The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, a state-owned corporation that manages the assets of the Alaska Permanent Fund on behalf of current and future generations of Alaskans, and Barings have launched the Alaska Future Fund.
“The Alaska Future Fund addresses a pressing need faced by many institutional investors and communities seeking access to unique infrastructure and real assets projects and aims to help catalyze growth in Alaska’s local market,” said Anthony Sciacca, head of Barings alternative investments.
The program, which has an initial commitment of $100 million, seeks to identify and support private funds and private market businesses/projects that are either based in Alaska, have investment operations in Alaska or have a current bona fide plan to operate in Alaska. The Alaska Future Fund will invest in businesses and projects that support core sectors of the Alaskan economy, including, but not limited to, real assets, natural resources, transportation and infrastructure, to grow the Alaskan economy and foster the next generation of private market opportunities in the state of Alaska.
“With the launch of the Alaska Future Fund, Barings is seeking investment opportunities that will benefit Alaska’s development and generate strong market-based investment returns,” said Mina Pacheco Nazemi, managing director at Barings Alternative Investments. “These investments may be in the form of capitalizing fund managers or investing alongside fund managers in businesses or projects.”
