Cresset Partners has launched the Cresset Partners Private Credit Fund, an evergreen vehicle that will invest in a diversified portfolio of private senior secured loans, among other private credit opportunities.

Lower middle-market private equity firm Shoreline Equity Partners has held the close of its second private equity fund, Shoreline Equity Partners Fund II, with $450 million in limited partner commitments, in excess of its original $400 million target.

Muzinich & Co has held the final close of the Muzinich pan-European Private Debt Fund II, which provides flexible debt capital solutions to lower middle-market companies across Europe and the United Kingdom, with €800 million in capital commitments.

Andros Capital Partners has held the final closing of its second investment fund, Andros Energy Capital II LP, at its $750 million hard cap.

Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment-specialist affiliate of asset manager Nuveen, has completed fundraising for Churchill Junior Capital Opportunities Fund II with $737 million of limited partner commitments, exceeding its original target of $500 million and well above the size of its $300 million predecessor fund.

Seaside Equity Partners has held the final close of its second private equity investment fund, Seaside Equity Partners II, with $325 million in capital commitments, well in excess of its original $225 million target. 

Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of the Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Fund V with approximately $2.1 billion in total commitments from a wide range of global investors including public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals and other financial institutions. The fund, the firm’s largest to-date, employs a strategy which Hamilton Lane says provides investors with diversified exposure to differentiated deals through an efficient fee structure.  Including Fund V, Hamilton Lane’s Direct Equity platform has raised approximately $3.7 billion since mid-2020.