The Weekly Broadsheet of Global Private Capital

The Sovereign Wire

TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2026Compiled from public filings onlyGLOBAL EDITION · Vol. 1 · No. 33
13,927 tracked events · 3,043 cross-border · ~$205.3B private-market

Six DFIs converge on AfricInvest Fund IV LLC in a single week

BII, Finnfund, IFC, Norfund, Proparco, and US DFC all committed to AfricInvest Fund IV LLC ($200M, private markets) in one week — six-LP simultaneous convergence on a single Africa-focused vehicle is a concrete clustering signal above the dataset's single-fund commitment baseline.

Period   Asset
FIGURE I. Cross-border capital corridors. Arrows show direction (origin→destination); line weight ∝ flow size (√-scaled). small · mid · large. Claret = Asia/Gulf↔West (the signature corridor); grey = other cross-border. Filter by year & asset class above — click the map to enlarge.
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This edition compiles 13,927 capital-flow events from public filings — 3,043 of them cross-border, ~$205.3B in private-market volume. The corridors are mapped alongside; the league tables follow.

BII, Finnfund, Proparco, SIFEM, and US DFC each committed to Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund ($60M, infrastructure) this week — five-way simultaneous LP commitment to a single African digital-infrastructure vehicle is a discrete cluster event with a named $60M ticket.

BII, IFC, Proparco, and SIFEM each committed to Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV ($116M, private equity) this week — four distinct Western/multilateral allocators simultaneously targeting a North Africa vehicle constitutes a cross-border DFI clustering event anchored by a $116M named fund.

BII, IFC, and US DFC each committed to Chiratae Ventures International Fund IV LLC ($40M, private markets) this week — three cross-border public allocators converging on a single India-origin venture fund in one reporting period is a discrete cross-border signal with a named $40M ticket.

BII, Proparco, and US DFC each committed to Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II, LP ($27M, infrastructure) this week — simultaneous three-way cross-border commitment to a named Southeast Asia clean-energy vehicle is a discrete clustering event anchored by a $27M ticket.


By the Numbers — The Sovereign Wire Index
$9.9B
Cross-border volume (90d)
3%
Cross-border share of flows
$484.9B
Private-market volume (90d)
$50M
Median disclosed ticket
122
Tracked allocators
$0.7B
Largest corridor (90d)
$198.7B
Largest strategy (90d)

Data as of 11 August 2026 · compiled from public filings. Week-over-week change vs the prior edition.


★ Mandate Radar — Who's Deploying Now

Fresh, addressable private-market commitments as they surface in public filings — who is deploying now, to whom, in what strategy.

FiledAllocatorManagerStrategy$FlagsSource
2026-08-06Border to CoastLexington Co-investment Partners VI$200MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastStepStone Secondaries Infrastructure Fund, L.P.$165MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastEQT Active Core II$151MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastStonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund II$150MNew Cross-borderfiling
2026-08-06Border to CoastBpea Ix$150MNew Cross-borderfiling
2026-08-06Border to CoastUnigestion Secondary VI$146MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastCON Infrastructure Partners VII$130MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastHg Genesis 11$76MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastHg Saturn 4$75MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastPartners European Direct Lending Fund IV Co-invest$73MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastProject Olympus$45MNew filing
2026-08-06Border to CoastProject Ibanez$45MNew filing

The Week in Capital

Cross-Border Watch

Taiwan BLF committed to into Global Climate Transition Infrastructure Securities Passive Mandate (2025) — Combined ($3.0B).

Taiwan BLF committed to into Global Climate Transition Infrastructure Securities Passive Mandate (2025) ($2.0B).

Taiwan BLF committed to into Global Passive Bond Mandates ($1.2B).

Cbus adjusted its allocation to into KKR ($963M).

Aware Super adjusted its allocation to into Stepstone Group LP ($663M).

Taiwan BLF committed to into Global Climate Transition Infrastructure Securities Passive Mandate (2025) ($500M).

Notable This Week

Six DFIs converge on AfricInvest Fund IV LLC in a single week. BII, Finnfund, IFC, Norfund, Proparco, and US DFC all committed to AfricInvest Fund IV LLC ($200M, private markets) in one week — six-LP simultaneous convergence on a single Africa-focused vehicle is a concrete clustering signal above the dataset's single-fund commitment baseline.

Five DFIs pile into Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund for Africa connectivity. BII, Finnfund, Proparco, SIFEM, and US DFC each committed to Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund ($60M, infrastructure) this week — five-way simultaneous LP commitment to a single African digital-infrastructure vehicle is a discrete cluster event with a named $60M ticket.

