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20 Jul 2026 New Institutional Mandates Awarded Across OCIO, Private Markets, Equities and Credit (July 13 - 17, 2026) 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 »
13 Jul 2026 Institutional Investors Signal Demand Across Impact RE, AI Infrastructure, PE, and Pooled Credit (July 6 - 10, 2026) 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 »
06 Jul 2026 Public Pension and Insurance Investors Advance Credit, RE Income and Infra Allocations (June 29 - July 3, 2026) 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 »
29 Jun 2026 Institutional Mandate Awards Highlight Co-Investment, Private Markets and Pool-Led Mandate Demand (June 22 - 26, 2026) 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 »
22 Jun 2026 Institutional Investors Approve New PE, RE and Real Assets Mandates Across Korea, the U.S. and Europe (June 15 - 19, 2026) 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 »
15 Jun 2026 Institutional Mandate Awards Point to Demand Across Multi-Asset, Credit, PE and Real Assets (8-12, June 2026) 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 »
08 Jun 2026 Institutional Investors Approve New Private Markets, Equity and Infra Mandates (Early June 2026) A series of recent institutional commitments show continued allocation activity across private markets, global equities, infrastructure, real estate debt and private credit. The mandates highlight selective but active demand from public pension plans, LGPS pools, sovereign investors and institutional asset owners for specialist managers with differentiated sourcing, research depth and sector... ... continue reading »
01 Jun 2026 US Institutional Investors Approve Private Markets, Real Assets and Growth Equity Allocations (End of May, 2026) Several U.S. public pension investors have advanced new private markets allocations and advisory appointments across private equity, private credit, real assets and growth equity. Taken together, the approvals show continued institutional demand for specialist managers, scaled private credit platforms, customized fund-of-one structures and consultant-led private markets pipelines, with more than... ... continue reading »
25 May 2026 Recent Institutional Manager Selections: Demand Across Charity Multi-Asset, PE/Growth, Active Credit, and Infra (18 - 22 May, 2026) Multiple Institutional Appointments Signal Demand Across Charity Multi-Asset, Private Equity, Active Credit, Infrastructure and Growth Capital A series of recent institutional appointments and allocations shows continued demand for specialist investment managers across multiple channels: charity discretionary portfolios, private equity follow-ons, active high-yield credit mandates, infrastructure... ... continue reading »
18 May 2026 Mandate Roundup: Allocators Hire Asset Managers Across PE, PD, Public Equities and Real Assets (May 11-15, 2026) Several institutional investors have recently approved or funded new manager appointments and commitments across private markets and public equity mandates. The activity includes European private equity buyout commitments, a major ACWI ex-U.S. equity allocation, a private credit direct lending approval, a dedicated Eurozone growth equity mandate, and two real assets / energy infrastructure... ... continue reading »