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Luma Group Closes Debut Life Sciences Venture Fund At $410 MillionMoonshot-backer 5Y Capital seeks US$600 mil in new growth fund — BloombergIn the “FRAME” - FCA Proposals to Reform Asset Manager ReportingFinancial Conduct AuthorityConnecticut spies opportunity in smaller GPs amid PE buildoutKKR breaks APAC infra fundraising record with $6.6bn first close for Fund III – exclusivePeterson Partners Closed a $510 Million Kelso Continuation VehicleEIG nearly doubles infrastructure debt fund to $1.9bn, total raised for latest series tops $4bnCEECAT hits €135m first close for Fund III as EIF, EBRD commit €80mAccel-KKR Agreed a Recommended 235 Pence Cash Offer for ElecoJefferies builds $4bn European direct-lending capacity as AllianzGI anchors inaugural fundJefferies Credit PartnersArini Nears $4 Billion Final Close of First Direct Lending FundTether and Fasanara Capital Launch $400 Million Private Credit Fund to Expand Stablecoin-Enabled Real-Economy LendingAccel-KKR agrees $281m deal for UK construction software firm ElecoCerberus to acquire Goodwin defence assets in $1.5bn dealMBK Partners Moved to Take Japan’s Sharingtechnology PrivateClean Growth Fund hits £81m second close on Fund IIPrime Capital inks €305m for sustainable infra debtARCHIMED closes three-times oversubscribed MED IV fund at €1.5bn hard capFrazier Life Sciences Adds $1.1B To Its Public FundZamanat Launches $100M Tokenized Private Credit Fund for GCC SMEsExclusive: Blackstone to buy FCH from Audax, as demand grows for liquid cooling of data centersBlackstone targets liquid cooling with FCH; FFL scoops up office of the CFO biz Waylin PartnersAltas Partners, L Catterton agree to acquire Fullscript from HGGCStarlight Investments Announces Successful Close of UK BTR Fund II‘Paper Valuations Don’t Return Capital’: Grindstone Launches $31m Exit-Focused FundSEC Charges Adit Ventures Management, its CEO and Affiliated General Partners for Alleged FraudWarburg Pincus on the cusp of wrapping up its 15th flagship growth fundHercules Capital adds $2.3bn of private-credit capacity across evergreen fund, Growth Lending IV, securitisationFund Finance 2026 Fall ReportHaynes BooneAmbienta’s No Dig Alliance buys Sweden’s HorisonterraMainePERS eyes $110m commitment to four fundsImperial Capital exits Integral Consulting in sale to AudaxAntin launches continuation vehicle for Norwegian aquaculture firmICG launches European infrastructure debt strategyVistria Group appoints Jeff Hawkins head of portfolio resources groupInsight Partners, Sixth Street’s Kiteworks acquires AI security firm Bonfy.AIPretium acquires Cascade Financial in push to expand manufactured housing lending - peiGalen Weston Jr. commits $180-million more to venture capital through privately held Wittington VenturesVivo Capital taps Neetesh Kumar as managing partnerReed Smith builds out private funds benchMidOcean Partners agrees to sell SI Solutions to Macquarie groupLinklaters lures Wachtell dealmaker to become Americas managing partnerBlue Sage and Castle Capital launch Blue Castle Waste SolutionsHedge funds revive legal battle over €1bn Monte dei Paschi bond write-offAttestor CapitalUG Investment targets Taiwan’s growing wealth poolUG Investment AdvisersProxy advisers urge Gore Street Energy Storage shareholders to vote against Saba proposalsVision Ridge Partners appoints head of portfolio talentDeal Roundup: Silver Lake builds €10bn-plus European software group, Cerberus agrees £1.1bn Goodwin dealHercules Adviser Surpassed $2.3 Billion in Investable CapitalEQT launches Asia Pacific evergreen strategy for private market investorsCD&R hires former Bristol-Myers CEO Caforio to target European healthcare dealsClayton, Dubilier & RiceDowning expands credit platform with £500m funding lineFusion Capital-backed Relevant Solutions acquires Conrad Kacsik Instrument SystemsFFL Partners invests in OCFO