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Apr 28, 2026
Astorg has agreed a roughly $1bn buyout of Thermo Fisher Scientific's microbiology business. The arm, which provides antimicrobial susceptibility testing and culture media solutions for clinical, pharmaceutical and food safety testing, generated $645m in revenue last year. Thermo Fisher expects the deal to close in the second half of 2026. Astorg said the market was […]
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Apr 28, 2026
Product-led investing VC Mighty Capital has closed its third fundraise on $91m, more than three-times the amount it collected for its predecessor vehicle.
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Apr 28, 2026
Allianz Global Investors has hit a $270m first close for its debut infrastructure credit fund focused on the Asia Pacific region.
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Apr 28, 2026
Emerald Lake Capital Management has raised $800m for its heavily oversubscribed debut fund after years of successful deal-by-deal investing.
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Apr 27, 2026
Energy-focused private equity house EIV Capital has raised about $1.1bn across its latest flagship fund and a new upstream oil and gas vehicle. Fund V will continue EIV's strategy of making equity investments in energy infrastructure businesses, including the gathering, processing, transportation, storage and marketing of oil, natural gas and refined products. Never miss a story! […]
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Apr 24, 2026
Private markets investment major StepStone Group has raised more than double its target for its second credit opportunities fund through a $1.58bn final close.
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Apr 24, 2026
Eurazeo-owned healthcare VC investor Kurma Partners has closed its fourth Biofund on €215m, a 34% jump compared to its predecessor vehicle in the strategy. Despite that capital increase, BioFund IV came in below the €250m fundraising aim Kurma revealed in October 2024, at the time of the vehicle's €140m first close. Never miss a story! […]
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Apr 24, 2026
L Catterton has teamed with athletes including Mike Trout, Kevin Durant and Cooper Flagg to launch a $500m investment partnership targeting consumer businesses.
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Apr 24, 2026
European private equity house Waterland has raced to €4.6bn across its latest flagship buyout fund and sophomore Partnership Fund.
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Apr 24, 2026
The majority of private markets GPs are optimistic about their fundraising prospects in 2026 - although pessimism remains with a significant chunk of capital raisers, new research from S&P shows.
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Apr 23, 2026
HIG Capital has agreed to sell clinical pharmacology and bioanalytical sciences specialist Celerion to THL Partners.
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Apr 23, 2026
Adams Street Partners has reached a $2.5bn final close for its latest co-investment fund, bringing its AUM in the strategy to $7.2bn.
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Apr 23, 2026
Achieve Partners, a private equity firm which aims to "engineer the future of learning and earning", has raised $450m for its sophomore fund.
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Apr 23, 2026
Pantheon has picked up regulatory approval for its evergreen Global Infrastructure Secondaries Fund, its latest vehicle aimed at private wealth investors wanting to access private markets returns.
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Apr 22, 2026
French private equity investor Abenex has sealed a first close for its Industries 9.0 Fund, with commitments exceeding 50% of its €150m target.
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Apr 22, 2026
HarbourVest Partners has picked up about $2.4bn of commitments to close its thirteenth flagship US primaries fund, down on the $3bn it gathered for its predecessor vehicle.
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Apr 22, 2026
Baird's private equity investment arm, Baird Capital, has reached a $450m hard cap final close for its third global fund.
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Apr 21, 2026
Ardian has sold its sale its stake in TRIGO, a provider of inspection, quality engineering, and industrial performance management services to the transportation sector, to French investment fund Montyon Capital.
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Apr 21, 2026
Alternative assets major EQT has raised the Asia Pacific region's biggest-ever private equity fund, pulling in a hard-cap-beating $15.6bn at final close.
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Apr 21, 2026
Alternative credit investor Founders First Capital Partners has reached a first close for its $50m-targeting sophomore fund.
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Apr 21, 2026
Cerberus Capital Management has closed a $2.3bn single-asset continuation vehicle for Subsea Communications, a critical digital infrastructure company and supplier of turnkey subsea fiber optic cable systems.
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Apr 21, 2026
The British Business Bank has agreed to commit up to £35m to the fourth fund being raised by pre-seed and seed investor Episode 1.
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Apr 21, 2026
Canadian life science investor Lumira Ventures has reached a first close for its $200m-targeting fifth fund.