Four cross-border DFIs commit to Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV ($116M). BII, IFC, Proparco, and SIFEM each committed to Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV ($116M, private equity) this week — four distinct Western/multilateral allocators simultaneously targeting a North Africa vehicle constitutes a cross-border DFI clustering event anchored by a $116M named fund.

Three DFIs simultaneously back India-focused Chiratae Ventures International Fund IV ($40M). BII, IFC, and US DFC each committed to Chiratae Ventures International Fund IV LLC ($40M, private markets) this week — three cross-border public allocators converging on a single India-origin venture fund in one reporting period is a discrete cross-border signal with a named $40M ticket.

Three DFIs commit to Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II ($27M) in one week. BII, Proparco, and US DFC each committed to Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II, LP ($27M, infrastructure) this week — simultaneous three-way cross-border commitment to a named Southeast Asia clean-energy vehicle is a discrete clustering event anchored by a $27M ticket.

From the Wires

— none this week —

On the Record

SEC. SEC Office of Municipal Securities Updates FAQs for Registration of Municipal Advisors


People Moves

Advisor Michael Ho, Group Strategy Head — Oliver Wyman → Hong Kong Stock Exchange source

Advisor Deborah Wardle, International CIO — Mercer source


In the Press — Global LP / GP Capital Flows
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Buyouts · Real Assets · 2026-08-10

Contrarian energy investor Kimmeridge hits market with latest E&P fund

Uncertainty and volatility caused by geopolitical conflict in the Middle East today present both opportunities and challenges to oil and gas dealmaking. In this environment, Kimmeridge has been active

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-10

Dallas Police & Fire moves beyond long-only, taps new global equity manager

Dallas Police & Fire Pension System moved beyond long-only strategies after hiring a new global equity manager.

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Pe Hub · Private Credit · 2026-08-10

Amberjack Capital closes carve-out of Flowserve’s PNV Automation group

The deal was announced on May 7 and includes PMV's Houston, Texas and Solna, Sweden facilities The post Amberjack Capital closes carve-out of Flowserve’s PNV Automation group appeared first on P

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Pe Hub · General · 2026-08-10

New Mountain to acquire fire safety provider Jensen Hughes from Gryphon

Jensen Hughes provides mission-critical, compliance-driven engineering and consulting services to facility owners, architects and engineers, and nuclear utilities The post New Mountain to acquire fire

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Pe Hub · Private Equity · 2026-08-10

I Squared Capital agrees $631m buyout of Australia’s OohMedia

The Sydney-based operator runs more than 30,000 digital and static out-of-home advertising assets across Australia and New Zealand, spanning billboards, transit and airport displays. The post I Square

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Pe Hub · Private Credit · 2026-08-10

Exclusive: VSS closes minority stake in Cordoba, betting on infrastructure transformation

'We view AI as a net positive and believe there is no way AI can reasonably displace the need for infrastructure itself,' said Sai Parepally, a principal at VSS. The post Exclusive: VSS closes minorit

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Pe Hub · General · 2026-08-10

Spain a ‘value destination’ for mid-market investors; Wise Equity to acquire E-Pharma Trento

E-Pharma Trento is a consumer health pharmaceutical and nutraceutical contract development and manufacturing organization. The post Spain a ‘value destination’ for mid-market investors; Wise Equity to

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Asia Asset Mgmt · Venture · 2026-08-10

Indonesia wealth fund Danantara invests US$2.5 billion for 25% in joint venture with Brazil meat processor JBS

Indonesia’s Danantara Investment Management is investing US$2.5 billion for a 25% stake in a joint...

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Asia Asset Mgmt · General · 2026-08-10

Nomura Islamic Asset Management taps Mohammad Hasif from BNP Paribas as CEO

The Malaysia-based Islamic investment unit of Japan’s Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd has tapped Mohammad...

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Asia Asset Mgmt · Private Credit · 2026-08-09

Fast growth of private credit raises concerns in the wake of redemptions

Private credit has grown to rival private equity as the alternative asset class of choice...

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Asia Asset Mgmt · Venture · 2026-08-09

Japan Investment Corp invests in local venture firm Red Capital’s healthcare fund

Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) has invested 2 billion yen (US$12 million) in a healthcare fund...

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Asia Asset Mgmt · General · 2026-08-09

Hong Kong bourse taps Michael Ho from Oliver Wyman as group strategy head

Hong Kong’s bourse has hired Michael Ho from US consulting firm Oliver Wyman as a...

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-07

Andover Contributory seeks cash and short-term bond manager

The $425 million pension fund is looking for a manager to run a $21 million mandate.

