Credit/Private Debt
A Rocky Mountain-based pension plan has hired five hedge fund managers following the termination of its sole hedge fund-of-funds manager.
The integreation bolsters BNPP AM’s private debt and real assets investment division.
A plan in Chicago will issue a private debt manager RFP in the coming months to fill out a maiden allocation approved last year.
The plan hired Aksia following a discretionary private credit advisor RFI and amended its annual pacing plan with discretionary private equity advisor Hamilton Lane.
The plan’s real estate committee made two commitments with existing managers and one commitment with a new manager last week.
The plan approved new private credit, private equity and real estate commitments at its board meeting yesterday.
The reliance on alternative investments led investors and allocators to pinpoint small, niche private equity managers, short-trading hedge funds and global private debt funds as key areas to capitalize on with the goal of yielding outsized returns.
The fund provides private financings for businesses across industries.
Plan is looking to fill a new $700 million allocation to global credit and conduct due diligence on its passive investment managers.
He will lead a new effort in sourcing and managing privately placed investment-grade credit investments.