The firm was part of the plan’s local emerging manager composite.
AlbaCore Capital Group has hired Luke Gillam as partner and head of senior direct lending.
MacKay Shields has named Alison Micucci as its next ceo effective Jan. 1.
The plan is seeking firms to handle an approximately $95 million mandate.
James Miller will serve alongside Co-President Kort Schnabel, who was appointed to the position in 2022.
The plan has issued an RFP seeking non-discretionary consulting services.
The plan will receive presentations from a credit manager and a farmland manager in the coming months.
The close brings Blackstone’s global direct lending platform to over $123 billion in assets under management.
The plan also removed a manager from the watch list.
The firm has closed its eleventh fund at its hard cap of $4.5 billion.