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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Private equity fundraising fell again in 2025, but growing dealmaking, exit confidence could spell successful 2026
Global private equity fundraising turned in its second consecutive year of declining activity in 2025, new data from financial analytics specialist PitchBook shows.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Davidson Kempner seals over $1.1bn for second asset-backed private credit fund
Multi-strategy investor Davidson Kempner Capital Management has bolstered its asset-backed private credit fund capital with a more than $1.1bn final close of its sophomore fund in the strategy.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Eir Partners raises first $1bn fund, more than double the size of its predecessor
Mid-market healthcare and tech investor Eir Partners has reached a $1bn final close for its third flagship fund, more than doubling the total collected for its sophomore vehicle two years ago.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Benefit Street scores $10bn of new RE debt investable capital through latest fund close
Franklin Templeton's credit arm Benefit Street Partners has scored $10bn of new investable capital through the final close of its latest real estate debt fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Guidepost Growth Equity scores $520m for target-beating Fund IV raise
Guidepost Growth Equity has raised more than $520m at the final close of its fourth flagship fund targeting enterprise-focused technology companies.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 09, 2026

Catalio Capital scores huge credit fund size jump with $325m close of sophomore vehicle in strategy
Life sciences and healthcare investor Catalio Capital Management has beaten its target for its second credit fund by reaching a $325m final close.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

Deal Roundup: Wynnchurch seals Stampede Culinary Partners trade sale, Gemspring buys into TRG
Wynnchurch Capital has sold Stampede Culinary Partners to trade buyer Premium Brands Holdings.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

Warburg Pincus strikes $3bn close for third financial services fund, beating $2.5bn goal
Private equity major Warburg Pincus has hit a $3bn final close for its third fund targeting financial services dealmaking, beating its initial $2.5bn target.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

Veteran GenNx360 IR head Rojas to retire after over 18 years at firm, Blackwell brought in as new fundraising lead
Mid-market industrial and business services investor GenNx360 Capital Partners has brought in experienced private equity fundraiser Kay Blackwell to head up investor relations ahead of the upcoming retirement of veteran IR director Carmen Rojas.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

LoneTree already planning 2026 Fund II launch, a year after raising debut vehicle
New York-based growth investor LoneTree Capital is already prepping to launch it sophomore fundraise, just a year after closing its debut investment vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

AEA Investors boosts EMEA investor relations with Bayazid hire as regional fundraising head
AEA Investors has brought in former AlbaCore Capital partner Zeynep Tumer Bayazid to spearhead the expansion of the firm's client base in Europe and the Middle East.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 08, 2026

Impact investor Creation almost doubles debut credit fund total with $46m-plus Fund II close
Impact investor Creation Investments Capital Management has almost doubled the total raised for its debut credit fund through the more than $46m final close of its sophomore vehicle in the strategy.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 07, 2026

Deal Roundup: KKR said to buy sports-focused PE house Arctos in $1bn deal, Triton agrees Ramudden sale to I Squared
KKR has reportedly agreed to acquire professional sports-focused private equity investor Arctos Partners in a deal valuing it at about $1bn.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 07, 2026

BV beats Fund XII target with $2.4bn hard cap close, 40% up on Fund XI total
BV Investment Partners, a private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has soared past its Fund XII target to reach a more than $2.4bn hard cap close. The new fund is about 40% larger than the $1.75bn Boston-based BV collected for its predecessor fund in 2023. Never miss […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 07, 2026

Banner Ridge reaches $4.2bn Fund VI hard cap, almost double its Fund V total
Multi-strategy private equity house Banner Ridge Partners has hit a $4.2bn hard cap final close for its sixth flagship secondaries fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 07, 2026

Lindsay Goldberg raises $4.9bn for biggest fund yet, 40% more than for 2020 predecessor vehicle
US private equity major Lindsay Goldberg has raised $4.9bn for the target-beating final close of its sixth fund - 40% more than it collected for its predecessor vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 06, 2026

