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Blackstone launches first multi-asset private markets fund for non-US investorsOura IPO to ring up big payday for Finnish VC LifelinePolus raises €400m for latest CLOZero Infinity Partners boosts infratech strategy by 50% with $156m Fund II closeWestwind Capital announces €200m first closeBain Capital Takes SOLitude IndependentLightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AILightspeed Venture PartnersOaktree agrees to €810m sale of Italian power firm COL Group to EatonLendInvest completes £265m buy-to-let securitisationKotak Alts raises Rs 5,000 crore for private credit, real assets fundOdyssey Gives Falcon Gases Room to GrowPfingsten Rolls Into Precision BearingsButterfly Orders TakeoutButterfly EquityStandish expands alts presence in UK and Channel IslandsDeal Roundup: Inflexion buys into Manucurist; Abry exits Confirma to MainJP Morgan Asset ManagementMadison Dearborn to take Marygold privateNYC comptroller proposes $5bn private markets climate pushNYC Office of the ComptrollerAegon AM launches insurance-backed private credit fund for institutional investorsStandish buys fund administrator NCM in global expansionAudax agrees to sale of specialty wire and cable firm GCG to RexelLinklaters advises LBBW AM on the structuring and launch of LBBW Private Markets Select ELTIFLBBW launches evergreen ELTIF fund of funds targeting European private marketsJolt Capital appoints new HR DirectorSaba founder Boaz Weinstein nominates himself to SDCL Efficiency Income boardIn the Loop: Corner shotsHighPost Capital hires David Walsh to lead new aerospace, defense verticalCVC, NSSK weigh $3.2bn Kobayashi Pharmaceutical take-privateBain-backed EcoCeres targets $1bn Hong Kong IPOPE firm Uplift adds Arkansas injury practice to law platformUplift InvestorsBCI/BTG timber platform taps Weyerhaeuser exec as presidentUS insurance regulators defend oversight of insurers’ growing private credit tiesWomen hold 13% of senior investment roles in European private markets, Level 20 findsValuation Aspects of Private Equity Roll-Up TransactionsBuilding a private equity business in NigeriaAres private credit fund sees redemptions ease as withdrawal pressure moderatesFrom lender to advisor: Amy McIver on fund finance's next chapterBregal Sagemount: growth-focused private equity with flexible equity and credit capitalInflexion agrees to invest in French nail care brand ManucuristPhoenix, Quad-C, Thoma Bravo target occupational health; Pharmaceutical growth drives May River’s sale of Dickson to Blackstone and CopelandBullion pullback won’t derail longer-term rally, says L1 Gold FundNotes from Portugal: FFA Global Leadership Summit 2026Hogan Lovells CadwaladerPrivate Credit in Context: The New Fed DataArgos closes ninth mid-market fund at €736m, 64% above previous vintageCheyne raises £3bn for ninth European real estate debt programme, more than half already deployedConnect Ventures hits $55m first close for fifth fund, sharpens focus on technical foundersDTCP defence fund reaches €455m as EIFO, Danica join first closeGolden Age Capital closes debut Greek buyout fund at €250MRyan Moore closes $79M debut fund for Revenant VenturesPollen 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-marketGoldman Sachs inks $10bn for European evergreen credit fundEIF, six EU members launch 360 mln euro infrastructure fund of fundsHamilton Lane surpasses $430 million for debut GP-led fundBlackstone Launches BXPM Fund Combining Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate And CreditEngine 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 IBMArcline’s DwyerOmega agrees to acquire Kansas instrumentation maker SOR Controls GroupBridgepoint 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 CLOStandish to Acquire NCM Fund Services, Expanding European Administration PlatformTwin Bridge eyes $600 million for inaugural secondaries fund, reportDvash Group And Hebrew University Partner To Launch $50 Million Deep-Tech Venture Capital FundTikehau 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 CSO
Section BEventsDates Verified
SUNDAY, 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 · Free12:30pm PTCAP YVR: Demystifying Family Offices 2026Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets · Vancouver, British ColumbiaAll dayILPA Institute: Continuation Vehicles for the Limited Partner (New York)Institutional Limited Partners Association · New York, NYSep 29–30NAIC 2026 Amplifying Alts ForumNational Association of Investment Companies · Washington DC12pm ETRéseau Capital Lunch & Learn: Au-delà de la convention d'achat — anticiper les risquesRéseau Capital · Montreal, QCWEDNESDAY, SEP 30
Sep 30 – Oct 113th Annual Texas Institutional ForumMarkets Group · Austin, TX4pm ET2026 Northeast Regional Networking Event | Boston GolfSmall Business Investor Alliance · Boston, MA11am ETGIIA Beyond the Headlines: The Midterm Elections for Infrastructure InvestorsGlobal Infrastructure Investor Association · New York, NY2pm CTMayer Brown Financial Services M&A Summit - ChicagoMayer Brown · Chicago, IL · Free5pm ETPEWIN New York | IBM Quantum Computing ExperiencePEWIN · Yorktown Heights, NYSep 30 – Oct 1Private Equity Boston Forum 2026Markets Group · Boston, MASep 30 – Oct 1Virginia Capital Conference 2026ACG · Richmond, VATHURSDAY, OCT 1
11:30am100WF Salt Lake City Fall Networking Lunch100 Women in Finance · Salt Lake City, UT7amCAP YYC: Breakfast with Family Offices 2026Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets · Calgary, Alberta9am ETCREFC Finance Forward Symposium Hosted by the Women's NetworkCRE Finance Council · New York, NY11:30am ETSFNet Atlanta Lender PanelSecured Finance Network · Atlanta, GA