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Apr 20, 2026
London-based healthcare and life science Apposite Capital has launched a new growth-focused health fund, anchored by a £100m commitments from the British Business Bank.
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Apr 20, 2026
Partners Group has raised more than $9bn of commitments to close its eighth flagship secondaries programme, which includes a closed-end fund and related vehicles.
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Apr 20, 2026
'Offline economy'-focused Sideline Group has raised $155m for the final close of its debut investment fund and related vehicles, "substiantally" exceeding its initial target.
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Apr 20, 2026
Accel has raised $5bn of new late-stage-focused capital, with the vast majority said to be slated for its growth stage Leaders Fund.
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Apr 17, 2026
Almost the entirety of Schroders shareholders have voted in favour of its takeover by US asset manager and TIAA subsidiary Nuveen in a £9.9bn deal. More than 99.9% of shareholders backed the proposed deal, which offers 590p per share and a 22p per share dividend. The combined group will manage $2.5tn of assets if the […]
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Apr 17, 2026
Global venture capital investment more than doubled to a record $330.9bn in the first quarter of this year, KPMG said, fuelled by "an extraordinary concentration of capital in large megadeals".
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Apr 17, 2026
CapVest has closed its latest fundraise on €4.5bn, well above its €3.85bn target, according to law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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Apr 17, 2026
Topspin Consumer Partners has beaten its hard cap for its third flagship fundraise by hitting a $328m final close for the vehicle.
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Apr 16, 2026
Eka Ventures has closed its sophomore fund on £80m, saying the raise makes it the UK's largest early-stage impact VC investing across health, wellbeing and sustainability.
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Apr 16, 2026
European investor Vesper Infrastructure Partners has reached a final close of more than €1bn for its Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I, beating its €800m target.
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Apr 16, 2026
New York-based buyout house Lightyear Capital has hit a roughly $2.5bn hard cap close for its sixth flagship fund.
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Apr 16, 2026
Credit investor GoldenTree Asset Management has reached its $3bn hard cap for the latest series of its evergreen tactical opportunities fund.
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Apr 15, 2026
TPG has agreed to acquire Learfield, a media and technology company focused on college athletics.
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Apr 15, 2026
Early-stage fintech, supply chain and future of work investor Collide Capital has raised $95m for its oversubscribed second main fund.
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Apr 15, 2026
26North Partners, the multi-asset investment firm launched by Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris, has sealed an above-target $5.9bn final close for its debut private equity fund.
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Apr 15, 2026
Energy and infrastructure investor EIG has hit an initial close for Geothermal Catalyst Partners, which is focused on developing next-gen geothermal projects in the US.
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Apr 15, 2026
Australian superannuation investor Colonial First State has committed A$370m ($261m) to infrastructure investor Morrison's Value Add Infrastructure II strategy.
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Apr 15, 2026
Webster Equity Partners has collected $1.8bn through the biggest fundraise in the firm's 23-year history.
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Apr 15, 2026
Swiss private equity house ACE & Company has raised $228m of new capital commitments across two flagship funds in the first quarter of 2026.
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Apr 14, 2026
Adams Street Partners has picked up $7.5bn including leverage for its third private credit fund, citing strong demand from both existing and new institutional backers.
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Apr 14, 2026
Dominus Capital has hauled in more than $640m at the final close of its fourth flagship private equity fund, well above its $500m target.
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Apr 14, 2026
Stellex Capital Management has sealed a $2.37bn final close for its third flagship fund, short of its $2.5bn target but a third larger than its predecessor vehicle.
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Apr 13, 2026
Ardian has agreedt to sell a majority stake in Netco, a European provider of critical maintenance services for conveyor systems in vital industries, to Eurazeo.
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Apr 13, 2026
Accent Equity has closed its first multi-asset continuation fund on about SEK1.5bn ($161m), with formation and funding led by LGT Capital Partners.
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Apr 13, 2026
Court Square Capital Partners has beaten its target for its fifth flagship fundraise through a $3.8bn final close.
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Apr 13, 2026
Marsh arm Mercer has pulled in more than $3.8bn for the final close of its eighth alternatives fund providing access to private equity, debt, infrastructure and real estate investments.
