Alternatives

Industry News
BlackRock, Partners Group Launch Private Markets SMA

The firms have created a separately managed account that allows financial advisors to allocate to private equity, private credit and real assets.

01.29.26
Private Equity
Illinois Pension Launches PE Large Market Buyout Search

The request for expressions of interest has been launched to keep pace with plans to build out the investment fund’s private equity portfolio.

01.29.26
Alternatives
New England Pension Bolsters PE Portfolio

The plan also received a private markets pacing plan at its board meeting today.

01.28.26
Searches And Hires
West Coast University Invests In Developed Equity, HF & PE Strategies

The university made several re-up and add-on commitments with existing developed equity, hedge fund and private equity managers within its portfolio during the third quarter.

01.28.26
Real Estate
Great Plains Fund To Receive RE Recommendation

The fund will consider approving a recommendation from its investment consultant to allow an existing investment manager discretion to toggle between two different classes of stock.

01.28.26
Alternatives
West Coast Pension Discloses Private Markets Commitments

The retirement association made 13 commitments totaling more than $900 million.

01.26.26
Alternatives
Northeast Pension To Receive Private Markets Pacing Recommendations

The plan will receive pacing recommendations across private equity, non-core real estate and private credit next week.

01.22.26
Alternatives
Calif. Pension Discloses Private Markets Commitments

The retirement fund recently disclosed $60 million in total commitments across private credit and private equity.

01.20.26
Alternatives
Midwest State Pension Bolsters Alternatives Portfolios

The retirement system approved private equity and real assets commitments at its meeting last week.

01.20.26
Trends
Nonprofit News Special Report: Alternatives Investments Outlook 2026

Many endowments, foundations and their allocators point to relatively small or medium-size private equity buyout and early-stage venture capital for returns that outpace the public markets, while private real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and private debt, especially asset-based lending look like strong portfolio diversifiers in this year’s mercurial environment.

01.15.26