The Top Investment RFPs Announced in February 2026

March 04, 2026

The Top Investment RFPs Announced in February 2026

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Dakota captured fresh allocator mandates entering the pipeline in February totaling $2.5B, along with $3.5B of alternatives pacing plan disclosures across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets.

Among the 17 new searches are several sizable international mandates, including French pension ERAFP’s €1B ($1.18B) multi-asset fund-of-funds mandate due March 16, while the UK’s NEST pension opened a $355M ethical fund search until March 13. The City of Holyoke Retirement Board also issued separate searches seeking US small cap value and core strategies for $15M each, in RFPs that closed on March 6.

Alongside the search activity, 10 US public pensions outlined private markets pacing plans, of which approximately $1.5B represented target commitments to private equity, $930M to private credit, $623M to real assets, and $498M to real estate.

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. You can click on the tables below to view the corresponding reports in Marketplace.

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Investment staff of the Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System, along with consultant RVK, proposed opening an active small-cap value manager search, following adjustments to its US equity allocation structure.

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The Top Investment RFPs Announced in February 2026