The $132.7 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas has committed $358.7 million to energy and infrastructure vehicles, according to an email from spokeswoman Juliana Helton.
The first allocation was a $200 million commitment to Actis Energy IV, managed by Actis. The closed-end energy fund will make investments in electricity generation and distribution businesses in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Actis seeks to raise $2 billion in equity commitments for the fund.
The second allocation was a €150 million ($158.7 million) commitment to EQT Infrastructure III, an infrastructure fund managed by EQT Partners. The closed-end fund will invest in European infrastructure properties. The fund received a $100 million commitment from the $85.4 billion New Jersey Division of Investments in December and a $146.5 million commitment from the $12 billion Maine Public Employees Retirement System in November.
Texas TRS has a 3 percent target allocation to infrastructure.