European private equity firm IK Partners has successfully closed its tenth midcap fund, IK X Fund, at its $3.3bn hard cap, marking the firm’s largest fundraise to date.
Blackstone is nearing the completion of fundraising for its flagship buyout fund, concluding a prolonged campaign that extended beyond initial timelines and fell short of its original capital-raising ambitions, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Pophouse Entertainment, the global music and entertainment investment firm backed by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and EQT founder Conni Jonsson, has successfully closed its inaugural fund, Pophouse Fund I, at €1.2bn, surpassing its €1bn hard cap.
EQT AB has successfully secured €21.5bn ($23.2bn) for its latest infrastructure fund, surpassing its initial €20bn target, with the final close coming at the fund’s hard cap, according to a report by Bloomberg.
European credit investment firm AlbaCore Capital Group has launched its Senior Direct Lending Strategy, securing anchor commitments from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
BC Partners Credit, the private credit arm of BC Partners, is set to raise approximately $1.4bn for its third Special Opportunities Fund (SOF III), making it the firm’s largest special opportunities fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone, UBS Group, and Neuberger Berman, alongside over 30 asset managers, convened to discuss the expansion of private equity within US retirement savings less than a week before former President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, according to a Bloomberg report.
A significant majority of GPs (79%) expect deal returns to increase this year – a marked rise from just 24% in 2024 – reflecting a broader industry rebound after a challenging few years for deal-making and fundraising, according to Investec Bank’s Private Equity Trends 2025 Report.
Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has closed its latest middle-market private equity fund, Falfurrias Capital Partners VI, at $1.35bn in investor commitments, surpassing its initial target.
Pan-European private equity firm Oakley Capital has successfully closed Oakley Capital Fund VI at its €4.5bn hard cap, just six months after launching the fundraise in September 2024.
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