Kian Capital Partners, a lower-middle-market focused private investment firm, has held the final closing on its latest fund, Kian Growth Partners III, which was oversubscribed at $400 million.

Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital firm, has raised more than $1 billion of capital commitments across two new flagship funds – Greycroft Partners VII and Greycroft Growth IV – which will look to invest in early and growth-stage enterprise and consumer businesses. The capital commitments, which bring the total raised

After launching its fundraising process in December, RoundShield Partners recently held a first close – believed to be around $750m – for its latest fund, Fund V, which will focus on European asset-backed special situations and distressed opportunities. With the first close achieving a reported re-up rate in the region

Private equity major the Carlyle Group has closed its latest Asia-focused buyout fund – Carlyle Asia Growth Partners VII, which launched in April 2021 – with $950 million in capital commitments, according to a report by DealStreetAsia. The report cites board documents from one of the fund’s limited partners as

LCM Partners has held the final close of the Credit Opportunities 4 Strategy, with total capital commitments of €4.1 billion across the commingled fund together with several separately managed accounts. 

Ares Management Corporation, a global alternative investment manager, has launched the Ares Strategic Income Fund, a perpetual capital, continuously offered, non-traded business development company, with around $1.5 billion in initial investable capital.

O2 Investment Partners, a private equity firm investing in growth-oriented, privately-held businesses in the North American lower middle market, has held the final closing of O2 Investment Partners Fund IV (Fund IV) with $445 million in capital commitments.