New York City pension fund CIO Steven Meier announces departure by Elise Mackanych | Oct 23, 2025 New York City comptroller Brad Lander has announced that Steven Meier, CIO for the Bureau of Asset Management and deputy comptroller, will depart from his role, effective Nov. 7, for a new investment management opportunity.
U.S. pension systems remain fragile in 2025 by Released | Oct 23, 2025 The funded status of U.S. public retirement systems has continued improving as of Sept. 30, thanks both to strong financial market performance and record-high contribution rates from state and local governments, according to Equable’s latest State of Pensions 2025 research brief.
Alcazar Energy Partners pledges to more than double its investment in Montenegro to €500m by Kali Arevalo | Oct 22, 2025 Alcazar Energy Partners has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Government of Montenegro, reflecting the firm’s confidence in the region’s investment climate and Alcazar Energy’s commitment to its renewable-energy future.
Actis announces new Skyline transmission line acquisition in Brazil by Released | Oct 22, 2025 Actis has agreed to acquire a 135-kilometer (84-mile) electricity transmission line from EDP Brasil to add to its Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund 2 (ALLIF2) Brazilian electricity transmission platform, Skyline.
Ohio SERS funnels $100m into KKR Diversified Core Infrastructure Fund, plans investment consultant search by Kali Arevalo | Oct 22, 2025 Ohio School Employees Retirement System (SERS) has approved a commitment of up to $100 million to KKR Diversified Core Infrastructure Fund (DCIF), a private infrastructure core strategy within the real assets portfolio.
Aviva Investors, Astatine partner on €800m European industrial energy-transition platform by Released | Oct 22, 2025 Aviva Investors has partnered with Astatine, an Irish energy infrastructure specialist, to establish a new industrial energy-transition platform targeting €800 million ($929 million) of investment and aimed at supporting emission reductions in some of Europe’s most energy-intensive industries and hard-to-abate sectors.
South Carolina RSIC appoints Bryan Moore as CIO by Elise Mackanych | Oct 22, 2025 Bryan Moore has been appointed CIO of the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC). Moore assumed the interim CIO position after Geoff Berg departed from the pension fund earlier this year.
L&G pledges $3b for infrastructure, affordable housing and urban regeneration assets across the U.K. by Kali Arevalo | Oct 21, 2025 Legal & General (L&G) has announced a £2 billion ($3 billion) impact investment that will be used to accelerate regional growth and regeneration across the United Kingdom.
Octopus Energy and Energiequelle launch JV to slash energy costs for German businesses by Kali Arevalo | Oct 21, 2025 Octopus Energy Generation and German renewables developer Energiequelle have teamed up to launch OQTO-X, a new joint venture aimed at cutting energy costs and emissions for businesses across Europe.
Ancala acquires Irish telecom tower portfolio from Phoenix Tower International by Kali Arevalo | Oct 21, 2025 Ancala recently acquired a nationwide portfolio of 300 telecommunications towers in Ireland from Phoenix Tower International (PTI).
NextEnergy Capital energizes seventh asset for U.K. fund by Kali Arevalo | Oct 21, 2025 NextEnergy Capital, a global renewables manager specializing in the solar-plus infrastructure sector, recently brought a new utility-scale solar asset online in the United Kingdom.
ESR and Colt DCS launch JV to deliver data center development in Osaka by Released | Oct 21, 2025 ESR, an Asia Pacific–focused real asset owner and manager, and Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a global provider of hyperscale, artificial intelligence (AI) and large enterprise data center solutions, have entered into a joint venture to develop the first phase of a 130-megawatt hyperscale data center site in Minoh City, Osaka, Japan.
APG invests €300m for a stake in energy storage provider Return by Kali Persall | Oct 20, 2025 APG, on behalf of pension fund ABP — one of the world's largest pension investors — is investing €300 million ($350 million) in new growth equity for a minority stake in Return, an independent large-scale energy storage provider in Europe.
Vauban Infra Fibre to increase digital infra footprint via acquisition of Towerlink France by Kali Persall | Oct 20, 2025 Vauban Infrastructure Partners has announced Vauban Infra Fibre, France’s largest independent digital infrastructure platform, has taken a strategic step toward the proposed acquisition of Towerlink France from Cellnex France.
Ancala acquires additional interest in Liverpool John Lennon Airport from The Peel Group by Released | Oct 20, 2025 Ancala has acquired an additional 47.1 percent share in Liverpool John Lennon Airport from The Peel Group, becoming the majority shareholder with a 94.2 percent holding. Liverpool City Council retains its 5.8 percent interest in the airport.