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Apr 13, 2026
Knowledge industries investor Leeds Equity Partners has raised $1.9bn at the final close of its eighth flagship fund.
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Apr 13, 2026
Danish private equity firm Blue Equity has raised more than DKK700m ($109m) at the first close of its fourth fund, putting it well on the way to its target.
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Apr 10, 2026
Arcmont Asset Management has closed a $2.5bn credit continuation vehicle, inclusive of leverage, led by Ares Credit Secondaries.
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Apr 10, 2026
Global private equity dealmaking is proving resilient despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, the latest research from PitchBook suggests.
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Apr 09, 2026
Francisco Partners has agreed a take-private deal for connected gas detection specialist Blackline Safety Corp at a valuation of up to $850m.
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Apr 09, 2026
Percheron Capital, the services-focused private equity firm launched by a pair of Golden Gate Capital veterans, has reached a $3.1bn hard cap close for its third fund.
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Apr 09, 2026
154 Partners, a private equity firm launched by former Blackstone investors Isaac Harrouche and Mike Berlin, has reached a $400m hard cap close for its debut fund.
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Apr 09, 2026
Neuberger has acted as the sole lead investor in a single-asset continuation fund for Tailwind Capital portfolio business Axis Portable Air.
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Apr 09, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has made plans to anchor a private credit fund from King Street Capital targeting the country and the wider MENA region.
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Apr 09, 2026
French private equity investor Latour Capital has sealed a €400m final close for its first small cap investment fund, less than a year after launch.
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Apr 08, 2026
Silicon Valley-based venture capital investor Eclipse has picked up $1.3bn across its latest pair of funds, bringing its total assets under management to about $10bn.
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Apr 08, 2026
Mid-market investor Nova Infrastructure has hit a $1.45bn final close for its sophomore fund, beating its target by more than 30%.
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Apr 08, 2026
Biotech investor Jeito Capital has beaten its target for its sophomore fund to reach more than €1bn at final close. The new vehicle is about twice the size of Jeito's €534m debut fund, which the firm closed in 2021. Never miss a story! Click to sign up to AltAssets' free daily PE newsletter Jeito said […]
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Apr 08, 2026
Private equity ‘tertiaries' pioneer Netley Capital has picked up more commitments to its strategy, bringing its deployable capital to about $825m.
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Apr 07, 2026
Energy-focused private equity major ArcLight Capital Partners has soared past its Fund VIII target to reach a $3.9bn final close, marking its biggest vehicle to date.
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Apr 07, 2026
EQT Life Sciences has exited its minority stake in Tubulis, a Germany-based clinical-stage biotech company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates.
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Apr 07, 2026
Carmel Partners has closed its ninth multifamily real estate value creation fund on $1.35bn, below the $1.58bn it gathered for its predecessor vehicle in 2023.
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Apr 07, 2026
HIG Capital has named long-time leadership team member Brian Schwartz as CEO, succeeding firm co-founder Sami Mnaymneh.
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Apr 07, 2026
Alternative asset major Blue Owl Capital has reached a $2.9bn final close for its latest special opportunities fund.
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Apr 07, 2026
KKR has raised about $23bn at the final close of its latest mammoth North America-focused private equity fund, the largest vehicle of its kind focused solely on that continent.
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Apr 07, 2026
Canadian secondaries investor Dawson Partners has hit a $750m hard cap close for its second dedicated GP solutions fund, well above its $500m target.
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Apr 02, 2026
Hg has completed its take-private acquisition of enterprise finance management platform OneStream in an all-cash deal which values the business at about $6.4bn in equity.
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Apr 02, 2026
Pan-European private equity investor Fremman Capital has reached an €808m final close for its sophomore fund, surpassing its €750m target in less than 18 months.
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Apr 02, 2026
Tech investor OceanSound Partners has raised $2.9bn for its third flagship private equity fund, almost 50% more than its initial $2bn target.
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Apr 02, 2026
Align Capital Partners has raised about $405m through a continuation fund for its tech-enabled legal services platform Proceed.
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Apr 02, 2026
L Squared Capital Partners has closed a single-asset continuation fund for BTX Precision, a high-precision manufacturer of mission-critical components and assemblies.
