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B Capital closes Growth Fund III at $2.1bn

B Capital has held the close of its third venture growth fund and related companion funds (Growth Fund III), with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $2.1 billion. The fund will target investments around the world with a particular focus on the US and Asia.

LA Fire & Police makes $190m alts allocation

Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions has committed an additional allocation totalling $190 million to four alternative investment funds, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.

WestView Capital raises $1bn for fifth growth equity fund

WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm, has closed its oversubscribed fifth fund, WestView Capital Partners V (Fund V), at its target and hard cap of $1.0 billion of limited partner commitments. 

Stonepeak targeting $2.5bn for new infra fund

Alternative investment manager Stonepeak Partners is looking to raise $2.5 billion (€2.3 billion) for its new infrastructure fund, which will target investment opportunities in North American and Europe, according to a report by IP&E Real Assets. The report cites an investors meeting document as revealing that the Teachers’ Retirement System

Ex-KKR and BII managers plan $250m India tech VC fund

Former fund managers from KKR & Co and British International Investment Plc are planning to raise up to $250 million for a new fund that will invest in technology-focused startups in India, according to a report by Reuters. Ajay Candade, who until recently led KKR’s growth tech business in India,

BPC and Mubadala make biotech fund investment

British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, have a made a co-investment in the SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund (SV BCOF) through the UK’s Life Sciences Investment Programme, a £200 million initiative launched in 2021 to support the growth of UK life sciences businesses.

Dollar bills

Blue Owl closes Dyal Capital Partners V at $12.9bn

Blue Owl Capital has held the final close of Dyal Capital Partners V (Fund V), the latest in its portfolio of GP Capital Solutions funds, with $12.9 billion of capital commitments, almost $4.0 billion larger than the team’s previous vehicle. 

CalPERS commits $1bn to PE startups

CalPERS has made a $1 billion commitment aimed at identifying and supporting the next generation of investor entrepreneurs in the private markets sector.

HESTA ups PE commitment by $200m

HESTA, an Australian super fund dedicated to people working in health and community service, is committing a further $200 million to the HESTA Sustainable Capital Investment Trust, a targeted private equity investment programme managed in partnership with Stafford Capital Partners. 

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