Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
SaverLife and the Electrical Training Alliance announced a financial-wellness app for electrical apprentices, supported by funding from The BlackRock Foundation’s Future Builders initiative. The program provides financial guidance and savings tools through the alliance’s apprenticeship network.
Humana signed a joint venture agreement with HPS-managed funds and accounts, part of BlackRock, for nearly 150 CenterWell senior primary care clinics. The proposed arrangement would replace WCAS through acquisition of its stake, which Humana valued at approximately $2.8 billion. CenterWell would retain a minority interest and continue operations. The October 13 announcement expected completion in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to closing conditions and regulatory approval. Exact ownership percentages and additional growth-capital commitments were not disclosed.
BC Partners Credit announced a preliminary commitment and plans for up to $300 million in LIV Golf financing, subject to bankruptcy court approval. The stated ceiling is not funded capital.
InfoRLife appointed Dimitris Kadis chief executive effective October 1, 2026, to lead its separation from ACS Dobfar. The announcement explicitly says BC Partners' previously agreed co-control investment has not yet closed.
Ted Goldthorpe and Mike Terwilliger discussed the global bond selloff and interest-rate environment in BC Partners' October 1 credit commentary.
The Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades announced 14 new members, including Blackstone, Meta and NVIDIA. Founded in July 2026 by BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google, the alliance brings employers and other organizations together to support skilled-trades training and career opportunities.
BC Partners Credit detailed its 2024 Riddell financing relationship, developed after five years of prior engagement. The September 2 release is a case study, not a new September 2026 investment.
Adroit Trading Technologies announced a partnership with BlackRock's Aladdin platform. Mutual clients can access Adroit's multi-asset execution management capabilities from Aladdin, supporting integrated institutional trading workflows. The announcement describes a technology partnership and does not disclose equity ownership, a fund commitment or acquisition consideration.
FDA granted Breakthrough Device designation to Freenome's blood-based lung-cancer screening test.
North America's Building Trades Unions, BlackRock and the AI Infrastructure Partnership signed an MOU on 10 August 2026 to strengthen infrastructure workforce planning, apprenticeships, training and supply-chain resilience for U.S. AI and energy infrastructure. No fund commitment amount was disclosed.
The firms unveiled WVB All Markets Fund and WVB Blackstone All Privates Fund; initial availability to Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank clients. These are alliance products, not a corporate merger.
Invesco discussed its relationship with People's Pension around using CLOs, particularly highly rated tranches, within institutional fixed income allocations.
Coller partnered with Cherry Bank to expand access to private credit secondaries for wealth investors in Italy and Europe.
BC Partners promoted Moritz Elfers and Matt Evans to Partner, together with eight new Managing Directors across Private Equity, Credit and Investor Relations, including William Johnson.
Farallon filed a Schedule 13D reporting a 6.1% beneficial ownership position in Centessa.
StepStone's SPI data became generally available through PitchBook, providing deal-level performance and operating metrics for private-market benchmarking.
Invisible Narratives announced capital partnerships with Verance Capital and BC Partners Credit-managed affiliates. The firms made a $25 million initial combined investment tied to the acquisition of Skibidi Toilet IP. BC Partners Credit envisions potential future deployments exceeding $300 million through the platform; this is not realized financing. Existing CRM story was incorrectly classified as private equity.
CAA joined the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and strengthened biodiversity commitment into its investment strategy.
ICONIQ announced a partnership with Anduril to support its defense technology business. The announcement did not state a financing round, ICONIQ-specific investment amount or ownership percentage.
BlackRock's GIP announced plans for an infrastructure partnership with L'IMAD, ADNOC and Temasek across the GCC and Central Asia, with selective MENA opportunities. The proposed strategy covers greenfield and brownfield assets in energy, transport, logistics, digital infrastructure, water and waste. The announcement targeted $30 billion of investments using equity and debt. It remained subject to definitive agreements, so the target is not recorded as committed capital or a closed fund size.
Parent UBS Group responded to the Swiss Federal Council's final Capital Adequacy Ordinance and its proposed Banking Act amendments concerning foreign participations. UBS opposed the proposed package and said it was evaluating the documents. This is a parent-group regulatory statement, rather than a regulatory action specific to UBS Asset Management.
CAA filed its 2025 Universal Registration Document with the AMF.
Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Pension Funds formally became shareholders, taking BCPP to 18 Partner Funds and nearly £120 billion in collective assets.
Russell Investments launched private markets portfolios on the North investment platform for retail investors.
Invesco and Superstate announced a partnership around tokenized U.S. Treasury exposure and institutional digital asset infrastructure.
BCI, Norges Bank Investment Management and Brookfield announced Northview Energy on March 3, 2026, with equal funding and equity ownership among the three investors. The renewable platform's seed assets comprise 22 contracted wind and solar facilities with approximately 2.3 GW of generating capacity across six US power markets. A separate framework envisages potential future purchases of renewable assets requiring up to US$1.5 billion in equity. The announcement expected an official launch in the second quarter subject to customary approvals, so it should not be mistaken for confirmation of transaction closing.
Coller partnered with Mediobanca Private Banking to distribute its evergreen private equity secondaries strategy to eligible Italian investors.
UK model portfolio service launched combining Vanguard index and Wellington active portfolio strategies.
Strategic partnership with MARA Holdings to develop AI-ready digital infrastructure and data-center assets.
On January 29, 2026, BlackRock and Partners Group launched three outcome-aligned multi-alternatives separately managed accounts with exposure to seven evergreen funds managed by BlackRock, HPS and Partners Group. Income, balanced and growth solutions are available through Morgan Stanley's wealth platform. No aggregate SMA fundraising or LP commitment amount was disclosed.
