Curated news across firms, funds and deals — updated as our analysts add it.
Jul ’26 was the most active month with 32 tracked items. Deal leads this view (11 of 30).
Crescent closed CSS VII CV, described as the largest single-fund portfolio in private-credit secondaries to date. Pantheon led the transaction and AllianzGI co-led.
Crescent closed CCS VII CV, described as the largest single-fund portfolio in private-credit continuation to date. Investors included Pantheon, AllianzGI, Hamilton Lane, and Ares. Antares was a transaction and AllianzGI co-led.
ART announced investment supporting additional social and affordable housing in Queensland, including 92 new homes in Brisbane.
Everstone planned to sell its entire 11.26% stake in the Burger King operator.
Pemberton appointed Robin Bailey CFO, Chris Eberker Head of Credit-Direct Lending and Matthew Kirsch Head of Credit-ABF. Cassandra Faly expanded into European (EP/NAV) and ABF origination.
Five Arrows invested alongside existing shareholder Vista in StarRez, a student housing software provider. Vista will continue supporting the company's international expansion and product innovation.
The Investment: LACERA deployed $125 million to acquire secondary fund interests.Target Funds: The capital was used to buy stakes in two underlying component funds within the IDR Core Property Trust (an open-ended, commingled real estate vehicle).Strategic Intent: This follows LACERA's overarching plan to shift away from individual customized separate accounts into diversified, commingled platforms to streamline real estate administration. Detailed operational reporting for this was monitored via SecondaryLink's mid-2026 Institutional Briefings.
Pershing Square's 2025 annual reporting highlighted Alphabet, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Brookfield, Uber, Amazon and Hilton among the major contributors to portfolio performance.
Coller completed the final close of Coller International Partners IX and related vehicles, bringing its latest private equity secondaries fundraising cycle to $17 billion.
Second vintage of the firm's global asset-backed private-credit strategy reached final close, including related separate accounts.
Pemberton financed ICG's acquisition of Excellera Advisory Group.
Announced a US$250 million multifamily co-investment with Cortland. Expands multifamily investment platform through strategic partnership.
Adams Street Partners closed ASP PIF CLO I, LLC, a CLO strategy vehicle under Private Credit, at $350 million USD. Final close date was 07 January 2026.
Russell Investments completed a strategic financing with Apollo-managed hybrid and credit funds totaling 1.225 Billion USD to support long-term growth.
UK accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 showed revenue down 19% and operating profit down 23% year-on-year.
Third Point's activity around CoStar represented a renewed activist investing push after a period without a major activist campaign. Its subsequent April exit demonstrated a willingness to terminate an activist thesis when the expected value creation opportunity no longer met its investment criteria.
BCPP published its annual investment outlook covering geopolitics, AI, market valuations, UK growth, energy transition and long-term structural investment themes.
Series 3A attracted £2.5 billion of commitments; BCPP had deployed more than £1 billion across infrastructure (£515m), private equity (£500m) and private credit (£58m).
ART agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in Westfield Sydney for A$864 million.
Funds managed by Fortress and Davidson Kempner became majority shareholders of BOURBON following completion of its financial and capital restructuring. The new owners intend to improve profitability and reposition the offshore energy services company.
ART invested in the A$1.7 billion LIV Mirvac Fund, representing its first direct investment into the domestic build-to-rent sector.
Expanded joint venture with UDR, Inc. by US$230 million. Increased exposure to multifamily residential assets.
Aegon updated its adviser platform by closing one Mercer Governed Portfolio fund and making changes to its governed portfolio range as part of ongoing investment product governance.
Aegon announced the integration of private market investments into its LifePath retirement investment solution, expanding long-term diversified investment exposure for pension members.
Coller opened its Tokyo office, its sixth APAC location, to expand institutional and private wealth secondaries distribution in Japan.
Long-standing CIO and Deputy CEO Mark Delaney announced his retirement after 25 years. He remained CIO through 30 June 2026.
JPMAM closed PEG Global Private Equity XII at $1.44 billion, above its $1.25 billion target. The fund invests globally across buyout and early-stage venture strategies through primary investments, secondaries and co-investments.
Pemberton successfully repriced its inaugural CLO, Indigo I, first priced in 2023.
Third Point Ventures portfolio company FireHydrant was acquired by Freshworks, representing another Third Point Ventures portfolio company exit.
Firm highlighted U.S. second-lien residential mortgages, European SME asset-based lending and U.S. mid-ticket equipment finance as attractive ABF segments.