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Louisiana Teachers Adds $50M to Stonepeak Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 

Louisiana Teachers Adds $50M to Stonepeak Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has committed $50 million to middle-market infrastructure, continuing to build out its real assets and alternatives exposure amid a steady push to diversify portfolio returns. 

The $29 billion public pension, based in Baton Rouge, received trustee approval last week for the allocation to Stonepeak Opportunities Fund II, marking Stonepeak’s first mandate within the system’s real assets program. Louisiana Teachers’ alternatives and real estate portfolio now totals approximately $15 billion, reflecting the growing role of private markets in the plan’s long-term strategy. 

The pension reported a 7.4% return for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025. 

Stonepeak Opportunities Fund II targets core-plus and value-add investments across the middle-market infrastructure landscape, with an emphasis on control investments and structured capital solutions. The strategy focuses on assets in communications, transportation, logistics, energy, and energy transition, primarily across North America and Europe. Stonepeak’s inaugural fund in the strategy closed in 2024 with $3.15 billion in commitments. 

The commitment follows a series of recent real asset allocations by Louisiana Teachers, including investments with Cabot Properties and Oaktree Capital Management’s real estate income strategy. 

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About Joe Palmisano

Joe Palmisano is editorial director of Connect Money, where he oversees daily coverage of alternative assets, direct investments, financial advisory and the economy. He brings three decades of experience as a financial journalist, analyst and portfolio manager. Before joining Connect Money, Palmisano wrote for The Wall Street Journal, covering foreign exchange, global fixed-income and equity markets. He later served as a senior research analyst and portfolio manager, producing market analysis and managing foreign exchange and U.S. equity portfolios for FX Concepts. His work has also appeared in SFO Magazine and CMT Association publications. Palmisano earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The American University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.