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Star Mountain closes $1.2bn direct lending fund

Star Mountain Capital, LLC (Star Mountain), a private credit and secondaries specialist investment firm with approximately $3.75bn in assets under management, has closed its Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV above its $750m LP capital target at approximately $1.2bn.

Norway’s $1.5tn sovereign fund set to invest in private equity

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, valued as the world’s largest at $1.5tn is likely to invest in private equity as an asset class, according to a report by the Business Times. The fund invests Norway’s surplus oil and gas revenue abroad, and is the world’s biggest single stock market investor, owning

SEVA debut fund closes at $85m

SEVA, a fund launched by technology investor Shalin Mehta, announced the close of its $85m oversubscribed, debut fund, reaching its hard cap and exceeding its original target of $50m.

YFM closes fund at £95.5m

YFM Equity Partners has held the final close of its Buyout Fund III, with £95.5 million of committed funds and a high percentage of new entrepreneurial investors in place.

Nexxus Iberia holds first closing of fund II at €230m

Nexxus Iberia has held the first closing of its second fund, Nexxus II, with total commitments of €230m. The new fund will follow the same strategy as the firms’ predecessor fund by making growth investment in Iberian SMEs with international potential, and a strong commitment to sustainability policies.

Carlyle slashes Asia fundraising target by 30% to $6bn

Waning investor appetite in the current challenging fundraising environment has prompted US private investment major the Carlyle Group to lower the target for its latest pan-Asia private equity fund by at least 30%, according to a report by Reuters.

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