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Fresno County Pension Fund Commits $100M to Private Markets Strategies 

Fresno County Pension Fund Commits $100M to Private Markets Strategies 

The Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association (FCERA) committed approximately $100 million across four private market strategies in early 2025, according to a recent board memo to trustees. The $7 billion pension fund currently has about $1.9 billion allocated to private markets, including private equity, real estate, private credit, and infrastructure. 

In February, FCERA approved three allocations across a range of strategies. The first was a $10 million commitment to the EnTrust Global Blue Ocean Onshore Fund II, a maritime private credit strategy launched in 2016 that provides asset-backed financing in the shipping sector. The pension also allocated $20 million to Kayne Anderson Private Energy Income Fund III, which recently closed at $2.5 billion. The fund is managed by Kayne Anderson’s energy private equity team, which now oversees approximately $7 billion in energy-focused capital across multiple vehicles. 

In April, the board approved a $55 million investment in HarbourVest Infrastructure Opportunities Fund III, which targets infrastructure assets in the renewables, power, and transmission sectors and includes secondary investments as part of its strategy. Most recently, FCERA committed $15 million to Graceada Partners Fund IV-QP, a value-add real estate fund focused on industrial parks and multifamily housing. 

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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