Allocations
Magnetar Capital, the $17.5bn money manager known for alternative credit and hedge fund investing, has closed a new $2335m venture capital fund – the Magnetar AI Ventures Fund – which will focus on investments in generative AI startups.
Singapore-based alternative investment firm SeaTown Holdings International has successfully closed its second private credit fund with over $1.3bn in capital commitments from a range of LPs, including insurance companies and family offices.
Thomas H Lee Partners, one of the oldest private equity firms in the industry, has set a fundraising target of $6.25bn for its latest buyout fund, Thomas H Lee Equity Partners X, according to a report by Private Equity International.
BlackRock has held the first close of its new high-yield infrastructure debt fund, Global Infrastructure Debt II, with $1.3bn in capital commitments, which represents more than half of the funds’ $2.5bn target, according to a report by Infrastructure Investor.
HarbourVest Partners has raised a record $18.5bn in its latest private equity secondaries fundraising – $15.1bn for the oversubscribed main Dover Street XI fund, and an additional $3.4bn for Secondary Overflow Fund V, dedicated to secondary co-investment opportunities.
Swedish investment firm EQT, Europe’s largest private equity house with over €200bn in assets under management, is looking to raise $12.5bn for a new fund which will focus on investments in the Asian market, according to a report by Reuters.
Carlyle Group has delayed the closure of its new pan-Asian buyout fund after strong demand for a separate Japan-focused vehicle sapped investor interest, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.
Insight Partners, a PE and VC firm focused on tech and software investment, has now raised over $10bn for its 13th flagship fund, ahead of a final close which is expected in early 2025, according to a report by Venture Capital Journal citing sources familiar with the matter.
Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms, has raised $615mfor its Early Stage Fund IX and $685m Growth Fund II, to back Europe’s “most ambitious entrepreneurs from seed stage through IPO.
Valor Equity Partners, an operational growth-focused private equity investment firm with $17.5bn in assets under management, has held the final closing of its flagship fund, Valor Equity Partners VI at $2.35bn, surpassing its original $2bn target.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
