Vol. ITHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026The Hub for Private MarketsAbout
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Argos closes ninth mid-market fund at €736m, 64% above previous vintageDTCP defence fund reaches €455m as EIFO, Danica join first closePollen Street explores strategic options including potential take-privateHellman & Friedman weighs $10bn sale of Applied SystemsAnchorage expands CLO platform by $4.7bnBritish Business Bank backs Advent funds with £135m, as life sciences commitments near £750mCDP Venture Capital, Scientifica debut EUR 27.5 mln SophIA hubCarnelian launches Rs.2,000 crore PE fund to target India's mid-marketEngine Ventures hires Oak HC/FT veteran Daubar to lead capital formationBlackstone completes Eurowind deal, Searchlight backs $1.6bn Priority Technology take-privatePhoenix strikes deal to sell cybersecurity firm Logiq to IBMBlackstone launches private markets fund open to non-US investorsArcline’s DwyerOmega agrees to acquire Kansas instrumentation maker SOR Controls GroupBlackstone Launches BXPM Fund Combining Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate And CreditBridgepoint agrees majority deal for equine vet group Altano as Ufenau exitsAtlantic Street bets on HVAC with Canada’s GLP; GHK-backed WSB picks up engineering firm; LLR backs energy management bizEgypt’s Nawy Shares, CI Capital partner to launch real estate investment fundsCVC agrees to take minority stake in internet infrastructure firm CDN77Main Capital Partners to acquire majority stake in Nordic software group ConfirmaPublic pensions lifted PE commitments 24% to $100.9bn despite exit squeezeUS public pension fundsPaul Weiss adds three Weil partners to private equity team in New YorkQuad-C taps ex-Graham Partners operating partner Dan Soroka for supply chain roleCibus Capital acquires fruit and veg equipment provider AwetaSculptor resets and upsizes US CLOGoldman Sachs inks $10bn for European evergreen credit fundGoldman Sachs AlternativesStandish to Acquire NCM Fund Services, Expanding European Administration PlatformTikehau Capital-backed EYSA acquires B2B corporate mobility platform JoinupProterra hires HIG’s Park to lead capital formationEmerging LP seeks $50m for first climate poolLebecInvestment bank Houlihan Lokey hires Paychex CLO as next legal chiefWinston Taylor adds regulatory partnerCaisse investing $75 million in alternative credit strategy, selling stake in infrastructure trustJuniper Square, Nasdaq eVestment launch AI tool for private markets fundraising teamsIn brief: Arrow Global hires CSOStephens Group promotes value creation vice president Lindsey Joseph to principalTroutman Adds Finn Dixon Investment Management LeaderTroutman PepperFried Frank Adds DLA Piper Asset Management Partner In DCLowenstein Sandler Names Marie T. DeFalco and Sara R. Werner Co-chairs of Venture Funds Launch GroupBlackstone shelves $3bn CFO deal amid investor concernsTariffs and AI concerns have yet to derail global investment activity, says BlackstoneNew State Capital Partners’ The Expo Group acquires experiential agency toddstreetAtlantic Street Capital inks majority investment deal for HVAC distributor GLPHedge fund Millennium to establish Athens presenceArcventis agrees to majority investment in Harbour Point-backed Aligned Modern HealthRS2 Healthcare Partners completes first platform investment in medtech manufacturer KMMCentury Park Capital Partners’ Total Access Elevator adds Los Angeles-based American ElevatorHighPost launches new vertical for aerospace, defense and cybersecurityUtilities, and the deregulation of the water marketPerwynIs there a supply-demand mismatch for Asia-Pacific core-plus funds? - peiThe thorny issue of LP incentivisationPrivate credit steady as private equity reboundsMSCICitadel rehires Matt Giannini – againPE Weekly: M&A Roundup Sept. 18-24Bain CapitalSide Letter: Climate catch-22Investec urges Baillie Gifford US Growth shareholders to reject Saba or 'suffer the consequences'Carlyle leans into carve-outs as dealmaking gets more competitiveRMR’s Adam Portnoy: ‘Investors are reluctant to bring on new relationships’ - peiThe future of fiduciary services isn't fully automatedSeparately managed