Morpheus Ventures registers almost $100m for third fund, with eyes on $150m
Los Angeles-based early-stage investor Morpheus Ventures has registered close to $100m for its third flagship venture capital vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 06, 2026

Edmond de Rothschild AM brings in Mirova co-founder Roucher to head private markets strategy
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management has brought in Mirova co-founder Anne-Laurence Roucher as its group head of private markets.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 05, 2026

Granite Harbor Capital launches first private markets fundraise, eyes PE, real estate and credit deals
Granite Harbor Capital, the alternative investment arm of financial services business Granite Harbor Companies, has launched its first private markets opportunity fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Jan 05, 2026

European infra specialist Vesper attracts more LPs for interim fund close
Vesper Infrastructure Partners, a European mid-market value-add investor, has hit an interim close for its new fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 23, 2025

National security, tech investor Hale Capital Management brings AUM to $334m through Fund V close
National security and tech-focused investor Hale Capital Management has boosted its assets under management to $334m through the final close of its fifth fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 23, 2025

Deerpath digs up more than $2bn for seventh flagship senior debt fund
Debt financing investment specialist Deerpath Capital Management has raised more than $2bn at the final close of its seventh flagship fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 22, 2025

Women's health-focused investor FemHealthVentures doubles debut fund size with $65m sophomore raise
FemHealth Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on women's health, has closed its sophomore fund on $65m.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 22, 2025

VE Partners almost doubles previous fund total with hard cap €230m Fund V close
Benelux-focused investment house VE Partners has picked up €230m at the hard cap final close of its fifth flagship fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 19, 2025

Fortino Capital scores big fund size jump for third PE vehicle, reaches extended €700m hard cap
Fortino Capital, a specialist European investor in B2B SaaS companies, has hit an extended €700m hard cap final close for its third fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 19, 2025

Ethos Capital picks up big institutional backing for Identity Digital continuation fund
Information services-focused investor Ethos Capital has completed a continuation fund raise for its portfolio business Identity Digital.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 19, 2025

German energy transition investor T2Y Capital hits €125m first close for debut fund
T2Y Capital, a growth and buyout investor focused on the energy sector and adjacent industries, has raised €125m for the first close of its debut fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 18, 2025

Deal Roundup: Warburg exits warehouse software supplier Softeon, OpenGate completed ScioTeq sale to Tikehau
Warburg Pincus has exited supply chain execution and planning systems specialist Softeon to IFS, a provider of industrial AI software.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 18, 2025

Standard Investment eyes European dealmaking expansion with €150m one-and-done Fund V close
Dutch private equity investor Standard Investment has sealed a first and final close for its fifth flagship fund at its €150m hard cap.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 18, 2025

S3 Ventures celebrates 20 years with new $250m fund, AUM passes $1bn
Veteran Texas early stage investor S3 Ventures is celebrating 20 years in operation with the launch of its $250m eighth fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 17, 2025

JP Morgan PE unit seals above-target $1.44bn final close for new flagship fund
JP Morgan Asset Management's Private Equity Group has closed its latest flagship fund on $1.44bn, about 15% above its initial $1.25bn target.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 17, 2025

MML Capital Partners picks up €935m for debut fund investing ‘at intersection of PE, infra'
Mid-market buyout house MML Capital Partners has raised €935m for the final close of its debut fund looking to invest at the intersection of private equity and infrastructure in the UK and Europe.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 17, 2025

Bain Capital, 11North seal $1.6bn capital raise targeting open-air retail center investing
Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North Partners have closed a capital raise of up to $1.6bn to invest alongside their co-owned, dedicated open air retail-focused operating platform.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

Deal Roundup: KKR buys into Premialab, SK Capital backs Swixx at €1.5bn valuation
KKR has invested $220m in Premialab, a provider of data, analytics and risk management solutions for quantitative investing.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

VC major Lightspeed unveils more than $9bn of new fund capital
Lightspeed Venture Partners has raised more than $9bn across its latest flagship fund and a string of other investment vehicles.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

Israe's Viola Ventures picks up $250m across new flagship fund, debut Conviction vehicle
Israel investment firm Viola Ventures has raised $250m across two new funds targeting early-stage dealmaking in the country.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

