LBP AM Group, a tie-up between La Banque Postale and Aegon Asset Management, has soared past its target for its latest direct lending fundraise to reach a €450m final close.
Cinven has agreed a majority investment in professinal services firm Flint Global, which advises corporates and investors on regulatory, policy, competition and economics matters.
Impact investor North Sky Capital has eyeing another $250m of fundraising capital targeting energy transition and sustainability-based secondaries dealmaking.
The stellar growth of AI is set to continue next year despite its 'bubble-like boom' status according to PitchBook analysts, who believe the sector will represent more than half of all European VC deal value in 2026.
Emerging markets-focused asset manager Gemcorp Capital has teamed with the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) to launch a pan-African infrastructure fund with eyes on about $500m of capital.
European early stage investor 6 Degrees Capital has sealed a €154m final close for its third fund, which will target "outlier founders" at the seed and Series A stages.
Fee pressures and general negative sentiment about the state of the current fundraising market are the major obstacles weighing on private equity GPs attempting to bring in new capital, the latest research from law firm Dechert shows.