October 06, 2026

The Top Investment RFPs Announced in September 2026

1:53

Data sourced from Dakota Marketplace, the global LP and GP intelligence platform trusted by thousands of investment professionals. Learn More | Book a Demo

Six US public pension systems disclosed 2027 pacing plans in September totaling $3.4B in target commitments across private equity, real assets, and real estate, with real assets drawing the largest allocations at nearly $1.7B, ahead of $1.4B for private equity and $300M for real estate.

In terms of searches tracked this month, Dakota logged 23 searches totaling approximately $3.4B in disclosed mandates from 20 allocators. Of the total, six searches have since closed, including a $2B active core plus fixed income RFP from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation; LA Water & Power Employees’ $835M developed international growth equity search; Norfolk (MA) County Retirement’s $130M passive/active EAFE equity and $100M US passive large cap growth equity searches; and a $30M satellite private equity search from the Oklahoma Tobacco Endowment.

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.

Pacing Plans

Open Searches

Upcoming Searches

The City of Los Angeles Deferred Compensation Plan is preparing an RFP for DCP stable value fund managers, expected to close by the end of the year.

Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund approved issuing RFPs to seek managers for its domestic small cap value equity and international small cap growth mandates, to replace Phocas and William Blair, respectively.

Receive curated updates on RFPs, search activity, and pacing plans directly to your inbox by subscribing to Dakota Searches.