Allocations
Cogenuity Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm investing in businesses operating within the advanced industrial economy, has closed its inaugural fund, Cogenuity Fund I, with $425m in total capital commitments.
Blue Sage Capital, a Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in lower middle-market companies since 2002, has held the final close of Blue Sage Capital IV at $618m, including a substantial commitment from the General Partner.
Blackstone has formed a global distribution partnership with Deutsche Bank, excluding the bank’s home market of Germany, to expand access to its evergreen private equity fund, Blackstone Private Equity, according to a report by Citywire.
Chicago-based PE firm Frontenac, which focuses on lower middle-market companies in the consumer, industrial, and services sectors, has closed its 13th fund, Frontenac XIII Private Capital, with $900m in total committed capital, exceeding its $700m target.
Francisco Partners has held the final close of its third credit fund, FP Credit Partners III, with $3.3bn in total capital commitments – surpassing its initial $2.3bn target and its predecessor fund, which closed at $2.2bn in October 2021.
Thoma Bravo has closed its largest credit fund to date, Credit Fund III, securing $3.6bn in total available capital, including anticipated leverage. The fund will focus on senior secured debt investments in sponsor-backed software companies.
Private investment house Ardian has raised a record €3.2bn for its sixth-generation Expansion Fund, Ardian Expansion Fund VI (AEF VI), which will focus on making equity investments ranging from €50m to €300m, in private mid-sized businesses.
International hedge funds and private equity firms are increasingly investing in Lloyd’s of London’s tax-exempt investment vehicle, as the 300-year-old UK institution expands its efforts to attract global investors, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Bonaccord Capital Partners, a division of alternative asset manager P10, has successfully closed its second general partner (GP) stakes fund at $1.6bn, exceeding its original $1.25bn target and significantly ahead of its $740m predecessor fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Spanish private equity firm Buenavista Equity Partners, which specialises in investments in the lower- and mid-market segments, has unveiled a new healthcare-focused fund, BV Healthcare Growth Innvierte I, with an initial closing of €100m.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
