Allocations
Ninety One, a global investment manager managing £127.4bn has held the first close of its ACO Fund 3, the third vintage of its Africa and emerging market focused credit opportunities strategy, with $260m of capital commitments.Â
Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms, has marked up the valuation of its 2020 Sequoia Capital US Venture VII fund by 24.6% as of June 2024, according to a report by DealStreet Asia citing data from PitchBook.
International infrastructure asset manager InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed) has held the final closing of InfraRed Infrastructure Fund VI with over $1bn in commitments, including co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts (SMAs).
Enlightenment Capital, a private equity firm specialising in Aerospace, Defence, Government, and Technology (ADG&T), has held the final close of its fifth investment fund, which was oversubscribed, with $825m in capital commitments.
Global credit investing firm Silver Point Capital has held the final close of its Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, which is aimed at providing loans to mid-sized companies, with $8.5bn in total capital commitments.
Bain Capital has completed fundraising for its Special Situation Fund II, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of special situations platform funds to $9bn – $5.7bn for Fund II, inclusive of co-investments and separately managed accounts, and $3.3bn for the previously closed Special Situations Asia and Europe regional funds.
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management has expanded its non-listed investment offering for private banking clients with the launch of the Kempen European Private Equity Fund III, which focuses on investments in small and medium companies in North Western Europe.
Swedish investment giant EQT AB has announced an upper limit of $14.5bn for its latest Asia-focused fund, according to a statement released late on Sunday. The fund, known as BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, is managed by EQT Private Capital Asia.
DE Shaw & Co, one of the worlds largest hedge fund firms with over $60bn in assets, has raised $1bn for its latest private credit-focused fund, Alkali VI, which will invest in corporate and structured debt as well as synthetic securitisations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
AshGrove Capital (AshGrove), an independent pan-European specialtiy lender, has held the final close of AshGrove Speciality Lending Fund II at its hard cap of €650m, surpassing its original target of €500m.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
