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 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, 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 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 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.
Avenue Capital Group, a global investment firm focused primarily on opportunistic credit and other special situations investments across the US, Europe and Asis, is planning to a launch a new fund to make environmental impact private credit investments, according to a report by Reuters.
Riverwood Capital, a private investment firm solely dedicated to technology growth and scalability, has raised approximately $1.8bn in new capital commitments for investments in high-growth technology businesses globally.
Despite the current challenging fundraising environment, Bain Capital has held the final close of its fifth pan-Asia private equity fund 40% above target with $7.1bn in total capital commitments, according to a report by Reuters.
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.
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the sixth vintage of its Vision Private Equity strategy as part of its annual programme offering exposure to a globally diversified portfolio by geography, sector and strategy.
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