Israel's Viola Ventures picks up $250m across new flagship fund, debut Conviction vehicle
Israel investment firm Viola Ventures has raised $250m across two new funds targeting early-stage dealmaking in the country.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

Secondaries PE giant Lexington Partners expands to Middle East with Abu Dhabi office opening
Secondaries-focused private equity major Lexington Partners has opened its first office in the Middle East, expanding its global footprint to nine offices across four continents.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

Main Capital promotes long-serving pair to partner, including investor relations head Jorn de Ruijter
Main Capital Partners has named Jorn de Ruijter and Daan Visscher as its newest partners, after almost a decade at the firm for both executives.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 16, 2025

German buyout veteran Nord Holding seals All Inclusive Fitness continuation fund at over €500m EV
German private equity firm Nord Holding has renewed its partnership with All Inclusive Fitness through a single-asset continuation fund, at an enterprise value of more than €500m.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 12, 2025

Ex-UK deputy prime minister, former Meta global affairs head Nick Clegg joins Hiro Capital
Former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has joined venture capital firm Hiro Capital, having left his role as Meta's global affairs head earlier this year.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 12, 2025

MML Capital raises €630m continuation fund to continue ‘exceptional growth' of portfolio company pair
Mid-market buyout house MML Capital has raised more than €630m for the final close of its new continuation fund, which will take on a pair of growing European business services companies.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 11, 2025

Deal Roundup: Sverica sells Coastal Cloud to Tata for $700m, Arcline seals $685m MMT trade exit
Sverica Capital Management has sold Fund V portfolio company Coastal Cloud Holdings, a Salesforce consulting specialist, to Tata Consultancy Services for $700m.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 11, 2025

British Business Bank makes biggest fund commitment yet with $100m SV8 Biotech backing
The UK government-owned British Business Bank has agreed a $100m cornerstone commitment to SV Health Investors' new flagship fund, its largest fund commitment to date.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 11, 2025

Long-time deal-by-deal investor Integrity Growth Partners seals $220m debut fundraise
Growth equity firm Integrity Growth Partners has raised $220m for its debut fundraise, after eight years of deal-by-deal investing.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 11, 2025

AXA IM arm CAPZA scores huge fund size jump with new senior loan series, pulls in more than €1bn
AXA IM Alta subsidiary CAPZA, a private investment firm focused on European SMEs and mid-cap companies, has pulled more than €1bn for its biggest senior loan fundraise yet.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 11, 2025

Aneli Capital launches with €35m to target Lithuania, CEE tech startup ecosystem
Central and Eastern Europe-focused investor Aneli Capital has launched with a €35m debut fund targeting tech startups in the region.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 10, 2025

La Banque Postale, Aegen AM tie-up LBP AM flies past target in €450m senior debt fund close
LBP AM Group, a tie-up between La Banque Postale and Aegon Asset Management, has soared past its target for its latest direct lending fundraise to reach a €450m final close.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 10, 2025

Ardian to give pro investors access to its infra strategy through new evergreen investment fund
Ardian has launched a new evergreen vehicle providing professional investors with access to its infrastructure strategy.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 10, 2025

Eiffel Investment beats target for third energy transition fund to reach €1.2bn hard cap close
French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group has beaten its €1bn target for its third energy transition fund to reach a €1.2bn hard cap final close.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 09, 2025

Deal Roundup: Cinven seals Flint Global majority stake buy, Bessemer Investors backs Xanitos
Cinven has agreed a majority investment in professinal services firm Flint Global, which advises corporates and investors on regulatory, policy, competition and economics matters.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 09, 2025

North Sky back fundraising for new sustainability-focused secondaries fund, eyes on $250m
Impact investor North Sky Capital has eyeing another $250m of fundraising capital targeting energy transition and sustainability-based secondaries dealmaking.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 09, 2025

