Sidra Capital, a Saudi based alternative asset manager, in partnership with BlackRock Alternatives, has held the first close of the Sidra-BlackRock Asia-Pacific Private Equity Strategy. The bespoke strategy looks to provide investors with unique Shari’ah compliant private equity opportunities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The strategy leverages BlackRock’s established GP

Bregal Sagemount (Sagemount), a growth-focused private equity firm, has held the final closing of the Bregal Sagemount Fund IV (Fund IV) at its hard cap of $2.5 billion, 66% larger than its prior fund. Fund IV will continue the investment strategy Sagemount has pursued since inception in 2012, providing flexible,

SWEN Capital Partners (SWEN CP), a specialist in responsible private equity, has held the the final close of SWEN Infra Multi-Select 4 (SIMS 4), which is classified as an Article 8 fund under the EU’s SFDR, at €470 million.  SWEN CP has now raised more than €1 billion over the

Zenyth Partners (Zenyth), a healthcare-focused private equity firm specialising in consumer-facing and tech-enabled healthcare services, has closed a continuation fund composed of both secondary and primary capital commitments, co-led by funds managed by BlackRock and Manulife Investment Management with support from Newbury Partners.

Bonaccord Capital Partners II, the second fund from Bonaccord Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquiring non-controlling equity interests in leading mid-sized alternative asset managers, has secured a $350 million capital commitment from investment manager CAZ Investments. The tow business have a long-term strategic partnership which has resulted

Global investment solutions provider Russell Investments has launched a new global unlisted infrastructure fund. The Luxembourg-domiciled open-ended private markets fund aims to invest in opportunities that address the need for new infrastructure solutions to meet evolving social and economic demands.  It is classified as Article 8 for SFDRi purposes, in

Next Play Capital, a minority-owned venture investment firm focused on investing in access-constrained venture funds and venture-backed companies, has closed its third flagship fund at $200 million. The Fund exceeded its initial target size of $150 million and significantly surpasses the size of its predecessor Fund II.  Fund III adds 11

Veritas Capital (Veritas), a technology and government investment firm, has held the final close of its latest flagship fund, Veritas Capital Fund VIII (Fund VIII) with $10.65 billion of aggregate committed capital.  Fund VIII was significantly oversubscribed, with demand exceeding its hard cap and initial target of $8.5 billion. Veritas