CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm, has completed fundraising for its latest fund, CIVC Partners Fund VII (Fund VII), which with $870m in capital, surpassing its initial $700m target.

KPS Capital Partners, LP has held the final closings of the KPS Special Situations Fund VI and KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund II with $9.7bn in aggregate capital commitments across the two vehicles.

Brynwood Partners, a private equity firm focused on control investments in consumer product businesses, has closed its ninth fund, Brynwood Partners IX, with over $750 million of capital commitments, making it the firm’s larger fund to date.

American Industrial Partners, a New York-based industrial-focused private equity firm, has closed its oversubscribed eighth fund, American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, at its hard cap of $5bn in Limited Partner commitments

Northern Gritstone, an investment business focused on university spin-outs and IP-rich businesses in the North of England, has held its final close with £312m in capital commitments, anchored by investments from local authority pension funds.

Arcano Partners has launched the Arcano Aviation Fund, a new investment vehicle specialising in investments in the transportation industry with a particular focus on long-term income assets in the global aviation sector.

Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, has launched a new vintage of its private equity cybersecurity strategy, called Brienne. With €200m at first close, this vintage is likely to be the largest vehicle dedicated to digital security in Europe, according to a company press release.