Blueprint: NPS and CPP’s latest commitments, Machine’s oversubscribed distress fund and more
In today's edition; Higher-risk strategies remain at the forefront this week as investors seek outsized returns after a market reset. Leading this week’s newsletter is Machine Investment Group, an emerging manager focused on distressed and special situations, which hit the hard-cap on its second flagship fund – the latest in a series of similar capital formation events this month. Elsewhere, global pension investors NPS and CPP Investments each reveal significant exposures to non-core real estate funds; manager Kennedy Wilson expands in Canada; a new trend emerges in manager M&A and more in this digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
18 August 2026•5 mins read
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