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Jul ’26 was the most active month with 32 tracked items. Update leads this view (8 of 30).

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November 2025

Deal03/11/2025
State Street Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Coller

State Street Investment Management acquired a strategic minority interest in Coller and agreed to collaborate on expanding access to private market secondaries.

Coller Capital
Fundraise01/11/2025
New Jersey Capula Tail Risk Series D Commitment

New Jersey's November portfolio report showed the $500 M Series D commitment to Capula Tail Risk Fund.

Capula Investment Management

October 2025

Update30/10/2025
Alpha Bank Stake Increased

UniCredit received ECB authorization and increased its aggregate Alpha Bank position to approximately 29.5%.

UniCredit
Strategy30/10/2025
Pershing Square Portfolio / Corporate Development

Pershing Square continued preparing its U.S. investment platform ahead of the eventual Pershing Square USA public listing and broader permanent capital structure.

Pershing Square Capital Management
Fundraise23/10/2025
New Jersey Approves Additional Capula Tail Risk Investment

New Jersey proposed an additional investment of up to $500 M in Capula Tail Risk Fund after an initial $100 M commitment in July 2025.

Capula Investment Management
Strategy23/10/2025
StepStone Opens Riyadh Office

StepStone opened its first physical office in the Middle East after receiving a Saudi Capital Market Authority license, expanding its regional institutional-investor presence.

StepStone Group
Leadership21/10/2025
Thoma Bravo Announces Key Appointments to Grow Private Credit Platform

The firm appointed Jeff Levin and Kunal Soni as partners to expand its private credit investment platform.

Thoma Bravo
Exit / IPO16/10/2025
Rubicon Research IPO

Everstone's Rubicon Research investment exited through an IPO.

Everstone Group
Update15/10/2025
Fluence Energy share transfer

SEC filings show the pension trust structure as beneficial owner following transfer of Fluence Energy shares.

Siemens Pension
Update15/10/2025
Blackstone Launches Defined Contribution Business Unit

Blackstone established a dedicated Defined Contribution Business Unit to broaden retirement investors' access to private market strategies through defined contribution plans.

Blackstone
Update14/10/2025
Davidson Kempner Opens Abu Dhabi Office

Firm opened its eighth office in Abu Dhabi Global Market, expanding its Middle East presence.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Partnership14/10/2025
Derby Lane Partners Launches with Fortress as Anchor Investor

Derby Lane Partners launched as a new alternative investment manager focused initially on North American commercial real estate credit. Fortress was among its strategic and/or partners. Collectively, anchor partners committed up to $1.8 billion.

Fortress Investment Group
Deal14/10/2025
Malibu Life agrees to acquire TruSpire Retirement Insurance Company

Malibu Life entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TruSpire Retirement Insurance Company from Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. The transaction was intended to provide Malibu Life with a platform for direct U.S. annuity issuance, subject to regulatory approval.

Third Point
Update08/10/2025
Manulife Investment Management Publishes Global Private Markets Outlook

Released its annual institutional outlook covering private credit, infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, and timberland investment themes.

Manulife Investment Management
Partnership07/10/2025
Pacific Park Joint Ventures Formed

Fortress, U.S. Immigration Fund, Cirrus Real Estate Partners and LCOR formed joint ventures to develop Brooklyn's Pacific Park, a 22-acre mixed-use site intended to deliver thousands of housing units.

Fortress Investment Group
Partnership07/10/2025
Invesco Accelerates Private Markets Partnership with Barings

Invesco and Barings launched their first jointly managed product, the Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunity Fund. MassMutual intended to provide $650 million of initial support.

Invesco
Fundraise06/10/2025
Indigo IV CLO

Pemberton priced its fourth Indigo CLO and second CLO of 2025.

Pemberton Asset Management
Deal06/10/2025
Nuveen Real Estate provides €350 million debt financing for premium Dutch light industrial portfolio

Nuveen Real Estate provided €350 million in debt financing for a premium light industrial portfolio in the Netherlands. The transaction supports high-quality industrial real estate assets and reflects Nuveen's strategy of expanding its European real estate debt platform through senior lending opportunities.

Nuveen
Fundraise01/10/2025
Lone Mountain Pine Strategy

Lone Pine launched a concentrated long-term equity strategy seeded with $500 M of firm capital, targeting a maximum of 20 stocks and five-plus-year holding periods.

Lone Pine Capital
Update01/10/2025
Siemens contributes investment to pension trust

Siemens contributed shares in an equity-method investment to Siemens Pension-Trust e.V. at a fair value of €275 M, generating a €227 M gain.

Siemens Pension
Update01/10/2025
StepStone Group Reports Q1 Fiscal 2026 Results

StepStone reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended 30 June 2025, continuing growth across its private-markets platform.

StepStone Group
Partnership01/10/2025
Symmetry Partners with Russell Investments for Investment Research and Implementation

Symmetry partnered with Russell Investments to deliver investment research and implementation capabilities.

Russell Investments

September 2025

Deal25/09/2025
Crescent Finances Procuritas' Parkman Acquisition

Crescent provided unitranche financing for Procuritas' acquisition of Parkman, creating a new platform relationship in the Nordic market.

Crescent Capital Group
Deal25/09/2025
Crescent Finances Procuritas's Parkman Acquisition

Crescent provided unitranche financing for Procuritas's acquisition of Parkman, creating a new sponsor relationship in the Nordic market.

Crescent Capital Group
Update24/09/2025
Partner Fund Growth / Governance Expansion

BCPP continued preparations for the expansion of its Partner Fund base, with additional UK LGPS Funds progressing toward joining the pool.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Leadership23/09/2025
ART Announces Leadership Changes

ART announced leadership changes, including the appointment of Kathy Vincent as CEO.

Australian Retirement Trust
Strategy22/09/2025
Crescent Builds Bank Capital Solutions Team

Crescent hired Juan Grana to lead Bank Capital Solutions and Doran Chernichen as Managing Director, establishing a dedicated team focused on the significant middle-market transfer market.

Crescent Capital Group
Leadership22/09/2025
Rob Brindley Appointed Managing Director, European CPSG

Fortress appointed Rob Brindley as Managing Director in its European Client Product & Solutions Group, with responsibility for fundraising relationships with UK pensions and consultants.

Fortress Investment Group
Strategy22/09/2025
Third Point Investors becomes Malibu Life Holdings

Following completion of the combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC on 12 September 2025, Third Point Investors Limited changed its name to Malibu Life Holdings Limited. The transaction represented a major strategic transition from an investment trust structure toward an insurance/reinsurance platform.

Third Point
Regulatory16/09/2025
Modern Slavery Statement 2025

BCPP published its 2025 modern slavery statement, detailing human rights due diligence and engagement expectations for portfolio companies and external managers.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
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