consulting firm Waylin PartnersMillennium and Verition explore Athens officesTudor appoints data strategist from Eagle AlphaArini hit by losses on Aston Martin and Altice debt betsActivist Palliser builds WUS stakeWhy UK pension fund Nest is still bullish on private creditPartners Group expands Nordic presence with new Stockholm officeIn brief: Mirova plants flag in AustraliaIn brief: Former Blackstone human resources exec joins Vision RidgeTPG mulls $5bn exit of healthcare payments software firm LyricPE Weekly: M&A Roundup Sept. 4-10L CattertonNKU launches venture capital fund, makes first investment in local startupClosing The Gap: FSC Sets New Industry Standards For Private CreditReed Smith Continues Private Capital Growth with Two HiresAI Biz Motive Secures $1.3B From General CatalystFund+ Launches in ADGM to Simplify, Digitise and Accelerate the Launch and Operation of Investment VehiclesLondon hedge fund Arini hit by Europe’s thorniest credit tradesMid-market CEOs demand more from GPsAegon AM reshuffles manager line-up following triple exitMIGO's Charlotte Cuthbertson: Listed private equity's discount demands engagementThe “trophy” asset: investors eye football financing dealsPGIMPalmer Square weighs sale of $37bn credit management businessExclusive: FFL bets on the office of the CFO with Waylin Partners investmentSilver Lake to combine Cegid and Silae in €10bn-plus software mergerThoma Bravo makes strategic growth investment in workforce platform TandaAIC pushes chancellor to restore 30% VCT tax relief in BudgetAssociation of Investment CompaniesSide Letter: Postcard from ParisArchimedAffordable housing, and government partnershipsFengate Asset ManagementSchroders Capital's private markets UK wealth director James Lowe departs
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MONDAY, SEP 14
All dayCanadian Global Growth Forum 2026CVCA — Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association · Toronto, ONSep 14–16Clearwater Connect Boise 2026Clearwater Analytics · Boise, IDSep 14–17IPAVision 2026Institute for Portfolio Alternatives · Atlanta, GASep 14–16M&A SoCal 2026ACG Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CASep 14–15SuperReturn US West 2026Informa Connect · Los Angeles, CA5pm ETThe Waterfront Social @ the ForumCanadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association · Toronto, OntarioTUESDAY, SEP 15
5pm ET2026 ACG Boston Fall Kickoff EventACG Boston · Boston, MAAll day2026 Influential Women in Institutional InvestingPensions & Investments · Chicago, IL8am ET2026 SFA RMBS SymposiumStructured Finance Association · Washington DC11:30am ETA Dialogue with Regulatory Experts: Preparing for the Regulatory Year AheadGlobal Relay & Optima Partners · New York, NY8am ETACG New Jersey September Breakfast MeetingACG New Jersey · Woodbridge Township, NJSep 15–17AFIRE 2026 Annual Member MeetingAFIRE · New York, NYAll dayCAIA Boston: Commodity ResurgenceCAIA Boston Chapter · Boston, MA · FreeAll dayCelebrating Women in Structured Finance Summit NYC 2026Opal Group · New York, NY6pm ETExecutive Summer Social with GP Stakes NewsGP Stakes News · New York, NY · FreeSep 15–17ICI Compliance, Risk, and Legal Conference 2026Investment Company Institute · Nashville, TNSep 15–16IVYFON New York Family Office Forum - September 2026IVYFON · New York, NYAll dayKayo Boston Private Equity ForumKayo Conference Series · Boston, MA2pm ETNew York Boot Camp for Private Equity Professionals 2026McDermott Will & Schulte · New York, NY · FreeSep 15–16PDI New York Forum 2026PEI Group · New York, NY5pm ETSeptember Networking Night 2026Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets · Toronto, OntarioAll daySFA RMBS Symposium 2026Structured Finance Association · Washington DC1:30pm ETStradley Ronon Financial Services Broker-Dealer WorkshopStradley Ronon · New York, NY · FreeSep 15–17SuperReturn Real Assets North AmericaInforma Connect · Houston, TX