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Pe Hub · General · 2026-08-07

Wise Equity inks agreement to acquire E-Pharma Trento

E-Pharma Trento will possibly explore bolt-on acquisitions to add new technologies or enhance its manufacturing capacity. The post Wise Equity inks agreement to acquire E-Pharma Trento appeared first

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Buyouts · Private Equity · 2026-08-06

Carlyle realizations drive strong earnings quarter

The firm's US buyout strategy distributed capital at more than double the industry rate, chief executive Harvey Schwartz noted on the firm’s latest results call.

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Secondaries Investor · Private Credit · 2026-08-06

Pantheon backs BlackRock BDC’s credit CV

The new vehicle will house over $500m of debt positions held by TCPC, with pricing coming in at 95% of gross fair value as of 31 December 2025.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-06

Behind GP-leds’ banner H1 figures

Market volatility only tells part of the story of the GP-led market’s domination in the first six months of the year, with fundraising and expansion into new asset classes also driving growth.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-06

Industriens Pension mulls adding more infra secondaries exposure

The Danish retirement scheme favours indirect over direct investment in secondaries and has made commitments to all five infra secondaries vehicles managed by Pantheon, infrastructure funds head Mikke

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-06

G Squared secures $2.3bn as venture secondaries heats up

The firm's seventh flagship is about twice the size of its previous vehicle and took half as long to raise.

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Pionline · Private Credit · 2026-08-06

Illinois Police Officers continues asset allocation buildout, issues private credit RFP

Illinois Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund continues asset its allocation buildout with the issuance of a new private credit RFP.

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-06

Another public pension fund set to cut public equity, raise private markets exposure

Dallas Police & Fire Pension System is mulling a recommendation to cut public equities, and lift private markets and defensive assets following the findings of an asset allocation study.

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-06

Buybacks added an unnoticed tailwind to U.S. stocks. The AI boom could reverse it.

For the past 10 years, buybacks have outpaced new share issuance, adding about 70 basis points to the S&P 500 index return, but that could reverse, according to a new white paper from asset manager Ni

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Buyouts · Private Equity · 2026-08-05

New Jersey sees opportunity in slow exit market

Despite being spared liquidity concerns, the pension system’s CIO tells Buyouts that re-ups and new opportunities are being looked at on equal footing.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-05

Cyclical tailwinds buoying secondaries will persist for ‘next several years’ – Carlyle’s Schwartz

Carlyle increasingly views AlpInvest as more of corporate finance business than a standalone secondaries unit, chief executive Harvey Schwartz said on the firm's Q2 2026 earnings call.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-05

DraftKings seed investor is raising a VC secondaries fund

VC investor Ryan Moore has closed on $78.5m for Revenant Ventures' debut fund, a regulatory filing shows.

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Pionline · Real Assets · 2026-08-05

Boston Retirement seeks private equity managers for $85 million in total commitments

The $8.9 billion pension system is specifically looking for strategies focused on infrastructure and energy or diverse manager fund of funds, according to a search notice.

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-05

GE Pension Trust invests $100 million in seed capital in asset-backed credit interval fund

General Electric Pension Trust committed $100 million as a seed investor in an asset-backed credit interval fund.

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Buyouts · Private Equity · 2026-08-04

TPG nabs lion’s share of $17bn target for TPG X, third healthcare fund

The two funds, launched in mid-2025, according to PEI Group data, are part of TPG’s $94bn Capital platform for large-scale global private equity investing.

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Buyouts · Private Equity · 2026-08-04

OMERS to boost PE fund allocations to $10bn-plus with Buzanis hire

A more than fivefold growth in resources will put OMERS in the unique near-term position of having plentiful capital for fund commitments at a time when many LPs are struggling with liquidity issues.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-04

LGT Capital Partners launches debut credit secondaries strategy

The Switzerland-headquartered manager will seek to invest in LP-led, GP-led and opportunistic deals with an emphasis on senior lending, Secondaries Investor understands.

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Secondaries Investor · Secondaries · 2026-08-04

MetLife closes $1.2bn managed fund deal with Lexington

The insurer had shopped a portfolio of funds and co-investments with a net asset value of $1.8bn, Secondaries Investor understands.

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-04

MassPrim votes to shift $3.25 billion of passive equity to enhanced index strategies, approves $825 million in new alts commitments

MassPRIM, which oversees the $129.5 billion Pension Reserves Investment Trust fund, will invest in enhanced index strategies from four managers.