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Apr 02, 2026
Japanese private equity firm Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko has hit a JPY250bn ($1.7bn) hard cap final close for its fourth fund series, which was more than 2x oversubscribed.
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Apr 02, 2026
North American private equity fundraising returned to growth in terms of capital raised in 2025, although the number of funds in the market continued its stark decline from 2021's highs.
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Apr 01, 2026
New York Life Insurance Company subsidiary Apogem Capital has hit a $1.43bn hard cap final close for its latest secondaries fundraise.
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Apr 01, 2026
Ares Management has raised more than $9.8bn across its third special opportunities fund and related vehicles.
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Apr 01, 2026
The British Business Bank, the UK government's economic development bank, has reached a £200m first close during its first capital raise from external investors.
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Apr 01, 2026
Singapore-based investor Circulate Capital has passed its Fund I total through a $220m first close of its sophomore fund, which will target circular supply chains and recycling businesses across South and Southeast Asia.
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Apr 01, 2026
Oil and gas-focused private equity investor Lime Rock Partners has unveiled its succession strategy, with Jeffrey Schofield becoming president and taking over day-to-day-management of the firm.
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Apr 01, 2026
Corazon Capital, the early-stage consumer investor co-created by OKCupid co-founder Sam Yagan, has hit a $100m final close for its fourth fund.
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Mar 31, 2026
Hg has fully exit of its investment Geomatikk, a provider of tech-enabled services and software for managing critical underground infrastructure, to Axcel.
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Mar 31, 2026
Private credit investor 17Capital has closed its latest NAV loan fund on $7.5bn, making it the largest vehicle of its type raised to date.
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Mar 31, 2026
UK private equity firm Inflexion has struck the €4.5bn hard cap for its seventh flagship fund, marking a hefty jump in size compared to its predecessor vehicle.
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Mar 31, 2026
Blackstone has raised $6.3bn for the biggest-ever private equity fund dedicated to life sciences investments, hitting its hard cap for the vehicle.
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Mar 31, 2026
French private equity investor Abenex has beaten its target for its second small cap fund by reaching a €180m final close after a lengthy fundraising process.
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Mar 30, 2026
Asset manager ORIX USA has brought in investment and wealth management veteran James Gruver as head of capital formation.
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Mar 30, 2026
The $61.8bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has picked out up to $170m of new alternative asset fund commitments.
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Mar 30, 2026
Conviction Partners, the AI-native software investor launched four years ago by former Greylock general partner Sarah Guo, is back in the market with its third flagship fundraise.
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Mar 27, 2026
Advent International has led a Series G funding round for aerospace and defence tech company Shield AI, giving the business a valuation of $12.7bn.
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Mar 27, 2026
The trend of LPs and GPs turning to secondary transactions amid a challenging distributions environment remained intact through the start of 2026, placement agent and secondary advisor Elm Capital says.
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Mar 27, 2026
Forward Consumer Partners, the private equity firm launched by former L Catterton partner Matt Leeds, has reached its $500m hard cap for its sophomore fundraise.
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Mar 27, 2026
Early-stage venture capital firm First In has picked up $148m of new firepower thanks to its oversubscribed third fund.
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Mar 27, 2026
Climate Investment, a specialist decarbonisation investor formed by a group of oil and gas companies a decade ago, has closed its first growth equity vehicle on $450m.
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Mar 27, 2026
Eastern European private equity investor Invenio Partners has pulled in €75m at the final close of its third flagship fund.
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Mar 26, 2026
KKR has reportedly agreed to buy bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital in a deal worth more than $2bn including debt.
The post Deal Roundup: KKR said to agree $2bn Nothing Bundt Cakes buy, Sagewind Capital to sell Aechelon to Shield AI appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Mar 26, 2026
Early-stage deeptech, defence and space investor Overmatch Ventures has closed its oversubscribed second fund on $250m.
The post "Founders hold the keys to America's victory": Overmatch Ventures raises $250m second fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Mar 26, 2026
Carlyle AlpInvest has led a continuation vehicle for business consulting specialist Eisner Advisory Group (EisnerAmper), which was bought by Towerbrook Capital in 2021.
The post Carlyle AlpInvest leads continuation fund for Towerbrook's Eisner Advisory Group appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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