Institutional investors continued to deploy capital across private credit, real assets, private equity, and alternatives, with a clear bias toward established relationships, emerging-manager programs, and resilient income strategies.

Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS)

SCERS completed a $50 million private credit re-up, reinforcing confidence in opportunistic and niche lending strategies with experienced managers.

• Manager: Shamrock Capital

• Fund: Shamrock Capital Content Fund IV, L.P.

• Focus: Liquid / opportunistic credit

• Region: North America

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF)

CRPTF approved multiple large commitments across real estate, infrastructure, private credit, and private equity—highlighting its structured emerging-manager pipeline alongside continued support for flagship funds.

Key approvals include:

• $250m to CRPTF-GCM Emerging Managers Partnership L.P. — 2026-2 RE Series (U.S. real estate)

• $425m to CRPTF-GCM Emerging Manager Partnership L.P. — 2026-1 PE Series

• $300m to CRPTF-RockCreek Emerging Manager Partnership, L.P. — Series II (private credit)

• $150m to iSquared Growth Markets Infrastructure Fund II, L.P.

• $200m to iSquared Global Infrastructure Fund IV, L.P.

• $100m to Eagle Point Defensive Income Fund III US, L.P.

• $150m to Eagle Point CRPTF DIF Co-Investment L.P.

Oregon Investment Council / OPERF

Oregon approved new private equity commitments as part of its ongoing private-markets pacing strategy.

• Manager: Willamette Investment Partners

  • Fund: Francisco Partners Agility IV (technology-focused buyouts)

• Manager: TPG

  • Fund: TPG Partners X, L.P. (global upper middle-market buyouts)

State Employees’ Retirement System of Ohio (SERS)

SERS approved a new opportunistic allocation to an alternative trend-following strategy, enhancing portfolio diversification amid elevated macro volatility.

• Manager: AQR Capital Management

What this signals:
Recent appointments underline allocator preference for manager continuity, scalable emerging-manager platforms, defensive income strategies, and diversification tools—a constructive backdrop for GPs with proven execution and strong institutional alignment heading into 2026.

LPGP Connect 10^th Annual Private Debt London Conference 19^th September 2024

at the Royal Garden Hotel, (High Street Kensington)

Complimentary passes available for LPs: Private/Public Sector Pension Funds, Insurance, Endowments, Foundations, Multi-Family Offices

LPGP Connect will be hosting the 10^th annual private debt conference taking place in London on the 19th ^of September 2024, The event will bring together 160+ LPs, GPs within the private debt community to discuss the latest developments, best practices and return strategies. The conference agenda has been created to provide attendees with an in-depth look at the most recent issues and concerns for the asset class, as well as insight for both those who already invest in the asset class and those who are interested in learning more and navigating the numerous opportunities available and all under Chatham House Rules.

They are currently finalizing registration and have a couple of complimentary passes allocated for all Limited Partners/Institutional Investors  and your firm, you can register here to secure your place

September 19^th – London Streams

https://lpgpconnect.com/event/10th-annual-private-debt-london#register

6th Annual LPGP Connect Women in Private Debt London - LPGP Connect

You are eligible for a 15% discount. To apply, fill in ‘Coupon15’ to receive discount.

As mentioned above Complimentary passes available for LPs: Private/Public Sector Pension Funds, Insurance, Endowments, Foundations, Multi-Family Offices

All you need to do is add your Complimentary Pass then press Add To Cart then proceed to Checkout to fill out your information and complete your registration.

• ·        Once you are done registering, you will then receive a confirmation receipt.
• ·        Access to all presentations, networking functions and to entry the drink’s reception after the conference.

Here are some of the speakers confirmed  for 19^th September 2024:

• Raymond Wright – Portfolio Manager, Private Markets – London CIV 
• Corrado Pistarino – CIO - Foresters Friendly Society 
• Gillian Day – Senior Portfolio Manager - LGPS Central
• Vanessa Shia - Head of Private Markets – London CIV
• Baroness Helena Morrissey – Group Chair – Altum Group  
• Geeta M. Kapadia - Chief Investment Officer - Fordham University 
• Alesia Dawidowicz, Managing Director – Stepstone 
• Elizabeth Cain - Head of Debt Origination - Pension Insurance Corporation 
• Moritz Zander - Head of Investments - New Reinsurance Company Ltd 
• Sarah Miller - Senior Vice President - Redington 
• John Cantwell – Senior Investment Manager - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund 
• Vijay Padmanabhan - Managing Director, Private Credit - Cambridge Associates
• Aiofinn Devitt – Head of Investments & CIO – London CIV 
• Hanna Wan - Director, Investments – Willis Towers Watson  
• Rebecca Davis – Senior Investment Director – Cambridge Associates 
• Kathryn Saklatvala - Head of Investment Content - bfinance 
• Nikhil Chandra – Head of European Credit – OMERS 
• Bob Tyley – Head of Credit Risk – Hymans Robertson
• David Wilmot – Partner – Apera Asset Management 
• Mark Tsang - Private Debt Managing Director – Stepstone Group 
• Francois Lacoste – Managing Partner, Private Debt – Eurazeo 
• Matthias Mathieu - Founder, Managing Partner - Bright Capital 
• Walter Gontarek – CEO & Chairman– Channel Capital 
• John Jadach - Senior Managing Director Head of US Direct Lending Portfolio Management - CIFC 
• Dr Daniel Heine - Managing Director Private Debt – Patrimonium 
• Bernie Galea- Principal – Pantheon
• Kirsten Bode - Co-Head of Pan European Private Debt - Muzinich & Co 
• Nadine Buckland – CEO - Zenzic Capital 
• Lindsay Shepherd - Head of European Marketing - Arena Investors 
• Sasha Afanasieva - Head of Impact - Big Issue Invest 
• Karen Lam - Head of Investment Specialists Private Credit – M&G 
• Emily Woollaston – Director, Head of Investor Relations – Beechbrook Capital 
• Tavneet Bakshi – Partner – Signal Capital Partners  
• Gurvinder Singh – CEO – Indus Valley Partners  
• Stephen McKenna – CCO - Altum Group 
• Mitchell Mansfield - Managing Director – Kroll 

Looking forward to have you joining the LPGP Conference.

Many thanks,

PensionMandate Team