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onnecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) is earmarking $500 million (€431.6 million) for new infrastructure and real‑estate investments. A board‑meeting note shows the fund is weighing $150 million for ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund IV and $100 million for ISQ Growth Markets Infrastructure Fund II. Fund IV is a global vehicle targeting a $15 billion capital raise with no hard cap; I Squared Capital will co‑invest up to $300 million (or 2 % of the total) and expects net returns of 11–16 %, focusing on power, utilities, transport/logistics, digital, and ESG sectors. Fund II seeks $3 billion, targeting a 15–17 % IRR, and will prioritize projects in North/Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Latin America, especially in transport, urban infrastructure, renewables, digital, utilities, and industrial decarbonisation. CRPTF also considers a $250 million commitment to the CRPTF‑GCM Emerging Manager Partnership, a fund‑of‑one with GCM Grosvenor, aiming for 12–15 % IRR through co‑investments and seeding. Read the latest IPE Real Assets magazine here.