Avenue Capital Group, led by billionaire Marc Lasry, is looking for a buyer for its impact investing division after the New York State Common Retirement Fund — its anchor investor in the first Sustainable Solutions Fund — chose not to back a second fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Berkshire Partners (Berkshire), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on the middle market, has held the final close of Berkshire Fund XI (Fund XI) with approximately $7.8bn in capital commitments, making it the firm’s largest ever fund.
European growth investment firm Verdane has held the final close of Verdane Idun II, an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Directive, which will invest in businesses within the structural growth trend of decarbonisation, at its hard cap of €700m.
Hassana Investment Company, the investment manager of Saudi Arabia’s $320bn General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) pension fund, is to allocate up to $500m in Brookfield Asset Management’s new Middle East-focused private equity fund.
An overwhelming majority of limited partners (LPs) are calling for greater transparency in waterfall distributions – the order in which investment returns are allocated – according to a new report by fund admin services provider CSC.
Blackstone has held the final close of the first series of its evergreen institutional US direct lending fund, Blackstone Senior Direct Lending Fund (BXD), with approximately $22bn of investable capital, including expected leverage.
Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets investment firm with over $60bn in assets under management, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2024 Global Fund Program with $1.1bn in committed capital.
Nautic Partners (Nautic), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the healthcare, industrials, and services sectors, has held the final closing of Nautic Partners XI (Fund XI), oversubscribed at its hard cap of $4.5bn.
WhiteHawk Capital Partners, an asset based direct lending investment manager, has held the final closing of WhiteHawk Fund IV (WH IV) with total equity commitments of over $1.1bn, which includes the main fund and related investment vehicles.
Private credit firm Altriarch Asset Management (Altriarch) has secured a $70m commitment from the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) – $20m for the firm’s Specialty Finance Strategy, and $50m as seed capital for a new strategy.
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