hedge fund accounts reach $255bnLone Star considers debt restructuring or sale of Italian coffee-machine maker EvocaHedge Fund Assets in Separately Managed Accounts Surge to $255 BillionSundance Growth doubles fund size with $250m Fund II close 15 months after debut raiseCheyne raises £3bn for European real estate debt strategy - peiGoldman Sachs emerges as lead bidder for $37bn credit manager Palmer SquareConnect Ventures announces first close of $80M Fund V to back Europe's technical foundersBlackstone targets $8.5bn for latest energy transition fundDeal Roundup: Platinum completes $6.6bn Urbaser exit to Blackstone, EQT; Flexpoint, Shamrock buy PodiumPlatinum EquityAdvent targets $3bn for debut mid-market fund after positive performance in segmentIndia: Kotak Alts’ Yield & Growth Fund hits final close at $522mVC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AIBessemer Venture PartnersCrypto VC Hashed anchors $300M Private Credit Fund for Digital Asset FirmsCD&R and Warburg Pincus emerge as leading bidders for Canaccord WealthClayton, Dubilier & Rice$2bn tech-focused hedge fund SoMa Equity Partners to shutterCrypto venture firm Breed VC closes $15M early-stage Fund IISeraya Partners Fund II nearly at $1.5bn target – exclusiveVermont PIC eyes $30m farmland secondaries investmentVermont Pension Investment CommitteeASIC halts three Remara private credit productsArlington-backed AVS Bio acquires UK bioreagent supplier Biorbyt in add-on dealGHK Capital-backed WSB acquires engineering firm PolyWhen Poor Investment Diligence Becomes an Advisers Act ViolationHatteras Investment PartnersCurium Resets FTC Clock On $8B Lantheus Take-Private DealInvestment firm 1789 Capital plans to raise $3B for growth fund - report
Section BEventsDates Verified
THURSDAY, SEP 24
11:30am CT2026 Windy City Fund Advisers SummitFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath · Chicago, IL · Free8am25th Annual CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor ConferenceCIBC Capital Markets · Montreal, QuebecAll dayABF US: Asset Based Finance 2026DealCatalyst · New York, NY8:30am ETACG Atlanta: Market Signals — What Transaction Data Tells Us About M&A in 2026ACG Atlanta · Atlanta, GA7:30am CTACG Houston September Deal Flow BreakfastACG · Houston, TXAll dayAkin 2026 Funds ConferenceAkin · New York, NY8pm CTCREFC Young Professionals: Inside the Workout — Special Servicing and Distressed Loan ResolutionCRE Finance Council · Dallas, TX4:30pm PTCybersecurity in the Age of AI: Managing Business and Legal RiskWithum · Los Angeles, CA · Free6pm ETHFA New York Fall SocialHedge Fund Association · New York, NY · FreeAll dayKayo Texas Private Equity ForumKayo Conference Series · Dallas, TX5:30pm ETNY-ALT Allocator Insight: Current Trends and Opportunities in Hedge Fund InvestingNew York Alternative Investment Roundtable · New York, NY11am CTPEWIN Texas | Networking Lunch Around Kayo Private Equity SummitPrivate Equity Women Investor Network · Dallas, TXSep 24–25Private Credit Series Toronto 2026Institutional Investor · Toronto, Ontario12pm ETRéseau Capital Lunch & Learn: Le repreneur et ses investisseurs — structurer une transaction de repriseRéseau Capital · Montreal, QC4pm ETThird Annual Private Fund Managers Conference (Boston)Foley & Lardner · Boston, MA · FreeSUNDAY, SEP 27
Sep 27–30ICI Tax and Accounting Conference 2026Investment Company Institute · Marco Island, FLMONDAY, SEP 28
1pm2026 ACG Denver Dealmakers' ForumACG Denver · Denver, COSep 28–2921st Annual Independent Sponsors Summit: New YorkiGlobal Forum · New York, NYAll dayACG Idaho: Building Idaho's Middle Market 2026ACG · Boise, IDSep 28–29Alts Day 2026Allocate · Austin, TXSep 28–30IAA 2026 Policy & Leadership ForumInvestment Adviser Association · Washington DCTUESDAY, SEP 29
6pm ET2026 ACG NY DealSource Series - September EditionACG New York · New York, NY8:30am ET2026 New York City Broker-Dealer Compliance Fall RoundtableSidley Austin · New York, NY11:30am PTACG British Columbia State of the Markets Luncheon & AGMACG · Vancouver, BC5pm ETCAIA Florida: Capital Without BordersCAIA Association · Miami, FL5:30pm PTCAIA Pacific Northwest: The Private Infrastructure PlaybookCAIA Association · Seattle, WA · Free