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Hamilton Lane has hired UBS Unified Global Alternatives co-head of private equity Diana Celotto as managing director to lead its primary GP relationships across Europe, adding a senior fund selector to a platform which allocated $23.6bn to private markets funds last year.

Fintech specialist Portage has closed its fourth flagship venture fund on about $600m, slightly below the $655m raised by its predecessor four years ago despite growing its wider investment platform to $7bn.

Siguler Guff has raised more than $3bn for its US small-buyout strategy, marking the largest fundraising in the strategy’s history as the private markets manager pulls in almost $700m through separately managed accounts alongside its latest commingled vehicles.

Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1.6bn for its eleventh core venture fund, as the investor concentrates its strategy around early-stage companies building AI infrastructure, applications and services.

Industrial technology-focused private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund on $254m as the Boston-based manager targets businesses exposed to growing aerospace, defence, life sciences and semiconductor demand.

European venture investor Brighteye Ventures has reached a $72m first close for its third fund as the former edtech specialist broadens its investment remit into AI, productivity and labour technology.

Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire 100% of ASX-listed plumbing and heating products manufacturer Reliance Worldwide Corporation through its flagship private equity strategy,...

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management have created a framework capable of deploying up to C$50bn of equity into large Canadian infrastructure and strategic-industry projects over five years, in one of the biggest domestic investment initiatives yet undertaken by a Canadian pension investor.

Strategic Value Partners has hired Goldman Sachs Asset Management's global client business head Matt Gibson as president, handing the 25-year Goldman veteran responsibility for client relations, infrastructure and strategic development across its $22bn alternatives platform.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has closed its inaugural dedicated growth equity fund on an oversubscribed $1.3bn.