Track recorded fund announcements, transactions, leadership appointments and strategic developments from DataBane's published research.
Caplight announced a $16 million Series A financing led by BlackRock and Fin Capital, with LEAP Global Partners also co-leading and UBS participating as a strategic investor. The company said BlackRock would serve as a strategic investor and explore collaboration through Aladdin and Preqin. Caplight provides private-market data and workflow tools. The announced financing amount represents the entire round; BlackRock’s individual contribution was not disclosed.
Farallon filed a Schedule 13D reporting a 6.1% beneficial ownership position in Centessa.
Wells Fargo announced completion of the Federal Reserve’s 2026 supervisory stress-test process. Its stress capital buffer remained 2.5%. The company intended to increase its third-quarter common dividend from USD 0.45 to USD 0.50 per share, subject to board approval at the July meeting. The announcement was published June 24, 2026.
PNC announced completion of the conversion of FirstBank customers and branches to PNC Bank. The SEC filing states FirstBank legally merged into PNC Bank on June 18, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. PNC had completed the holding-company acquisition on January 5, 2026. This is the integration milestone following the transaction on which Wells Fargo advised PNC.
Coller reported continued institutional commitment to private markets while investors became more selective in manager selection.
Viking led a preferred equity investment in American Securities backed jac to finance growth and refinitional expansion.
Bay Collective, the women's football platform backed by Sixth Street, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Sunderland AFC Women after league approval. Sunderland AFC retains a minority stake. The acquirer is Bay Collective; the source does not disclose consideration or an exact acquired percentage.
Brent Canada was appointed Head of Infrastructure Debt, and Lorenzo Ceretti became EMEA co-head alongside Roopa Murthy. Ares also announced Patrick Trears' decision to transition to Senior Advisor.
TRS announced appointments of Pete Pape and Dan West to the board, with their first regular public meeting scheduled for July. They replace Michael Ball and David Corpus respectively. Their terms run through August 31, 2031.
Intertek and Isotope Bidco announced an agreed acquisition led by EQT with minority backing from Luxinva, an ADIA wholly owned subsidiary, and Mubadala. At the proposed effective date, Luxinva was expected to hold 16% indirectly in Bidco. The transaction remained subject to scheme and regulatory conditions. The proposed percentage is not confirmed completed ownership, and ADIA's individual equity contribution was not disclosed.
Arcmont was recognised in the 2026 European direct-lending awards cycle.
Aviva announced FCA approval to provide targeted support to customers. It planned a phased launch from summer 2026, initially focused on pension customers who could benefit from tailored suggestions without taking full financial advice. The announcement described a planned rollout.
ICONIQ announced that it was co-leading Conduct's Series A. Conduct develops AI software for enterprise IT systems.
3i Infrastructure confirmed completion of the sale of its TCR stake on June 17, 2026 and reported EUR 1,129 million of seller proceeds. BlackRock's GIP had announced the acquisition agreement on March 5, with TCR management investing alongside it. TCR leases airport ground support equipment. The disclosed seller proceeds are not presented as BlackRock's individual investment or the enterprise value of TCR.
Carlyle and THEON International entered exclusive discussions over Carlyle’s interest in HGH Infrared Systems. Carlyle originally acquired a majority stake through its Europe Technology Partners platform in 2018. The release describes negotiations, without confirming a signed sale or completion.
CPP Investments announced an INR40 billion 8.2% equity investment in CtrlS Datacenters and a separate data-centre development arrangement. Stake in company and stake in partnership are different economic exposures.
Accel led; Point72 Ventures, Friends & Family Capital and Caffeinated Capital participated; company valuation USD1B.
InfraVia announced approximately SEK 420 million of investment in Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria for a 6.6% stake, as part of a SEK 2.4 billion capital increase. The 17 June 2026 release identifies this as the third investment of its Critical Metals strategy and states InfraVia would become the company’s second-largest shareholder. The Nasdaq Stockholm-listed company is developing the fully permitted Viscaria brownfield underground copper mine in Kiruna, northern Sweden. The project has existing underground infrastructure, rail access and available hydroelectric power. At full production, expected output is around 120,000 tonnes of concentrate containing approximately 26,000 tonnes of copper annually. Concentrate production was expected in 2028. An offtake memorandum with Aurubis was disclosed. Proceeds support construction and development rather than representing a purchase of the entire mine.
Keyera announced and completed the purchase of Stonepeak's remaining 50% non-operating KAPS interest on 17 June 2026 for CAD1.215 billion. Keyera consequently owns the full pipeline and continues operating it. KAPS connects condensate and natural-gas-liquids production from the Montney and Duvernay regions to downstream markets. Keyera reported additional contracted volumes since 2025 and stated that Zone 4 construction remained on schedule for mid-2027 service. Acquisition funding initially used existing credit facilities, with planned equity and future debt financing to repay borrowings. Scotia Capital advised Stonepeak, supported by Sidley Austin, Stikeman Elliott and Goodmans. This completed exit supersedes the current-holding classification on Stonepeak's general portfolio page.
CEO Anthony Fobel discussed private-credit performance and the market outlook amid continued scrutiny of the asset class.
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.
Sixth Street Growth made a strategic minority growth equity investment in Chronograph. Existing investors Summit Partners, Carlyle AlpInvest, Nasdaq Ventures and Sidekick Partners retain minority holdings. The release reports an investment above $140 million without an exact amount.
Carlyle Global Credit and Content Partners completed a single-asset continuation vehicle. Existing investors, including Credit Opportunities Fund II, could obtain liquidity or remain invested; Credit Opportunities Fund III and new third-party investors could participate. The transaction supplies further growth capital to Content Partners.
Golub was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights as one of America's Greatest Workplaces in 2026 for the second consecutive year.
Third Point Ventures participated in Atom Computing's Series C financing of $100 million. The round included Cisco Investments and DCVC among the disclosed investors.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance launched SablePointe Credit Strategies, a new platform to strengthen origination, underwriting, and portfolio management capabilities across asset-based lending and specialty credit markets.
Amundi launched euro and US dollar tokenised share classes of Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term for Ant International. CACEIS acts as transfer agent and tokenisation agent. The partners were exploring a further launch on Ant's Whale platform, subject to required approvals.
Funds managed by Sixth Street invested in Pinnacle Gas Services and acquired a 27% non-controlling common equity interest. Comstock retains 73% and continues to operate the business. The reported investment was $600 million. Sixth Street's interest is subject to a reduction to 19.5% if specified return hurdles are achieved.
Urban Partners announced the first close of Urban Partners Regeneration Fund, with PensionDanmark and SamPension as anchor institutional investors. The strategy has investment capacity of up to EUR650 million including co-investment capital. PensionDanmark’s individual commitment was not disclosed.