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Pionline · Private Credit · 2026-08-04

Two $5 billion-plus fund closes show investors are keen on middle-market private credit

Institutional investors are continuing to allocate to private credit with two recent sizeable final fund closes focused on the middle market.

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Pionline · General · 2026-08-04

Delegation, AI are reshaping the public pension CIO role of the future — and may push consultants to the background

U.S. public pension fund chief investment officers will see their authority continue to grow in the future as delegation grows and technology improves, according to those holding the positions today.

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Buyouts · Private Equity · 2026-08-03

DOWNLOAD: Nearly one-third of public pensions cut PE allocation in H1

Data from Buyouts’ Investor Report H1 2026 reveals that public pensions decreased their allocation to the asset class more than any other LP type.

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Pionline · Private Credit · 2026-08-03

KKR’s $19.2 billion infrastructure fund close builds on a big July for hard asset fundraising

KKR Global Infrastructure Investors V is the year's biggest infrastructure fundraise, according to P&I data.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-31

N.Y. State Teachers report 4 private markets commitments, several asset allocation target changes

The New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, Albany, has announced four private markets’ commitments for $434 million, as well as a preliminary estimate of $169.8 billion in assets.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-31

‘Firewalls’ and open architecture: Rise of money manager OCIOs adds another wrinkle for asset owners

Four of the top five outsourcing managers in P&I’s OCIO survey are investing giants rather than traditional consulting firms, raising potential conflicts to monitor.

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Buyouts · General · 2026-07-30

KKR’s record realizations quarter fuels pushback on industry anxiety

The firm posted its largest-ever monetization quarter, with $848m of realized performance income across strategies and exit multiples as high as 20x.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-30

New Jersey Pension Fund makes private markets commitments of up to $850 million

The New Jersey Division of Investment, which handles investments for the $85.9 billion New Jersey Pension Fund, Trenton, has made five private markets commitments for up to $850 million.

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Pionline · Private Credit · 2026-07-29

Fresno City Retirement moves beyond direct lending in private credit buildout

Fresno City Retirement Systems approves expanding private credit focus beyond direct lending in two separate accounts.

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Pionline · Private Equity · 2026-07-29

PennSERS commits $150 million to buyout fund, moves $2 billion to domestic from international small-cap equities

Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System committed $150 million to buyout fund and moved $2 billion to domestic from international small cap equities.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-29

Town of Plymouth launches three searches for active equity managers

The three mandates will total up to $44 million, according to the requests for proposals.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-28

North Carolina Investment Authority commits $2.1 billion to Barings’ strategies

The North Carolina Investment Authority, which manages the state retirement system, committed a total of $2.1 billion to Barings.

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Pionline · General · 2026-07-28

Vermont commits $145 million to alternatives strategies

Vermont Pension Investment Commission, Montpelier, committed $145 million across three alternatives strategies.

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League Tables

Most Active Allocators↓ CSV

Nameevents$
Minnesota SBI383$78.8B
Nyc Nycers287$36.1B
Nyc Trs278$28.1B
Nyc Police228$17.7B
Ohio SERS167$10.7B
Lacera135$23.6B
Illinois IMRF95$19.7B
Nyc Fire87$5.0B
Aware Super80$12.2B
NZ Super60$8.8B

Biggest Raises↓ CSV

Namestrategy$
KKR$19.2B
TPG$17.0B
Jpmorgan Core Bond TrustOther Investment Fund$15.8B
Partners Group$15.0B
Hudson Bay Fund LPHedge Fund$6.5B
AQR TA Delphi Long Short Equity Fund, LLCHedge Fund$4.6B
Bank Loan Core FundOther Investment Fund$4.5B
Wellington Management Investors (Bermuda), Ltd.Hedge Fund$4.4B
Two Sigma Absolute Return Enhanced Cayman Fund, Ltd.Hedge Fund$4.1B
VIA equity Fund VI K/SPrivate Equity Fund$4.0B

By Asset Class

Asset classEvents$
Private Equity4,165$591.3B
Other / Unspecified1,451$344.9B
Real Assets370$82.6B
Venture223$5.4B
Private Credit86$2.2B
Private-market total6,295$1.0T
Public-equity signal (13F/DART holdings proxy — reported separately, not added above)12,119$1.8T

Headline totals reflect private-market flows only. The public-equity signal is a 13F/DART holdings proxy (position values, not new flows) and is never summed into private-market figures.

