The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation's largest pension fund with more than $463B in assets, has invested $1.85B in two CRE debt funds.

CalPERS disclosed in a meeting document that it has approved a $1.5B commitment to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V and it has placed $360M into Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund V, according to a report in IPE Real Assets.

CalPERS also made a $750M investment in Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V and a $500M investment in DB SAF C Strategic Partners, the report said. Last month, IPR reported that commitments to Brookfield's fifth global flagship infrastructure fund had reached $27B.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.