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Funds

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. 

Infrastructure

Ares raises $5bn for infra debt fund

Ares Management Corporation has held the final closing of its Infrastructure Debt Fund V, which is focused on making subordinated investments across the digital, utilities, renewables, energy and transportation sectors, at approximately $5.0 billion.

Bellevue launches debut PE secondaries fund

Asset management boutique Bellevue is launching its maiden investment fund focussed on the private equity secondaries market. The launch comes on the back of Bellevue’s dedicated secondaries team, consisting of Chris Davies, Steven Kroese and Lars Honegger, commencing operations on 1 December. The fund has a global remit and is

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. 

Cleavemoor launches hybrid long/short-PE fund

Cleavemoor, a consumer sector investment advisor, has launched Cleavemoor 10, a new open ended hybrid vehicle employing the firm’s proprietary Agile Horizon Strategy, which combines a consumer sector long/short public equities portfolio with longer-term consumer private equity investments. 

GSAM raises $1.6bn for debut climate change PE fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has raised $1.6 billion for its first private equity fund focused on making investments in companies providing climate change and environmental solutions, according to a report by Reuters.

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