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NZ Super adds $50m to Domain separate timber accountThe Rise of Private Credit: What Real Estate Owners and Borrowers Should KnowThe CLO Chronicles — NAIC's New Life RBC Factors Cross the Finish LineKorea Venture Investment hosts forum, pushes investment to revitalize film sector - CHOSUNBIZBain Capital Ventures raises $1.6bn fund to back ‘next-gen’ AI startupsFintech investor Portage closes $600M Ventures Fund IV to back next-wave financial services startupsHines, Rialto close $1.1bn office credit fund - peiIndustrial tech specialist Artemis closes fourth fund on $254mMorgan Stanley closes oversubscribed $1.3bn debut growth equity fund, commits almost 25% of capital itselfSiguler Guff raises $3bn to back small buyoutsAmundi completes €620m stake purchase in ICGBrighteye broadens beyond edtech with $72m first close for third fundDeal Roundup: Brookfield seals $2.8bn Reliance Worldwide take-private, EQT exits AI cybersecurity business OntinueCPP Investments, Brookfield prep up to C$50bn for giant Canadian projects through Maple FundDwight Capital and Dwight Investment Management Close $723MM in August 2026HIG Capital sells IT solutions provider GDT to Softcat for $1.05bnGoldman Sachs (GS) Completes $11.7 Billion In New Private Equity FundraisingNeuberger raises $460m for first Japan-focused private equity fundReal assets briefs: Ares, PSP Investments launch $2.4bn logistics JVAmplify Capital prepares to place more early-stage bets with $60-million third impact fundNeuberger smashes debut Japan target by more than 50%Neuberger BermanSWEN Capital Partners raises €125m for regenerative ag fundSVP hires Goldman Sachs distribution chief Matt Gibson as president to lead next phase of $22bn platformStrategic Value PartnersVitamin°C closes €18M debut climate fundIndia: Finvolve hits first close of growth-stage fund at $9.4mKKR emerges as preferred bidder for €1.7bn LogoplasteCVC invests in Ridge as Horizon Capital exits stakeApollo invests $1.25bn to back BMG and Concord mergerKohlberg-Backed Loenbro Acquires Prism ElectricH.I.G. Combines Two Elevator Service Firms into EverRiseHarbourVest appoints private credit veteran to lead evergreen strategyExclusive: Vista Equity’s Kiran Rao joins Vector Capital as head of value creationElham Taps Ex-BlackRock’s Allan for Australia Private CreditTallvine Partners’ marine platform acquires Crosby’s Gulf Coast assetsNew London private equity firm eyes £400m fundraiseC.H. Guenther Brings Home the HushpuppiesPritzker Private CapitalBendon Adds Hinkler’s Craft and Coloring BrandsBrightstar Capital PartnersMain Capital Partners exits FleetGO software platform to ApteanMichael Burry joins Minerva as adviser to new short-focused hedge fundAnara Capital raises first $1M for new venture fundDani family office partners Taiwanese VC for new venture fundHamilton Lane appoints UBS co-head of private equity to funds teamIn brief: Former GEM director joins Hamilton LaneIn brief: Mirova recruits ex-Ardian sustainability head to new-look excoNMS Capital launches surgical MRO platform Asurgence MedicaltelMAX secures $105 structured investment and $110M upsized credit facilityHamilton LaneIT Park Ventures and Partners to Launch Venture FundArlington-backed Everest Clinical Research acquires Firma’s data services unitGarnett Station-backed StayTerra adds Hawaii operator Gather VacationsTerm Sheet: PERE Europe Forum; Urban Standard’s luxury residential push; Whitehawk’s Bronx casino backing - peiSEC Proposes to Rescind the Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rule (Rule 206(4)-5): An Overview and Key ImplicationsNomura sees macro talent and senior operations exec make hedge fund movesCarlyle targets US defence mid-marketMaven expands private capital practice amid private credit pushMaven PartnershipCIFC launches direct lending strategy on iCapitalVance Street Capital adds four investment professionals, promotes twoSodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hireSEC Risk Alert Highlights Investment Adviser Annual Compliance Review Expectations[Video] Podcast — The Growth Rocketship: Brave Capital, Defense Tech, Decisive TechnologiesAll-in on AIPrivate Credit Defaults Are 1%, 6% or 19%, Depending Who You AskYour Outdated Compliance Manual: Low Hanging Fruit and High Examination RiskSullivan & Cromwell adds Weil’s London co-chief in double partner hireHedge funds rebound in August as commodities and macro lead $100bn inflow runHedge funds turn more cautious on AI stocks as debt-funded buildout raises financing concernsCarlyle and CVC DIF agree to acquire BauWatch from HanielEQT targets $50bn India investment programme with data centres in focusBrevan Howard to open Greenwich officeEx-Balyasny trader sees El Niño creating new opportunities for energy hedge fundZAMS Asset ManagementDebt funds shortened average time in market in H1 2026 - peiCompanies-for-sale activity looks healthy, heading into Q4Mubadala: Healthcare PE’s real test is patients, not just returnsBlue Whale Growth fund looks to European defence and healthcare for future returnsThe Growth DocketRising Rates Will Make Private Equity’s Bad Year a Lot WorseInvestor appetite for decarbonisation is restatedPie or good government? Pay-to-play’s unintended consequences
Section BEventsDates Verified
MONDAY, SEP 21
Sep 21–23AAAIM ELEVATE 2026Association of Asian American Investment Managers · San Francisco, CAAll dayOpal Climate & Impact Investing Summit 2026Opal Group · New York, NYTUESDAY, SEP 22
Sep 22–23ACG New England Lower Middle-Market Dealmaking Conference 2026ACG Boston · Newport, RI8am CTHFA Dallas Breakfast BriefingHedge Fund Association · Dallas, TX · Free8am ETMiami Network Coffee Connections: September 2026ACG Miami · Miami, FL · FreeWEDNESDAY, SEP 23
All day12th Annual Great Plains Institutional ForumMarkets Group · Minneapolis, MN11am ET2026 ACG Atlanta DealSourceACG Atlanta · Atlanta, GASep 23–242026 ACG Atlantic ConferenceACG Toronto · Halifax, NS4:30pm CT2026 ACG DFW Fort Worth Dealmakers September Quick PitchACG Dallas/Fort Worth · Fort Worth, TXSep 23–242026 BDC Roundtable (23rd Annual)Eversheds Sutherland · Washington DCSep 23–24ALTSDC: Alternative Investment Forum for Institutional AllocatorsMarkets Group · Washington DCAll dayAustin Family Office & High Net Worth Conference 2026DC Finance · Austin, TX4pm CTCAIA Chicago: The New Playing Field — The Rise of Private Capital in Sports, Media & EntertainmentCAIA Association · Chicago, IL · Free5:30pm ETCFA Society New York: Institutional Exit vs. Retail Entry — Rebalancing the Private Market EcosystemCFA Society New York · New York, NY3:30pm ETCurrent Hot Topics in Asset Manager M&A 2026McDermott Will & Schulte · New York, NY · FreeAll dayIMN Real Estate GP/LP SummitIMN · New York, NYSep 23–25NAREIM Executive Officer MeetingNAREIM · Dallas, TXSep 23–25NCPERS 2026 Public Pension HR SummitNational Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems · Phoenix, AZ11am ETSidley Infrastructure Conference: Charting the Future of Digital InfrastructureSidley Austin · New York, NY6pm ETThe PEWIN Foundation Brilliance Soiree & AwardsPrivate Equity Women Investor Network · New York, NYTHURSDAY, 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, GAAll dayAkin 2026 Funds ConferenceAkin · New York, NY