InfraVia Capital Partners has soared to an €8bn hard cap close for its sixth flagship investment fund, which will target essential infrastructure across Europe.
Venture capital and growth equity investor Sands Capital has picked up $1.1bn at the final close of its third Global Innovation Fund, which targets "category-defining companies scaling in the private markets".
Pan European growth buyout investor Keensight Capital has brought in former KKR client solutions exec Sarah Herly as a Europe-focused investor relations director.
European private equity house Triton Partners has reached a €5.5bn final close for its biggest fund yet, after a fundraise which has had to navigate a tricky capital raising environment.
Mid-market private equity house JF Lehman & Company is reportedly back in the fundraising market with eyes on $2.75bn for its new flagship investment vehicle.
Institutional investors most frequently picked out private equity as their best chance for returns in 2026 amid uncertainty over how geopolitical events will impact global economies.