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Annual Commitment Pacing Plan Template
Create an annual private equity commitment pacing plan using pacing-model assumptions for budgets, re-ups, new managers, liquidity and approvals.
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Executive plan
Public Pension Investment Office's 2027 annual investment plan establishes a $200m commitment budget and prioritizes disciplined progress toward the 20% private markets target.
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Starting position
The $5.4bn portfolio begins the year at a 17.6% private markets allocation. Existing NAV, unfunded commitments and expected distributions determine available commitment capacity.
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Annual objectives
The plan supports a 20% policy target while improving strategy, manager and vintage diversification. Commitments should reflect underwriting quality rather than a requirement to fully spend the budget.
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Commitment budget
Authorize a total 2027 commitment budget of $200m. Re-ups, new managers, co-investments and secondary purchases are separate additive sleeves; reconcile their sum to this budget before approval. Staff should maintain the underlying pacing model with rolling forecasts of calls, distributions, NAV and allocation impact.
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Priority re-ups
Reserve $100m across five priority managers. Each re-up must be compared with new-manager opportunities using performance attribution, team stability, strategy fit and current portfolio exposure.
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New relationships
Allocate $50m across two or three relationships. New relationships should fill documented portfolio gaps and meet the same diligence and governance standards as re-ups.
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Strategy priorities
The year's strategy priorities are lower-middle-market buyout, private credit, European secondaries and selective early-stage venture. Avoid adding exposure to already concentrated strategies or adjacent vintages without documented rationale.
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Co-investments & secondaries
Reserve $25m for co-investments and $25m for secondary purchases. Use these allocations selectively to improve economics, deployment timing or diversification.
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Liquidity capacity
$500m minimum liquid-asset buffer after projected calls
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Constraints & risks
The principal planning constraints are 2021-2022 vintage concentration, slower distributions and limited venture pacing capacity. Quarterly pacing updates should identify any required deferrals or reallocations.
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Approval framework
Investment Committee approves commitments above $30m; staff executes within the annual plan
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Decision requested
Approve the 2027 investment plan and authorize commitments within the stated ranges.