Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
Smack Technologies raised USD 61 million in Series B led by Costanoa and First In, joined by Point72 Ventures and others.
Fortress priced its third European CLO transaction, Fortress Credit Europe BSL 2026-3 DAC, raising €406M, investing primarily in senior secured, first lien broadly syndicated loans.
Pershing Square exited an approximately $1.5 billion UMG position after its proposed $65 billion acquisition attempt failed.
Warburg Pincus and Kio expanded their Australian housing partnership with an additional capital commitment and a student accommodation mandate. The stated AUD 2.5 billion is a targeted future portfolio value, not the investment ticket; no investment amount is recorded.
Fortress led and arranged a $161M senior loan for the OAK OKC mixed-use development in Oklahoma City, comprising multifamily and retail components.
Pershing Square's investment manager reported new investments in Visa, Mastercard, Netflix, S&P Global, Intercontinental Exchange and Alcon. The report states that more than 95% of Pershing Square USA's capital had been deployed across 14 investments, including eight holdings also present in other Pershing Square funds. This is the manager's disclosed portfolio update; individual trade dates and investment amounts were not supplied.
J.S.B. confirmed that Ursa 4 held a source-defined 92.91% ownership ratio as of 3 August 2026 following the tender offer. Its board approved a minority cash-out on 10 August, with the subsequent acquisition scheduled for 4 September. The notice distinguishes settled control from that later planned step.
ICONIQ announced that it was co-leading Whatnot's Series G. Whatnot operates a marketplace for live commerce.
Partners Group entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Aroma-Zone from Eurazeo, which would retain a significant minority interest. This event records exclusivity at announcement; a separate Partners Group release dated 15 September subsequently describes Aroma-Zone as acquired.
Partners Group agreed to acquire a majority stake in AVK Power Solutions on behalf of clients. It planned to invest over USD 1 billion of equity to accelerate growth, supplemented by debt. An exact consideration and completed closing were not disclosed.
ContextLogic agreed to acquire gChem at $850 million enterprise value. BC Partners and Abrams Capital were among the equity rights-offering backstop investors. The $850 million is gChem enterprise value, not BC Partners' commitment.
Valar Atomics reported USD 1 billion Series B led by Sequoia with Point72 among investors; a separate USD 200 million credit line involved different named lenders.
Weil disclosed that it advised Antares Capital LP, acting as administrative agent, on financing supporting Reverence Capital Partners’ investment in accounting and advisory firm Eide Bailly. The adviser announcement identifies Antares’ agency role but does not disclose its individual lending commitment, an ownership stake, or financing terms. August 3 is the adviser’s publication date.
Brookfield announced completion of the acquisition of the remaining 26% of Oaktree on July 31, 2026. The transaction gives Brookfield 100% ownership and integrates credit management capabilities; total consideration was approximately $3 billion. Brookfield's combined credit-platform AUM should not be treated as standalone Oaktree AUM.
Third Point Ventures participated in Zenity's Series C financing round of $125 million alongside DTCP, Hitachi Ventures, Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Norwest, Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund and Vertex Ventures.
Partners Group and other shareholders agreed to tender all their Żabka shares into Couche-Tard's planned offer. The announced total equity value belongs to the entire target, and is not recorded as Partners Group's proceeds. Completion was conditional at announcement.
Kedaara-backed Universal NutriScience entered a competitive sale process. Warburg Pincus was reported as frontrunner with ChrysCapital also shortlisted. The reported transaction value is INR 2,700–2,800cr. Kedaara is expected to exit if the transaction closes.
ICONIQ announced its partnership with K2 Space and co-led the company's Series D to support development of high-power satellite platforms.
