Goldman Sachs is looking to raise $2bn for its inaugural Asia Pacific-focused private equity fund as it looks to deepen its exposure to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, according to a report by Reuters.

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices.

AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specialising in national security, aerospace and industrial services, has held the final close of its third flagship private equity fund, AE Industrial Partners Fund III, at $1.28bn.

Fiera Capital, an independent global asset management firm with over $122.1bn in AUM as of 31 March, has launched its “all-seasons” small-to-mid cap growth strategy to European institutional and wholesale investors.

North Sky Capital has held the final close of its latest impact secondaries fund, Clean Growth VI, with $250m of capital commitments from a range of investors including pension plans, foundations, wealth management platforms and family offices from across the United States, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and the UK/Europe.

Orion Infrastructure Capital, a US middle-market infrastructure manager, has held the final close of its inaugural infrastructure growth fund with over $370 million in commitments, surpassing its initial target of $350m.

Norwest Capital Advisors has held the final close of Norwest Equity Partners XI and Norwest Mezzanine Partners V with approximately $1.0bn and $400m of of total capital commitments, respectively.