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A series of recent institutional investment decisions highlights continued manager activity across real estate, real assets, venture capital, private equity and U.S. SMID-cap equities. Across the appointments and commitments reviewed, investors allocated or proposed more than USD335 million, alongside GBP77.5 million of aggregate private-equity commitments at the London Borough of Lambeth Pension... ... continue reading »

A series of recent institutional appointments highlights continued manager activity across private real estate, venture capital, hedge fund infrastructure, alternative investment management and private equity. The decisions include repeat commitments to incumbent relationships, competitive procurements, multi-manager programmes and investments executed through delegated... ... continue reading »

Five Institutional Allocations Direct More Than $800 Million Across Pension Management, Private Equity and Structured Credit Five institutional investors have announced appointments, fund commitments and strategic partnerships spanning delegated pension management, venture capital, direct private equity, diversified private markets and European structured credit. Collectively, the decisions... ... continue reading »

Several institutional investors have advanced, approved or implemented significant allocations across core real estate, passive corporate bonds, venture capital secondaries, asset-based lending and index-linked gilts. Collectively, the decisions represent potential or completed investments ranging from $50 million to €6 billion, highlighting continued demand for scalable strategies,... ... continue reading »

Institutional investors in the US and UK have completed a series of significant manager appointments spanning transition management, venture capital, sustainable and regional equities, securitised credit and outsourced investment management. Collectively, the decisions demonstrate continued demand for specialist investment capabilities alongside scalable, multi-asset institutional platforms. Cook... ... continue reading »

Several institutional investors have completed appointments, allocations or portfolio restructurings spanning impact real estate, private AI infrastructure, infrastructure advisory, passive global equities and institutional credit. Together, the decisions show continued demand for specialist strategies, measurable outcomes, scalable implementation and cost-efficient pooled vehicles. 1.... ... continue reading »

Public pension and insurance investors continued to deploy capital across specialist private markets strategies, with activity spanning distressed debt, direct lending, private credit, domestic real estate income and power-focused real assets. Across the appointments and commitments reviewed, investors allocated at least $775 million plus KRW 150 billion, with several decisions favoring... ... continue reading »

A series of recent institutional appointments and allocation decisions point to rising demand for specialist private markets access, fee-efficient co-investments, domestic economy-financing strategies, pool-led implementation and insurance balance-sheet investment management. Across the five cases, asset owners are favouring managers and platforms that can provide scale, specialist access, strong... ... continue reading »

Institutional investors across Korea, the U.S. and Europe have approved or advanced multiple external manager appointments across domestic real estate, private equity, co-investments, value-add real estate and urban regeneration. Taken together, these decisions show continued appetite for specialist external managers that can offer institutional governance, scalable fund structures, co-investment... ... continue reading »

Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy, INPRS, CPP Investments, South Carolina RSIC and the Nebraska Investment Council moved capital into external mandates across outsourced multi-asset management, opportunistic credit, private equity, special situations credit, global diversified credit and specialist real estate. The combined activity highlights continued institutional appetite for managers with... ... continue reading »