The LA Metropolis Workers’ Retirement System (LACERS) has made two new funding allocations in direction of non-public credit score funds, amounting to $200m (£154.28m).
In line with notes from the most recent LACERS board of administration assembly, the board voted in favour of committing as much as $100m within the AG Direct Lending Fund V, which is managed by TPG Twin Brook.
The board additionally agreed to allocate as much as $100m into the HPS Specialty Mortgage Fund VI which is managed by HPS Funding Companions. Earlier this 12 months, HPS confirmed that greater than $21bn had been raised for this fund.
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Each allocations characterize the primary time that LACERS has opted to put money into both fund.
The investments have been made as a part of LACERS’ Personal Credit score Program 2024 Strategic Plan, which was adopted by the board on 27 February 2024. The plan was laid out by Aksia, and recommends $500m to $700m in commitments to non-public credit score for 2024.
The technique is meant to assist the board to construct a diversified non-public credit score and complete fund portfolio which optimises long-term danger adjusted funding returns and promotes good governance practices.
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TPG has an current relationship with LACERS, which beforehand dedicated to seven non-public fairness funds and one actual property fund managed by the GP. In assembly notes, the board described the TPG fund as having a “robust monitor document since 2015, producing levered web returns of ~10-12 per cent throughout 4 vintages whereas investing at conservative (< 4.5x) entry leverage ranges.”
HPS is a brand new basic associate relationship for LACERS.
LACERS has roughly $23bn in belongings underneath administration. It has a 16 per cent goal allocation to non-public fairness and a 12 per cent goal allocation to actual belongings.
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