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Published 12 October 2026 Fund news Published by WS Partners
Issue of 12 October 2026
Placeuro Abacus Discovery limits September decline to 1.0% and is up 12.6% year to date
Placeuro Abacus Discovery outperformed its small-cap benchmark in September 2026 and stayed in positive territory for the year.
Read the briefMCM (Siega SA) posts year-to-date gains of 44.1% to 46.6% across classes as of September 2026
Siega SA’s MCM fund reported year-to-date gains across its A, B, E and F share classes as of 30 September 2026, with the exact figures ranging from the mid-44% area to the mid-46% area.
Read the briefENETIA Energy Infrastructure Fund falls 2.7% in September 2026
The ENETIA Energy Infrastructure Fund (I EUR) slipped in September 2026, with year-to-date performance still negative.
Read the briefENETIA Energy Infrastructure Fund adds Fortum, A2A and Greek PPC after data-centre power contract announcements
ENETIA Energy Infrastructure Fund increased its position in Fortum, added to A2A and opened a position in Greek PPC after Fortum signed a 4 TWh-a-year power supply contract with Google and PPC agreed to supply an Amazon data centre in Kozani, de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie SA said.
Read the briefFurther developments
ENETIA Energy Transition Fund increases networking and power semiconductor exposure, adds again to Huber+Suhner and starts Nibe position
ENETIA Energy Transition Fund increased its exposure to networking and power semiconductors and added again to Huber+Suhner, according to de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie SA.
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Brooks Macdonald CFO Katherine Jones exits the firm. Investment Week
Tritax Big Box REIT appoints Nick Prettejohn as chair designate. Investment Week
AllianzGI has replaced its European equity CIO and appointed a new German equity head. Citywire
Apax Partners is targeting $13.5B for its twelfth flagship buyout fund, following Apax XI's close above $12B in March 2024. Dakota Private Markets
Ares closed its inaugural Global Structured Solutions Fund at $4.2B, more than four times its $1B target. Dakota Private Markets
Audax Private Debt closed its largest fund ever with $10B in investable capital, including $5.4B in equity commitments, exceeding its $4B target and reaching its hard cap. Dakota Private Markets
Carlyle AlpInvest registered its ninth flagship secondaries fund, following a $20B close for its predecessor. Dakota Private Markets
H.I.G. Capital filed for its second infrastructure fund through Delaware and Luxembourg entities, following a $1.3B close for its predecessor in June 2024. Dakota Private Markets
Investcorp closed its second North American private equity fund at $1.2B, exceeding its $1.1B target. Dakota Private Markets
KKR closed its North America Fund XIV at $23.0B, the largest final close among mega-funds in 2026. Dakota Private Markets
Notable Capital filed for its tenth flagship venture fund, the first under its current name since splitting from GGV Capital in 2024. Dakota Private Markets
Oaktree closed its debut dedicated asset-backed finance fund at $2B, meeting its target. Dakota Private Markets
Silver Lake filed its first perpetual capital strategy, Silver Lake Partners Evergreen, alongside three affiliated vehicles. Dakota Private Markets
Stride Consumer Partners closed its second fund at its $550M hard cap, above its $475M target and 30% larger than its debut vehicle. Dakota Private Markets
TPG closed its second dedicated climate private equity fund at $10B, building on the first Rise Climate vehicle which closed at $7.3B in 2022. Dakota Private Markets
Jupiter launched the Global Monthly Income Bond fund in four global markets. Investment Week
Macquarie has launched an infrastructure Eltif with a cornerstone investor. Citywire
T Rowe Price to offer a fee holiday as it enters the European active ETF market. Investment Week
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