AI to make up more than half of European VC deal value next year despite ‘bubble-like boom': PitchBook
The stellar growth of AI is set to continue next year despite its 'bubble-like boom' status according to PitchBook analysts, who believe the sector will represent more than half of all European VC deal value in 2026.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 09, 2025

Gemcorp teams with Angola sovereign fund to launch pan-Africa infra investment vehicle
Emerging markets-focused asset manager Gemcorp Capital has teamed with the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) to launch a pan-African infrastructure fund with eyes on about $500m of capital.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 08, 2025

6 Degrees Capital clears €150m to close third flagship fund leveraging "transformative potential of AI"
European early stage investor 6 Degrees Capital has sealed a €154m final close for its third fund, which will target "outlier founders" at the seed and Series A stages.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

Deal Roundup: HongShan said to make €2.5bn bid for Permira's Golden Goose, Blackstone discussions for Big Yellow takeover end
China's HongShan Capital Group has reportedly made a €2.5bn offer for Permira's Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

Fee pressure, negative fundraising perception most common obstacles for capital raising GPs - Dechert
Fee pressures and general negative sentiment about the state of the current fundraising market are the major obstacles weighing on private equity GPs attempting to bring in new capital, the latest research from law firm Dechert shows.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

Igneo already eyeing up to €4bn for new infra raise, two months after closing €5.3bn Fund III - report
Igneo Infrastructure Partners is already reportedly lining up as much as €4bn for its latest fundraise.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

Ex-Platinum Equity execs back with second Truelink Capital fundraise, with eyes on $1.5bn
Truelink Capital, the Los Angeles buyout house launched by a pair of former Platinum Equity managing directors three years ago, is already back in the market with its sophomore fundraise.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

A&M Capital said to seek up to $500m for debut secondaries fundraise
A&M Capital, the private equity investment arm of consulting business Alvarez & Marsal, is reportedly raising up to $500m for its debut secondaries fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 05, 2025

US, India-focused tech investor Nexus Venture Partners pulls in $700m for latest fundraise
Nexus Venture Partners, which targets cross-border growth opportunities between India and the US, has collected another $700m through the final close of its eighth flagship fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 04, 2025

Deal Roundup: Brevo becomes a unicorn as Bridgepoint reinvests, Thoma Bravo completes Azul majority stake buy
Bridgepoint has reinvested in Brevo, a European specialist in email marketing software, as part of the company's latest €500m financing round - giving the company unicorn status.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 04, 2025

Windrose Health Investors races to $2.6bn Fund VII close, almost double Fund VI size
Specialist private equity house WindRose Health Investors has pulled in $2.6bn at the final close of its seventh flagship fund, almost double the size of its predecessor vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 04, 2025

India's DMI Alternatives eyes high-quality local companies with $120m private debt fund
New Delhi-based investor DMI Alternatives has raised a $120m corporate private credit fund targeting performing and cash-flow Indian companies.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 04, 2025

Stafford seals $1.2bn for roll-up continuation fund of three prior timberland investment vehicles
Stafford Capital Partners has raised a $1.2bn continuation fund as a roll-up of three of its previous core timberland vehicles.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 04, 2025

First Reserve rehires Caroline Theodoridis to boost investor relations team
First Reserve, the former oil and gas investment specialist which pivoted towards infrastructure and services dealmaking last year, has rehired Caroline Theodoridis as a director in its capital formation and investor relations operation.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 03, 2025

Deal Roundup: CVC agrees £2bn buyout of airport baggage security business Smiths Detection, WCAS eyes $1.89bn Lumexa valuation in IPO
CVC has agreed to buy airport baggage screening business Smiths Detection in a £2bn deal including debt.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 03, 2025

EQT gets Fubon Life Insurance backing for transition infrastructure fund
Institutional investor Fubon Life Insurance has made a €65m commitment to EQT's transition infrastructure strategy.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 03, 2025

OceanSound Partners said to seek $2bn for Fund III, just over a year after closing $1.49bn predecessor
Tech investor OceanSound is reportedly already back in the fundraising market with a $2bn-targeting follow-up to its 2024 sophomore fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 03, 2025

