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Published 5 October 2026 Fund news
Blackstone Strategic Partners begins raising real estate secondaries Fund IX
Blackstone Strategic Partners has started raising a new real estate secondaries fund after Fund VIII closed on $2.6 billion in November 2023, Dakota Private Markets reported.
Read the briefNovacap returns to market with digital infrastructure II
Novacap has begun raising its second digital infrastructure fund, following a first vehicle that closed oversubscribed above $1B in January 2025, according to Dakota Private Markets.
Read the briefPathway returns with a new secondaries fund
The Irvine, California-based firm is raising its fourth secondaries fund, its first such vehicle since Clearlake Capital agreed in November 2025 to acquire Pathway Capital Management for approximately $1B.
Read the briefMeka Asonye files debut Prist Capital fund...
Former First Round Capital partner Meka Asonye has filed to raise Prist Capital I, the debut fund from his newly formed venture capital firm.
Read the briefFurther developments
Carnot Efficient Energy Fund reports September returns ...
Carnot Efficient Energy Fund reported a negative September for both share classes, while both remained positive for 2026 year to date.
Read the briefLatest headlines
AJ Bell has created an investment sales director role for Andrew Donald. Investment Week
Four UK fund managers leave BNP Paribas as part of an Axa merger overhaul. Citywire
Schroders Capital CEO to leave after Nuveen deal completes. Citywire
RBC BlueBay has appointed Amin Obeidi as head of alternatives strategy for continental Europe. Investment Week
BNP Paribas Asset Management is restructuring its leadership team. Citywire
Capital Group has received regulatory approval for four active ETFs. Investment Week
Capital Group plans to bring its $160bn active ETF business to Europe. Citywire
Bessemer Venture Partners is raising its thirteenth flagship fund, BVP XIII, continuing its early-stage investment strategy. Dakota Private Markets
Urban Standard Capital launched an open-ended luxury real estate lending fund, anchored by New Holland Capital, targeting $1B in loan originations across 30 high-barrier markets. Dakota Private Markets
Valor Equity Partners has filed to raise its first dedicated national security fund, Valor National Security Fund I. Dakota Private Markets
Bain Capital Ventures closed its eleventh flagship fund, Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI, above target at $1.6B. Dakota Private Markets
Carlyle closed its second infrastructure credit fund, Carlyle Infrastructure Credit Fund II, on $2.3B, above its $2B target and more than three times the size of its predecessor. Dakota Private Markets
Morgan Stanley Investment Management closed its debut growth equity fund, North Haven Growth & Innovation Fund, oversubscribed at $1.3B, with 24% of the total committed by Morgan Stanley and affiliates. Dakota Private Markets
Schroders Capital held a $1.3B final close for its fourth global direct fund, its largest closed-end commingled private equity fund to date. Dakota Private Markets
Siguler Guff raised a record of more than $3B for its small buyout strategy, including over $2.3B across commingled vehicles such as Fund VI and nearly $700M through separately managed accounts. Dakota Private Markets
Titan Square Mile has added the Janus Henderson US Large Cap product to its Academy of Funds. Investment Week
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