Carlyle Group is targeting at least $1.6 billion for a second private equity fund which will focus on investments in renewable energy and sustainability assets, according to a report by Reuters.  The report cutes sources familiar with the matter as saying that Carlye began raising capital for Carlyle Renewable &

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI), an investment firm that targets control investments in large-scale, low-carbon real assets in the clean energy, water, and urban infrastructure sectors, has close of its inaugural fund, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure Fund with more than $825 million in equity.  In addition, alongside the Fund, CAI has an

Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition and sustainability investments, has held the first close of its flagship fund QE V, which has a target size of €1.6 billion, at more than €1.1 billion.  This equals the entire fund size of QE IV

Energy Impact Partners, a global venture capital firm investing in the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, has closed its oversubscribed EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund I, at $485 million.

Golding Capital Partners has secured capital commitments of €75 million at the first closing of its inaugural dedicated co-investment fund in the private credit asset class. Golding Private Debt Co-Investment 2021, which has a target volume of €200 million, gives institutional investors access to a broadly diversified range of conservative direct

Isara, a new specialist investor in the food sector, has launched its debut £300 million fund, which will focus on improving the efficiency, quality and sustainability of food supply systems across the UK, Ireland and Western Europe. Isara will invest in food production and distribution businesses, helping to stabilise and

European software investment firm Round2 Capital has held the first close of its second software lending fund with €62 million, expanding its total assets-under-management to €115 million. Round2 Capital is a pan-European software lending firm applying an actively managed revenue-based credit strategy and has invested in more than 25 companies

Brighton Park Capital Management, an investment firm that specialises in collaborating with software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services businesses, has completed a $1.8 billion fundraise for Brighton Park Capital Fund II and related vehicles (BPC II), exceeding its target of $1.5 billion.