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ECI hits £1bn hard cap for latest fund

ECI Partners, a UK-based growth-focused, mid-market private equity firm, has held the final closing of its twelfth buyout fund, ECI 12 at its hard cap of £1bn, in excess of the fund’s original target of £900m.

OSP closes Value Fund IV at over $600m

O’Brien-Staley Partners (OSP) has held the final close of OSP Value Fund IV, having secured over $600m in fresh capital commitments, with significant support from existing LPs and bringing the firm’s inception-to-date total fundraising to $2.3bn.

Astanor Ventures secures €360m for second VC fund

Astanor Ventures, a private investment firm focused on agrifood tech impact investing, has closed its second venture fund with €360m in capital commitments, brining total firm-wide assets under management to around €800m.

SkyKnight Capital closes Fund IV at $1bn hard cap

SkyKnight Capital has held the final closing of SkyKnight Capital Fund IV, with $1bn in capital commitments from endowments, foundations, pensions, family offices, and institutional investors.

India-focused PE and VC funds raised record $8.5bn in 2022

A total of 70 India-focused private equity and venture capital funds closed in 2022, raising an aggregate $8.5bn in the process, is the highest ever annual fundraising value for the industry, according to a new report from Preqin.

Goldman Sachs raises $15bn for secondary PE deals

Goldman Sachs has raised $14bn for its largest ever flagship private equity secondaries fund, and over $1bn for its first fund focussed on infrastructure sector secondary deals, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Apollo targeting $2.5bn for private credit fund

US private equity major Apollo Global Management is targeting a fundraise of around $2.5bn for a new private credit vehicle that will look to provide loans to large corporate borrowers, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EJF Capital raises $104m for new fintech fund

EJF Capital, a global alternative asset management firm, has held the successful closing of the EJF Ventures Fund LP with approximately $104m in capital commitments. The fund received support from both new and existing EJF investors.

Blue Sea Capital closes Fund III above target at $618m

Blue Sea Capital has successfully closed Blue Sea Capital Fund III LP and Blue Sea Capital Executive Fund III LP with $618m in capital commitments, an increase of 40% over the predecessor fund and above its original target of $600m.

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