Warburg Pincus has deployed more than $1bn from its Capital Solutions Founders Fund, just months after the fund closed in August 2024, raising over $4bn in total capital commitments — more than double its initial target.
Northcote Equity, a newly established private equity firm, has held the first and final close of its maiden fund, ‘Northcote Fund I’, at its hard cap of £160m, only 16 weeks after commencing fundraising.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is targeting up to $3bn for its new West Street Climate Credit Fund, a strategy designed to finance businesses driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online citing sources familiar with the plans.
Balbec Capital, an alternative investment manager with over $16bn in platform assets, has held the final close of InSolve Global Credit Fund VI, with over $1.7bn in commitments across the flagship fund and related vehicles.
European corporate special situations investor Alchemy Partners has held the final close of its latest Special Opportunities Fund, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund V, in excess of its initial fundraising target with $1bn in capital commitments.
Global private equity dealmaking saw a 7% increase in buyout capital in 2024, reaching $511.6bn compared to $478.3bn in 2023, although the fundraising environment remained difficult, according to the Private Equity Q4 2024: Preqin Quarterly Update report.
Cogenuity Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm investing in businesses operating within the advanced industrial economy, has closed its inaugural fund, Cogenuity Fund I, with $425m in total capital commitments.
Blue Sage Capital, a Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in lower middle-market companies since 2002, has held the final close of Blue Sage Capital IV at $618m, including a substantial commitment from the General Partner.
Blackstone has formed a global distribution partnership with Deutsche Bank, excluding the bank’s home market of Germany, to expand access to its evergreen private equity fund, Blackstone Private Equity, according to a report by Citywire.
Chicago-based PE firm Frontenac, which focuses on lower middle-market companies in the consumer, industrial, and services sectors, has closed its 13th fund, Frontenac XIII Private Capital, with $900m in total committed capital, exceeding its $700m target.
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