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Funds

KKR closes Ascendant Fund at $4.6bn

Global private investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America, with $4.6bn in total capital commitments.

Miura Partners raises over €800m in 2024

Miura Partners, a Spanish private equity firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid, has held the final close of its fourth flagship fund, Miura Fund IV, at its hard cap of €475m taking the firm’s fundraising so far this year to over €800m.

London-listed ICG raises $1.9bn for North America private debt fund

UK-listed Intermediate Capital Group has secured $1.9bn for the latest iteration of its North America-focused private debt strategy, the North American Credit Partners Fund III, which is 50% larger than its predecessor and has already made four investments, according to a report by CityWire.

Thompson Street launches second continuation fund

Thompson Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in St Louis, has completed a single-asset secondary market transaction to continue its partnership with Gurobi Optimization, a provider of mathematical optimisation software.

Silver Point closes new opportunistic credit fund at $4.6bn

Silver Point Capital has successfully closed its latest opportunistic credit fund with $4.6bn in total commitments, surpassing its initial $4bn target, and more double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2019 at $1.7bn.

Fundraising

Kohlberg & Company closes Fund X at $4.3bn

Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X, with $4.3bn in capital commitments, plus an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.

Inflexion raises £975m for Enterprise Fund IV

Inflexion, a European mid-market private equity firm, has held the final close of Inflexion Enterprise Fund VI at its hard cap of £975 million. The fundraising was completed in less than five months and is more than double the £400m raised for the firm’s predecessor fund.

Schroders Capital raises $2.6bn in PE direct and co-investments

Schroders Capital, the $97.3bn private markets business of Schroders Group, has successfully raised over $2.6bn for private equity direct and co-investments since January 2022, most recently driven by €400bn close of Schroders Capital Private Equity Europe Direct III.

Sienna PE secures over €400m in commitments

Sienna Private Equity, a value-oriented mid-market European private equity investment manager, has secured €400m in commitments from investors, for its inaugural investment vehicle Sienna Private Equity Fund I.

ICG raises €15.2bn for record European direct-lending fund

Intermediate Capital Group Plc (ICG), the €101bn London-headquartered private equity firm, has secured €15.2bn ($16.8bn) for its latest European direct-lending fund, making it the largest fund of its kind in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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