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Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approves $225m commitment

The US public pension has backed three separate US-based private equity funds.

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Institution: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Headquarters: Oak Brook, United States
AUM: $42.40bn
Allocation to alternatives: 9.67%

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) has agreed to commit $75m each to Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VII, Waud Capital Partners Fund V and Vistria Fund III, according to notes from the firm’s December board meeting. IMRF has also made prior commitments to Vistria Fund I and II.

The $42.40bn US public pension currently has a 3.26 percent allocation to private equity.

As illustrated in the charts below, IMRF pursues diversified private equity investment strategies across a variety of regions.

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