Vol. ITHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026The Hub for Private MarketsAbout
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Neuberger smashes debut Japan target by more than 50%Neuberger BermanPortage Ventures IV final closes at US $600M shy of US $655M raised by Ventures IIIPSG Equity closes third European growth fund at €4.4bnGoldman Sachs closes $11.7B across new West Street private equity vehiclesBain Capital Ventures Announces $1.6B New Fund to Invest in Founders Building for an Abundant Post-AGI WorldCarlyle more than triples infrastructure credit fund with $2.3bn Fund II closeGoldman Sachs closes $9.6bn flagship buyout fundGoldman Sachs AlternativesRadical Ventures lands $1bn-plus first close for late-stage AI fund backed by Canadian pension giantsPortobello Capital beats target with €710m Fund V close as Spanish manager scales flagship by 18%Brighteye Ventures lands $72M first close to back the future of learning and workVolition Capital closes on $950m for oversubscribed Fund VIBlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund Reaches $250 Million First Close For Emerging Markets Climate FinanceBessemer seeks $4.5bn for early-stage and growth fundsEQT and Norges team up in bid for Acciona EnergiaBlackstone targets $8bn for energy transition and digital infrastructure credit strategyCrane Venture Partners raises $484m across four funds to build global seed investment platformVitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Smartling from Battery VenturesFinvolve hits $9.4M first close for $26M India venture fundMain Sequence targets $400 million for new fund amid deep tech boomBlackstone Buys the Plumbing Behind AI’s Heat ProblemBrookfield agrees $2.8bn deal to take Reliance Worldwide privateBregal Sagemount Puts the Grid to the TestCrane Buys into Municipal Water with Trillium’s US Pump BrandsFirst ReserveAdelis Equity Partners agrees majority stake in consultancy alliance NewgroundApollo, KKR seal €3bn Bayer reversible contraceptives deal; Aurelius agrees $323m Hain unit carve-outKKR’s private investment-grade financing volume reaches $80bnGolub hires Northleaf veteran Shafer to lead $1bn-plus GP-led secondaries pushSaudi Arabia’s Fina launches SME financing fundEQT agrees sale of cybersecurity firm Ontinue to Quorum CyberRadical Ventures announces first close of multi-billion dollar Radical Breakouts FundStrategic Value Partners names Goldman Sachs veteran Matt Gibson as presidentM&G European Property fund raises €500m through green bond issuanceDvash Group and the Hebrew University partner to launch deep-tech venture capital fund targeting $50 millionNordic Foodtech VC gets €30m from European Investment FundForm PF Amendments Compliance Date ExtensionSECEU OKs £1.3B Tinicum-Blackstone Aerospace Parts DealMusk’s long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investorsValor Equity PartnersMain Capital Partners takes majority stake in WMS firm Boxwise[Podcast] New SEC Guidance and Impact to CV Fund Election PeriodsRopes & Gray LLPBramshill adds two Lazard veterans to EM debt team ahead of hedge fund launchMain Capital Partners agrees to acquire higher education software firm WatermarkProskauer lands Kirkland partner for fund finance rebuildSavills expands into Italian real estate debtEIV Capital adds energy investor Kristin Kelly as partnerSEC Proposes End to Pay-to-Play Rule - But Compliance is Not OverPartners Capital names Jennifer Fox Bensimon head of co-investmentsAllocations to rise as H1 hedge fund performance surpasses investor expectations, says BNP Paribas surveyBrightstar-backed Bendon acquires Hinkler’s North American business in add-on deal2 Retail Veterans Just Raised a Debut Fund to Back the $15 Trillion Female EconomyNiobrara Capital acquires Canadian managed IT services platform MSP CorpTether and Fasanara launch fund set to include trade finance assetsQOZ Compliance Just Got Teeth: Treasury Proposes Daily Penalties and Mandatory Reporting for Qualified Opportunity FundsVinson & Elkins LLPExclusive | Congressional Democrats Take Aim at Private Equity’s Role in