Australia, New Zealand VC secondaries specialist SecondQuarter said to eye A$4bn opportunity with third fundraise
Australia and New Zealand-focused venture secondaries investor SecondQuarter is reportedly readying to hit the market with its third fundraise since its 2020 launch.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 03, 2025

Canadian Venture Capital Association names tech advocate Benjamin Bergen as new CEO
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association has named Council of Canadian Innovators president Benjamin Bergen as its new CEO.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 02, 2025

Deal Roundup: Blue Point exits Country Pure Foods after tripling EBITDA, Sunlake sells seals PSS trade sale after heavy growth
Blue Point Capital Partners has exited Country Pure Foods, a provider of branded and private-label drinks, after tripling the platform's EBITDA.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 02, 2025

TIAA investment arm Nuveen beats US real estate debt fund target through $650m final close
The $139bn-managing investor Nuveen Real Estate has reached a $650m final close for its US Strategic Debt Fund, beating its $500m target.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 02, 2025

Expedition Growth Capital continues significant fund size increases with $375m Fund III close
Software investor Expedition Growth Capital has reached a $375m final close for its third fund, well up on the roughly $270m it collected for its sophomore vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 02, 2025

Expedition Growth Capital continues significant fund size increases with €375m Fund III close
Software investor Expedition Growth Capital has reached a $375m final close for its third fund, 50% more than it collected for its sophomore vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 02, 2025

Italy's Bravo Invest doubles previous fund size with €226m Fund III close
Lower mid-market Italian private equity house Bravo Invest has reached a €226m first and final close for its third fund - double the size of its predecessor vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 01, 2025

Israel's Entrée Capital celebrates $1.5bn of AUM thanks to new fundraising activity
Israel-based early-stage investor Entrée Capital has raised $300m of new early stage funds, bringing its total assets under management to $1.5bn.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Dec 01, 2025

Israel's Entrée Capital celebrates $1.5m of AUM thanks to new fundraising activity
Israel-based early-stage investor Entrée Capital has raised $300m of new early stage funds, bringing its total assets under management to $1.5bn.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 28, 2025

Deal Roundup: Alto Partners buys into seismic protection specialist FIP MEC, Asterion enters Portuguese data centre market
Alto Partners has agreed to buy into seismic protection device specialist FIP MEC, which is owned by Idea Cinquanta, the investment holding of the Cavagnis family.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 28, 2025

Unigestion scores big fund size increase with latest secondaries fund through €1.7bn hard cap close
Mid-market investor Unigestion Private Equity has hit a €1.7bn hard cap final close for its sixth flagship secondaries fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 28, 2025

Axcel speeds to ‘efficient' €459m hard cap close for first lower-mid-market vehicle
Nordic private equity house Axcel has closed its first dedicated lower-mid-market fundraise on its €459m hard cap.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 28, 2025

Almost half of private investors not exposed to private markets considering getting into segment: Barclays
More and more wealthy individuals and family offices are looking at making their first moves into private markets investing, with real estate and private equity drawing the most interest, new research from Barclays shows.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 27, 2025

Jolt Capital over halfway to Fund V target thanks to €600m first close
European deeptech investor Jolt Capital has hit a €600m first close for its fifth flagship fund, putting it more than half way to its €1bn target.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 26, 2025

Deal Roundup: VTG acquiries Miklos Systems, H.I.G Capital set to sell Project Informatica
VTG, a leading provider of national security solutions, has announced the acquisition of Miklos Systems. Founded in 1993, MSI has built a strong reputation for delivering full software lifecycle development, cloud services, cybersecurity, data science, and systems engineering to mission-critical programs across the Intelligence Community (IC). H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm with […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 26, 2025

Kester concludes first and final close of Fund IV at £425m hard cap
Kester, a sector-focused private equity firm, has completed the first and final close of its fourth fund, Kester Capital Fund IV, at its hard cap of £425m. The four-month fundraise was materially oversubscribed, resulting in a single close driven by strong demand from both existing and new institutional investors. Fund IV marks a significant increase […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 26, 2025

