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December 2026

Fundraise01/12/2026
Blackstone Raises its Largest Asia Private Equity Fund at $13.1 Billion

Blackstone announced the final close of its largest Asia-focused private equity fund at US$13.1 billion, increasing capital available for investments across the Asia-Pacific region.

Blackstone

October 2026

Strategy30/10/2026
Private Equity Reaches ~$18.8 AUM

Viking reported approximately $18.8 of private equity AUM and 71 current portfolio companies.

Viking Global Investors

August 2026

Update20/08/2026
Debtwise 1+25 European Direct Lender Rankings Position

Arcmont was ranked #1 in mid-cap deal volume, joint #1 in large-cap deal count and #2 European Direct Lender for 1H26.

Arcmont Asset Management
Regulatory14/08/2026
Q2 2026 13F Filing

Capule Management Ltd's Q2 2026 combined 13F reported approximately $27.98 B in U.S. securities across 700 holdings.

Capula Investment Management
Regulatory14/08/2026
Siemens Pension-Trust 2026 13F filing

Siemens Pension-Trust filed its quarterly U.S. equity holdings report for the period ended 30 June 2026.

Siemens Pension
Fundraise14/08/2026
Fortress Prices Third European CLO

Fortress priced its third European CLO, expanding its European performing credit platform. The vehicle primarily invests in senior secured, first lien broadly syndicated loans. Fortress stated that it has issued approximately $41.5B of CLOs since 2004.

Fortress Investment Group
Deal14/08/2026
Fortress Prices Third European CLO Transaction

Fortress priced its third European CLO transaction, Fortress Credit Europe BSL 2026-3 DAC, raising €406M, investing primarily in senior secured, first lien broadly syndicated loans.

Fortress Investment Group
Regulatory13/08/2026
Revolution Medicines Ownership Filing

Farallon filed an amended Schedule 13G relating to Revolution Medicines.

Farallon Capital Management
Exit / IPO13/08/2026
Universal Music Group Exit

Pershing Square exited an approximately $1.5 billion UMG position after its proposed $65 billion acquisition attempt failed.

Pershing Square Capital Management
Deal13/08/2026
Six New Investments Announced

Pershing Square announced new investments in Netflix, Visa, Mastercard, S&P Global, Intercontinental Exchange and Alcon, representing its largest portfolio overhaul in years.

Pershing Square Capital Management
Regulatory12/08/2026
Freenome Receives Breakthrough Device Designation

FDA granted Breakthrough Device designation to Freenome's blood-based lung-cancer screening test.

Farallon Capital Management
Exit / IPO12/08/2026
Genic Acquired by Axian

Viking backed Genic was acquired by Axian, providing a private equity portfolio exit.

Viking Global Investors
Deal12/08/2026
Fortress Leads Senior Loan for OAK OKC Mixed-Use Development

Fortress led and arranged a $161M senior loan for the OAK OKC mixed-use development in Oklahoma City, comprising multifamily and retail components.

Fortress Investment Group
Deal03/08/2026
Third Point Ventures Invests in Zenity's $125M Series C

Third Point Ventures participated in Zenity's Series C financing round of $125 million alongside DTCP, Hitachi Ventures, Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Norwest, Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund and Vertex Ventures.

Third Point
Strategy01/08/2026
Merger-Arbitrage Activity

Davidson Kempner's merger-arbitrage team was publicly discussing a potential "complexity premium" from increasingly complicated global M&A regulation.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

July 2026

Update31/07/2026
H1 2026 Results

CAA published its H1 2026 consolidated financial statements.

Crédit Agricole Assurances
Strategy30/07/2026
Mid-Year Review 2026

Pemberton reported continued refinancing activity in H1 2026 improving M&A activity in Q2 and a more active expected second half. It reported mid-market single-B direct-lending pricing at roughly 250-290 bps above comparable broadly syndicated loans and leverage around 4.5x.

Pemberton Asset Management
Update30/07/2026
Varde Recognized as Leading India Private Credit Lender in H1 2026

Octus recognized Varde as the leading private credit lender in India during H1 2026. Varde reported more than $13 B invested across APAC.

Varde Partners
Fundraise30/07/2026
KKR and Capital Group to Launch Public & Private Equity Fund

KKR and Capital Group announced a new interval fund combining public equities with KKR-managed private equity investments, expanding private market access for wealth management investors.

KKR
Update27/07/2026
Freenome Receives FDA Approval

Freenome announced FDA approval of its blood-based colorectal-cancer screening test.

Farallon Capital Management
Deal23/07/2026
Fortress Provides $291M Loan to Refinance Sonesta Manhattan Hotel Portfolio

Fortress provided a $291M senior secured loan to refinance and reposition four Manhattan hotels comprising 917 rooms.

Fortress Investment Group
Deal20/07/2026
Freenome Becomes Public Company

Freenome completed its business combination and began trading on Nasdaq. Farallon participated in the concurrent PIPE.

Farallon Capital Management
Update20/07/2026
Fitch Affirms UniCredit Rating

Fitch affirmed UniCredit at A-, stable outlook, following the Commerzbank offer.

UniCredit
Leadership20/07/2026
Ranjani Kearsley Appointed Independent Director

Pershing Square Holdings announced the appointment of Ranjani Kearsley as an independent non-executive director.

Pershing Square Capital Management
Deal16/07/2026
Fireworks Series D

Lone Pine participated in Fireworks' Series D, its latest publicly identified private-market investment.

Lone Pine Capital
Update15/07/2026
S&P Positive Outlook

S&P affirmed UniCredit at A- with positive outlook following the Commerzbank offer.

UniCredit
Strategy13/07/2026
2026 Mid-Year Outlook Released

Fortress published its 2026 Mid-Year Outlook, taking a 'cautious, but selectively constructive' stance. The firm highlighted inflation, rates, geopolitical risk, cash flows, uncorrelated returns and discipline around long duration equity as key portfolio considerations.

Fortress Investment Group
Partnership10/07/2026
People's Pension CLO Partnership

Invesco discussed its relationship with People's Pension around using CLOs, particularly highly rated tranches, within institutional fixed income allocations.

Invesco
Deal09/07/2026
Additional A$500 Million India Investment

ART committed an additional A$500 million to India's NIIF, taking its total India exposure across asset classes to A$3.3 billion.

Australian Retirement Trust
Deal09/07/2026
Additional India NIIF Investment

AustralianSuper announced a further A$500 million investment in India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, taking overall India allocations across asset classes to A$3.3 billion.

AustralianSuper
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