MedicinePrivate capital fundraising nears fifth straight annual decline as LPs concentrate capital in $1bn-plus fundsPE drives surge in Australian M&A activityRichard Romer-Lee joins Lazard Asset Management as independent non-executive directorSituational Awareness rebuilds AI options betsGramercy’s BHP dam claim funding exposes tensions in hedge fund-backed litigationMA credit fund’s $670m of problem loans run from Gosford to CanberraFund Expenses: Differentiating Approaches to Expenses for Japan PE/VC FundsSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPDistressed Debt Legal Insights: Comparing Post-Default RemediesRopes & Gray LLPSingapore sets out criteria for selecting managers for new hedge fund programmeProvidence’s Andrew Tisdale and Robert Sudo share ATG, Hyve and CloserStill playbooksHedge funds navigate rising yields as equities shrug off bond-market turmoilProvidence Equity outlines the shared strategies in entertainment and B2B events investing; Brookfield to take plumbing product biz Reliance privateMajor League Baseball drawing significant investor interest despite potential lockoutApolloDirect lending: What has (and hasn’t) changedNAV, GP lines and the new fund finance toolkitApollo provides $585m financing package to KKR-backed TECSide Letter: Nothing ventured…Calastone: Infrastructure partnerships essential to bridging mutual fund and ETF successACC: “credit stress concentrated rather than market-wide”Alternative Credit CouncilThe latest evidence of hedge funds using real estate to draw talent: $35 billion Brevan Howard is opening a Greenwich officeCPP Investments and Brookfield announce $50B Maple FundPermanent Capital sees its GTM assistance as key differentiatorIntrepid Growth Partners Closed a $525 Million Inaugural AI Growth Fund
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THURSDAY, SEP 17
All day10th Annual Real Estate Canada ForumMarkets Group · Toronto, ONAll day13th Annual Southeast Institutional ForumMarkets Group · Atlanta, GA6pm ET2026 ACG NY Women of Leadership Series - Fall EditionACG New York · New York, NY1pm ET2026 Moody's Ratings US CLO & Leveraged Loan ConferenceMoody's Ratings · New York, NY · Free11:30am2026 Rocky Mountain Fund Advisers SummitFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath · Denver, CO · FreeAll day9th Annual Allocators' Choice AwardsInstitutional Investor · New York, NY5:30pm ETACG New Jersey CFO ForumACG New Jersey · United States7:30pm EDTACG Private Equity C-Suite NYC (PECS)Association for Corporate Growth · New York, NY4pm PTACG SF Member Meet-Up at the Third Floor, September 2026ACG San Francisco · San Francisco, CAAll dayAllocators' Choice Roundtable 2026Institutional Investor · New York, NY5:30pm ETAngel Investing: Fueling the FutureManhattan Alternative Investment Network · New York, NY9am ETCAASA Alternative Perspectives 2026: Private Market FocusCanadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets · Toronto, Ontario12pm CTChicago Boot Camp for Private Equity Professionals 2026McDermott Will & Schulte · Chicago, IL · Free4pm ETDC Impact Investing Industry Panel & ReceptionMorgan Lewis · Washington DC · FreeAll dayHedge Fund Services Awards | USWith Intelligence · New York, NY5:30pm ETHFA Stamford Summer SocialHedge Fund Association · Stamford, CT · FreeAll dayIMN Real Estate CFO & COO Forum (East)IMN · New York, NY5pm ETInnovation in Investment Management: Women Leading the AI Shift100 Women in Finance · Boston, MA · Free8pm ETLowenstein Sandler VentureCrush (September 2026)Lowenstein Sandler · New York, NY · Free8am EDTMiami Network Presents - Financing in Motion: Financing & Transaction Market TrendsACG South Florida · Miami, FLAll dayPREA Near You - BostonPREA · Boston, MA12pm ETRéseau Capital Lunch & Learn: Perspectives politiques — États-Unis, Ottawa et QuébecRéseau Capital · Montreal, QCAll dayRestructuring a Portfolio Company: Evaluating Strategic Options to Preserve and Maximize ValueNixon Peabody LLP · New York, NY · Free5:30pm CTThe Allocator's Playbook: Sleeves, Evergreens, and Portfolio Fit100 Women in Finance · Chicago, IL · Free