By Strategy↓ CSV

Name$
Unspecified / multi-strategy$197.5B
Hedge Fund$44.1B
Other Investment Fund$39.7B
Private Equity Fund$15.7B
passive fixed income / global aggregate bonds$8.0B
passive infrastructure / climate transition listed infrastructure$5.5B
Venture Capital Fund$3.7B
passive infrastructure / climate transition listed infrastructure (FTSE Global Core Infrastructure ex China TPI Climate Transition Index)$3.0B
passive infrastructure / climate transition$3.0B
private markets$2.9B

Capital by Year

YearTotalCross-borderShare
2026$1.3T$72.4B6%
2025$535.6B$168.6B31%
2024$395.7B$187.8B47%
2023$131.1B$47.9B37%
2022$190.7B$115.6B61%
2021$196.9B$61.3B31%
2020$54.3B$21.6B40%
2019$2.7B$457M17%
2018$2.2B$617M29%
2017$1.8B$450M25%
2016$2.1B$947M46%
2015$1.3B$229M18%
2014$1.3B$219M17%
2013$2.8B$525M19%
2012$580M$160M28%
2011$575M$117M20%
2010$640M$167M26%
2009$618M$230M37%
2008$4.0B$140M4%
2007$4.2B$950M23%
2006$1.1B$196M19%

Coverage — What We Track

40 private-commitment LPs + 81 institutional allocators (13F holdings) across 20 countries — plus 5,741 GP/managers and 4,973 funds, all from public filings.

Sovereign wealth Mubadala (AE), Saudi Public Investment Fund (SA), Swiss National Bank (CH), Temasek (SG)

National pension AP7 (SE), GPIF (JP), Korea NPS (KR), Malaysia EPF (MY), Taiwan BLF (TW)

European pension AMF Pension (SE), Alecta (SE), Apg (abp) (NL), Ilmarinen (FI), KLP (NO), MN Services (NL), PFA Pension (DK), PGGM (NL), USS (UK universities) (GB), Varma (FI)

Canadian pension AIMCo (Alberta) (CA), BCI (British Columbia) (CA), CDPQ (CA), CPPIB (CA), OMERS (CA), Ontario Teachers (OTPP) (CA), PSP Investments (CA)

US public pension Arizona State Retirement (US), CalPERS (US), CalSTRS (US), Colorado PERA (US), Florida SBA (US), Illinois IMRF (US), Illinois SURS (US), Kentucky Retirement (US), LACERA (US), Louisiana State Retirement (US), Maryland State Retirement (US), Michigan Retirement (US), Minnesota SBI (US), Missouri MOSERS (US), NYC BERS (US), NYC NYCERS (US), NYC TRS (US), New Jersey DOI (US), New Mexico SIC (US), New York State Common Retirement (US), Nyc Fire (US), Nyc Police (US), Ohio SERS (US), Oregon PERS (US), Pennsylvania SERS (US), Retirement Systems of Alabama (US), Texas ERS (US), Texas Teacher Retirement (TRS) (US), Utah Retirement (US), WSIB (US)

Australian super Aware Super (AU), Cbus (AU), Csc (AU), Hesta (AU), Mercer Super (AU), Rest (AU)

UK LGPS pool Border to Coast (GB)

Insurer AIA Group (HK), Aegon (NL), Allianz (DE), Aviva (GB), Axa (FR), Manulife (CA), Nippon Life (JP), Prudential plc (GB), Storebrand (NO), Sun Life (CA), Swiss Re (CH), Tokio Marine (JP), Zurich Insurance (CH)

Other Aiib, Ameriprise Financial, Bii, Chan Zuckerberg, Chubb, Deg, EBRD, Elo Mutual Pension, FinDev Canada, Finnfund, Generali, Harvard Management, Ifc, Korea Investment Corp (KIC), Lincoln National, MassMutual, Mizuho, NZ Super, Norfund, Norinchukin Bank, Ohio STRS, Pacific Life, Principal Financial, Proparco, Prudential Financial, Royal London, Sifem, Stanford Management, US DFC, Wisconsin SWIB

Family office Bloomberg family office (US), ICONIQ Capital (US), Soros Fund Management (US)

Endowment Emory University (US), Johns Hopkins University (US), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US), Northwestern University (US), Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (US), University of Chicago (US), University of Texas (US), Vanderbilt University (US), Washington University (US), Yale University (US)

Foundation Gates Foundation Trust (US), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (US)

Sources SEC 13F · US public pension · SEC Form D · Korea DART (5% rule) · Ifc · Super-fund holdings (Australia) · Bii · Ebrd · Proparco · Dfc · Sifem · Deg · Norfund · Taiwan BLF · Nz Super · Pionline

THE SOVEREIGN WIRE · global private capital, compiled from public filings & disclosures only. For informational purposes based on publicly available information; not investment advice.