Katten widens private credit capabilities with Volsky hire
Katten, a full-service law firm, has expanded its private credit capabilities with the appointment of Dr Alexander Volsky as a partner in its Dallas office, the firm announced on Tuesday. The move strengthens Katten's presence in one of the US's most active financing markets. The company said Volsky's arrival adds further depth to its private […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 26, 2025

Chui Ventures secures $17.3m for gender-inclusive fund
Chui Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm with a gender-inclusive investment mandate, has completed the final close of its debut Fund I, securing $17.3m. The fund, which exceeded its original $10m target, backs local African founders developing mass-market, tech-enabled solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa. The close attracted commitments from a diverse group of foundations, family offices […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 26, 2025

Flashpoint concludes growth debt fund on $67m
Flashpoint has completed the last close of its growth debt fund, securing $67m from a wide range of investors. According to Alternative Credit Investor, the close marks the second vintage of the $600m technology investment firm's growth debt vehicle. Flashpoint remarked that the fund targets venture capital-backed technology and tech-enabled companies at post-series A stage […]

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 25, 2025

Apogem Capital leads $245m continuation fund for Heartwood Capital's The Amlon Group
Heartwood Partners has raised a $245m continuation fund for sustainability-focused waste solution provider The Amlon Group, which it backed in 2021. 

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 25, 2025

Deal Roundup: HIG Capital sells Project Informatica to EMK Capital, Truelink sells Koch Filter in $450m deal
HIG Capital has agreed to sell Italian IT operator Project Informatica to EMK Capital. The company completed seven acquisitions during HIG's ownership and quadrupled its revenues, the firm said.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 25, 2025

Federated Hermes hits $320m in initial close of new lower-mid-market co-invest fund
Asset management major Federated Hermes has raised about $320m in initial commitments for its new private equity co-investment fund.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 25, 2025

O2 Investment Partners said to seek $550m for fifth flagship fundraise
Lower mid-market buyout house O2 Investment Partners is reportedly back in the fundraising market looking to collect $550m for its latest flagship investment vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 25, 2025

Future Standard creates semi-liquid mid-market PE investment strategy, COPRE anchors
Future Standard, an $86bn global alternative asset manager, has launched a new semi-liquid stratagey providing diversified access to mid-market US and European private equity investments.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

Deal Roundup: Sullivan Street sells Octavius Infra to RSK, Accession Capital Partners backs Agrova
Sullivan Street Partners has sold UK civil engineering and and electrification transport infrastructure specialist Octavius Infrastructure to RSK Group.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

Weinberg Capital Partners seals €115m for first continuation fund, for growing French hygiene, environmental services specialist Sapian
Weinberg Capital Partners has raised €115m for its debut continuation fund, which will aim to extend its support for portfolio business Sapian.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

Watchfire Ventures eyes $150m Fund III after pair of $50m-targeting prior fundraises
Early-stage investor Watchfire Ventures is looking to raise $150m for its third flagship fund, a big uptick compared to its predecessor fund targets.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

JP Morgan PE arm strikes $1bn co-invest fund close, four years after $667m debut offering
JP Morgan Asset Management's private equity group has reached $1bn at the final close of its sophomore co-investment fund, beating its $750m target.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

3i spinout Alba Infra Partners hits €250m at first close of inaugural blind-pool fund
London and Paris-based infrastructure investor Alba Infra Partners has raised about €250m for its first fund since spinning out from investment house 3i last year.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 24, 2025

Sterling Investment Partners powers to $1.6bn hard cap Fund V close
Sterling Investment Partners has struck its $1.6bn hard cap at the final close of its fifth flagship fund, a hefty 70% increase compared to its predecessor vehicle.

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Private Equity Breaking News
Nov 21, 2025

Deal Roundup: Hg agrees $2.3bn Intelerad sale, Archimed scores 7.2x overall MED I returns through Citieffe exit
Hg has agreed to sell medical imaging software business Intelerad to GE HealthCare in a $2.3bn deal following impressive revenue growth at the business.

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