The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, the oldest public retirement scheme in Illinois, is planning to makes its first foray into the booming private credit market with an initial allocation of up to $350m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm RRJ Capital, which was founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise up to $2bn for a new fund that will focus on private credit investments in Asia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Star Mountain Capital, LLC (Star Mountain), a private credit and secondaries specialist investment firm with approximately $3.75bn in assets under management, has closed its Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV above its $750m LP capital target at approximately $1.2bn.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, valued as the world’s largest at $1.5tn is likely to invest in private equity as an asset class, according to a report by the Business Times. The fund invests Norway’s surplus oil and gas revenue abroad, and is the world’s biggest single stock market investor, owning
YFM Equity Partners has held the final close of its Buyout Fund III, with £95.5 million of committed funds and a high percentage of new entrepreneurial investors in place.
Riverwood Capital, a private investment firm solely dedicated to technology growth and scalability, has raised approximately $1.8bn in new capital commitments for investments in high-growth technology businesses globally.
Despite the current challenging fundraising environment, Bain Capital has held the final close of its fifth pan-Asia private equity fund 40% above target with $7.1bn in total capital commitments, according to a report by Reuters.
Waning investor appetite in the current challenging fundraising environment has prompted US private investment major the Carlyle Group to lower the target for its latest pan-Asia private equity fund by at least 30%, according to a report by Reuters.
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the sixth vintage of its Vision Private Equity strategy as part of its annual programme offering exposure to a globally diversified portfolio by geography, sector and strategy.
Venture capital firm Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35bn in new capital that will be invested by the firm’s flagship venture fund Menlo XVI and Menlo Inflection III and affiliated funds, in promising AI technology companies.
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