Allocations
A surge in redemption requests has prompted private debt manager Next Edge Capital to gate its flagship credit fund, leaving clients unable to access their money and the firm now planning to wind down the portfolio over the next two years, according to a report by the Globe and Mail.
LGT Capital Partners has completed the final close of Crown Secondaries Special Opportunities III at $3bn, exceeding the original target size of $2.5bn. The firm’s fund provides liquidity solutions for private equity-owned companies.
Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory division of $320bn global investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners, has held the closing of a $1.2bn private credit vehicle led by Apollo S3.
Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has held the final closing for its second-generation senior debt strategy, Kartesia Senior Opportunities, at €1.8bn.
StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm focused on investment solutions, advisory and data services, has raised $3.3bn for StepStone VC Secondaries Fund VI, its sixth vehicle focused on venture capital secondaries opportunities.
Foresight Group Holdings Limited, a private investment manager focused on real assets and capital for growth, has secured commitments of €300m at the first close of Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II.
BB Capital Investments has launched two new funds within the firm’s private markets fund-of-funds strategy – the BB Capital Private Credit Fund and the BB Capital NextGen Fund – both of which it says are unique to the Dutch market.
Seattle-based private equity firm Sound Growth Partners has closed its oversubscribed inaugural buyout fund at its hard cap after securing $275m in capital commitments, including anticipated leverage.
London-based private equity firm Corten Capital has held the final close of Corten Capital II at €680m. The fund will focus on investments in business software, services and data companies across Europe and North America.Â
Lower middle market-focused private equity firm American Discovery Capital has held the final close of American Discovery Fund II at $190m in total capital commitments.Â
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