Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
Blackstone reported first-quarter 2026 financial results, with assets under management exceeding US$1.3 trillion, supported by fundraising, deployment, and realizations across its investment businesses
Hamilton Lane announced two interval-fund offerings covering private credit and infrastructure, expanding the firm's investment options for wealth clients.
Revelar Capital announced that portfolio company Steele Solutions had acquired Maysteel Industries, expanding its capabilities in engineered metal products for data centers and electrical infrastructure. Financial terms were not disclosed. The seller had announced completion on April 8; this firm update was published April 20, 2026.
Hamilton Lane announced managing director and principal promotions across credit, equity, client solutions, fund accounting and operations roles.
Axight agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in La Trobe Financial from Brookfield through a managed vehicle. Brookfield would remain the majority shareholder. The announcement expected closing in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
Carlyle Asia Partners appointed Icksoo Jung as managing director and head of Korea and named John Kim chairman of Korea. Jung previously worked at Affinity Equity Partners, TPG Capital and Citigroup. Kim will concentrate on senior relationships and portfolio oversight.
Monroe provided senior debt financing supporting Frontenac's recapitalization of Honk Technologies.
At court and general shareholder meetings, Schroders investors voted to approve the Nuveen recommended cash acquisition announced in February, a key milestone before regulatory clearance and October completion.
Revelar Capital announced its acquisition of Golden State Medical Supply on April 15, 2026. GSMS provides services that help pharmaceutical manufacturers serve the U.S. federal healthcare system. Transaction consideration was not disclosed.
Oxford reported more than $330 million deployed and more than $480 million in new leveraged lending commitments during the first quarter of 2026. Activity included five new platform investments, four new sponsor relationships, three facility upsizes and more than 20 delayed-draw term-loan fundings. Financing supported sponsor-backed healthcare and technology businesses.
Oaktree published an April 15, 2026 excerpt from its 2026 client conference in which co-CEOs Robert O'Leary and Armen Panossian discuss widening dispersion in asset performance and changing conditions in private credit.
PIF's Board approved a five-year strategy covering 2026–2030 that organizes investments into Vision, Strategic and Financial portfolios and centers on developing six interconnected national economic ecosystems.
Nilfisk announced that KIRKBI Investment Management and KIRKBI A/S held no remaining shares or voting rights following completion of Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions’ public takeover offer. This records the exit disclosure date; KIRKBI’s proceeds were not disclosed.
Wells Fargo released its first-quarter 2026 financial results on April 14, 2026 through Investor Relations and a Form 8-K. The reporting period is the quarter ended March 31, 2026; the release day is not the reporting date of the financial observations.
Carlyle AlpInvest completed a single-asset continuation transaction for Bridgepointe Technologies. The vehicle enables Charlesbank to increase its investment while offering liquidity to existing investors and partners. The business valuation exceeded $1 billion; that threshold is separate from the amount invested.
Golub's Altman Index reported middle market private-company revenue growth of 1.4% year-over-year and flat EBITDA in the first two months of Q1 2026; software constituent earnings grew by 4%. Not manager AUM.
Howard Marks published What's Going on in Private Credit? on April 9, 2026. The memo reviews the evolution of high-yield debt, leveraged loans, securitizations and direct lending, as well as the growth of alternative credit products for institutional and individual investors.
Monroe arranged senior secured lending in support of EagleTree Capital's acquisition of The Opus Group.
Blackstone announced the final close of its flagship opportunistic credit fund at more than US$10 billion, reaching its hard cap and expanding its opportunistic credit platform.
Antin Flagship V acquired Sapphire Gas Solutions from Apollo-affiliated funds; financial consideration undisclosed.
Goldman Sachs completed the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management, a defined-outcome ETF manager. The acquired firm had about USD 31bn AUM across 171 ETFs as of February 28, 2026.
Monroe served as joint lead arranger and administrative agent for financing supporting Altamont Capital Partners' investment in Key Container.
Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust reported its 2025 annual results and continued managed wind-down to return capital to shareholders after a February 2025 shareholder vote. The trust discussed realizations from investment holdings and planned further capital returns.
Nuveen reports US$1.4 trillion in total AUM as of 31 March 2026, per 'Nuveen by the Numbers'. The disclosed asset-class totals do not sum exactly to US$1.4 trillion due to rounding, and Multi-Asset AUM includes underlying allocations to fixed income, equities, and real estate, resulting in overlap.
Antares and Ares announced Antares' second credit continuation vehicle, with more than $1.7 billion in aggregate commitments. Ares Credit Secondaries funds led the financing and Antares also committed capital, with individual amounts undisclosed. The vehicle acquired assets from a closed-end Antares-managed credit fund comprising over 300 first-lien, floating-rate loans. Existing fund investors were offered a liquidity option, while the new vehicle preserved Antares' management of the underlying loans. Evercore, GreensLedge and Moelis advised the transaction. The capital commitment figure refers to the whole vehicle, not a single investor's investment.
Carlyle signed an agreement to acquire OMRON’s Device & Module Solutions business. The electronic-component carve-out remained subject to regulatory approvals, and OMRON could retain a minority interest. The release did not quantify consideration or ownership.
Rothesay Limited reported insurer portfolio assets under management of £73,545m at 31 December 2025. The group generated £5.2bn of new business premiums during 2025 and reported 246% solvency capital requirement coverage. The AUM measure adjusts the group's balance-sheet assets and is distinct from its IFRS total assets. Rothesay Life Plc is the regulated insurance subsidiary and has separate financial statements.
KIRKBI released its 2025 annual results and described the completion of a new governance and group structure. Its activities are organised into LEGO Holding, KIRKBI Climate and KIRKBI Education, alongside a financial investment portfolio. The announcement reports consolidated profit before tax of DKK 22.6 billion for 2025; this is an earnings metric, not assets under management.
Wells Fargo reported more than one billion interactions with its Fargo virtual assistant since its 2023 launch and more than 33 million mobile active users in February 2026. More than three million Spanish-speaking customers had used Fargo, generating over 160 million interactions. These are product usage measures.
Carlyle AlpInvest led TowerBrook’s completed continuation transaction for Eisner Advisory Group, known as EisnerAmper. Hamilton Lane-managed funds co-led the investment. Existing investors could take liquidity while TowerBrook continued its partnership with the accounting and advisory business.
