European private equity investment firm Castik Capital has held the final close of its third fund, EPIC III, with total capital commitments of €2bnm exceeding its target of €1.75bn . The fund is 60% larger than predecessor EPIC II, which closed at €1.25bn in October 2020.
Infrastructure investment specialist Infranity has launched its commingled Enhanced Return Debt strategy which, together with co-investments, has already exceeded half of its target, reaching €1.585bn in capital commitments.
Several US pension funds are preparing to significantly increase their allocations to private credit in the 2025 fiscal year, highlighting a growing interest in the sector among institutional investors, according to a report by Banking Exchange.
Park Square Capital, a European private credit specialist, has successfully raised €3.4bn ($3.8bn) for its latest direct-lending fund, European Loan Partners II, which will lend to private equity-owned mid-market businesses across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cubera Private Equity has held the final close of its latest Nordic secondaries fund – Cubera X – at its hard cap of €780m, ahead of its target size of €700m. Including GP commitments the total size of the oversubscribed fund is €807m.
The Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System, which has $26.5bn in assets, has approved new commitments totalling $364m to private markets investment vehicles, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Climate-focused private equity firm Carbon Equity has launched Climate Infrastructure Fund I, which will allow LPs to invest in infrastructure projects like hydrogen and biogas production facilities, solar parks, sustainable transmission systems, EV charging stations and battery storage systems.
Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper has written off over AUD1.1bn in equity and loans linked to US-based online education start-up Pluralsight, marking the fund’s largest single loss in its venture capital investments to date, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.
CenterOak Partners, a $2.5bn private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments in middle market companies, has closed CenterOak Equity Fund III, at its hard cap with total capital commitments of over $1.1bn.
Singapore-based alternative investment firm SeaTown Holdings International has successfully closed its second private credit fund with over $1.3bn in capital commitments from a range of LPs, including insurance companies and family offices.
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