Maine Public Employees’ Retirement System, Augusta, made six new commitments totaling up to $380 million, wrote Andrew Sawyer, chief investment officer, in an e-mail.
The $12.3 billion pension fund committed up to $200 million to KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, managed by KKR & Co. It is the pension fund’s fifth commitment to a KKR fund. Most recently, the pension fund committed up to $50 million to KKR Real Estate Partners America in November.
Separately, the pension fund committed up to $60 million to private equity fund Thoma Bravo Fund XI. It is the pension fund’s first commitment to a Thoma Bravo fund.
The pension fund also committed up to $34.9 million to private equity fund Riverside Micro-Cap Fund III, managed by Riverside Co. The pension fund previously committed up to $60 million to Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund VI in March 2013.
Also, the pension fund committed up to $30 million to direct lending fund ABRY Advanced Securities Fund III, managed by ABRY Partners. The pension fund previously committed $30 million to ABRY Senior Equity IV in November 2012.
The pension fund also committed up to $30 million to EnCap Flatrock Midstream Fund III, an oil and gas fund.
The pension fund also made a commitment of up to $25 million to Westbrook Real Estate Fund IX, an opportunistic real estate fund managed by Westbrook Partners. It is the pension fund’s first commitment to a Westbrook Partners fund.