in August 2026

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In August, four US public pension systems disclosed 2026 and 2027 pacing plans totaling $5.98B in target commitments. Private equity and private credit drew the largest target allocations at roughly $3.51B and $1.7B, respectively, alongside real assets pacings totaling $750M and a general $18M private markets allocation intended to be split between two managers.

On the search front, Dakota tracked 22 institutional searches this month across 19 allocators, representing at least $16B in disclosed mandates, of which two are euro-denominated mandates from Ircantec for OECD inflation-linked and green/social bond managers. Twelve searches remain open, while 10 have since closed, including Illinois Police Officers’ $250M opportunistic private credit search; Korea Military Mutual Aid Association's $213M search for managers of domestic PE/VC blind funds; Watertown Retirement’s $15M international equity search; private equity manager searches from Massachusetts-based pensions Boston Retirement, Quincy Retirement, and Plymouth County; and co-investment searches by Weymouth Retirement and Italian pension Enpav. Oklahoma Firefighters had also launched a large-cap value search for an undisclosed mandate amount.

Below, we break down these recently disclosed pacing plans informing capital deployment this year, alongside searches that are still active and those that are expected to come to market in the months ahead.

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Mariner Institutional will lead a search for alternatives to the City of Sioux Falls Firefighters Pension Fund's small-cap equity manager, with results due at the board's November meeting.

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