Private equity executives are increasingly optimistic about the market outlook despite uncertainty over inflation, interest rates and international conflicts weighing on the economy.
French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group has reportedly reached €500m for its third energy transition debt fund raise - putting the firm halfway to its €1bn target.
Alternative credit-focused Tor Investment Management has raised $310m at the close of the third fund in its Asia opportunistic private credit strategy.
Veteran venture capital investor Crosslink Capital has raised $350m for the final close of its tenth flagship fund, equalling the total it collected for its predecessor in the strategy.
Growth investor Iconiq Capital has outdone the $3.75bn raised for its sixth flagship fund through its successor raise - and could still be collecting capital for the vehicle.
Blackstone has agreed to pay about $1.57bn for music rights business Hipgnosis Songs Fund, trumping an offer from Apollo-backed Concord. The company owns creations by artists...