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I Squared Capital closed ISQ Global Infrastructure Credit Fund II with over $2.4bn of commitments, plus $600m committed or expected for co-investment vehicles, for $3bn total against a $1.5bn original target. The fund has committed around 37% of capital across seven investments.
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Ballistic Ventures is seeking $490 million across two new vehicles, a $360 million flagship fund and a $130 million second fund, according to regulatory filings. The cybersecurity-focused firm is led by Ted Schlein, a former Kleiner Perkins partner.
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Churchill Asset Management reached a $1.54 billion final close for Junior Capital Opportunities Fund III, beating its $1 billion target and more than doubling the $737 million raised by its predecessor. Around $665 million came through rated feeder structures for insurance investors.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance funds and four Canadian institutional investors agreed to invest $3.1 billion for a 49.9% non-controlling interest in a Mitsubishi subsidiary holding Mitsubishi's 15% stake in LNG Canada. Goldman Sachs was lead structuring agent and financial advisor to Blackstone.
Millennium has withdrawn more than $1.5bn in leveraged capital from Troluce Capital Advisors ($1bn+) and Axebrook Capital ($500m) following losses at both firms. Millennium, a $95bn-plus hedge fund, recorded an 8.1% gain for the year through September.
Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have completed the all-cash acquisition of LXP Industrial Trust at about $5.2 billion including net debt and preferred equity, with shareholders receiving $61.20 per share. LXP has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
NeoSci Ventures raised S$70 million in the first close of its inaugural institutional venture fund, backed by EDBI and Taiwan's National Development Fund, and plans to invest in up to 12 biotech companies globally.
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