All Seas Capital, a pan-European private investment firm that provides capital solutions to founder- and entrepreneur-owned companies, has held the final close of its maiden fund, All Seas Capital I SCSp, with total commitments of $400 million, including co-investments.

The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has committed an additional $45 million to emerging and diverse private equity and venture capital investment managers, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.

Atalaya Capital Management, an investment management firm focused on asset-based private debt and special opportunities, has closed its oversubscribed eighth Special Opportunities Fund with $1.8 billion of commitments from both new and existing partnerships with investors. 

Middle market private equity firm Gemspring Capital Management has closed the Gemspring Capital Fund III at $1.7 billion in capital commitments, and Gemspring Growth Solutions Fund I at $400 million, totaling $2.1 billion in aggregate capital commitments. 

Adenia Partners, an Africa-focussed private markets investment firm committed to responsible investing, has held the first close of its fifth flagship fund, Adenia Capital V, with $300 million in capital commitments from investors.

Buyout firm Convergence Partners has raised $296 million for a new fund that will focus on investments in African technology assets, bringing total funds under management at the firm to around $600million, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund, one of the first PE vehicles focussed on sub-Saharan Africa

Vision Ridge Partners, a sustainable real assets investor, has closed the the SAF Annex Fund with $700 million of capital commitments. The fund received significant support from a diverse base of existing Vision Ridge clients as well as new institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public

NESsT, a global impact investor and venture philanthropist, has launched the NESsT Violet Fund – its first fund focussed on investments in Central and Eastern Europe. The fund is launching in partnership with Dreilinden gGmbH, a Germany-based non-profit dedicated to advancing societal acceptance of gender and sexual diversity.