October 2026
Fund closes, deals, people moves and LP commitments from October 2026, newest first. Each story links to our page for it, with the outlets that reported it.
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· Boka
Boka sees compressed investment-to-scale timeline, targets $300m for defence fund
Boka is targeting $300m for its third defence fund.
· Millennium Management
Millennium adds Jain Global marketing exec
Chris Mascarinas, formerly managing director of marketing and investor relations at Jain Global, has moved to Millennium Management, according to eFinancial Careers as relayed by Hedgeweek.
· SEC
SEC warns asset managers over activist campaign coordination
The SEC has cautioned asset managers that coordinating activity to sway companies could bring the stricter disclosure rules usually applied to activist investors, the Financial Times reported, as cited by Hedgeweek.
· Sheridan Capital Partners
Sheridan Capital nearly doubles flagship size with $1.1bn hard cap close, adds $245m healthcare IT fund
Sheridan Capital Partners has raised $1.345 billion across two new funds focused on healthcare.
· Elliott Investment Management
Elliott, Siris weigh $2bn-plus sale of Gigamon
Elliott Investment Management and Siris Capital are exploring a sale of Gigamon, a network infrastructure software provider, which could be valued at more than $2bn, Hedgeweek reports, citing a Reuters report based on unnamed sources.
· Alternative Investment Management Association
Hedge fund industry warns BoE repo reforms could increase market stress
AIMA, the body representing the hedge fund industry, has written to the Bank of England this month warning that its proposed gilt repo reforms could lower liquidity and raise funding risks in times of market stress.
· Conversant Capital
Conversant beats debut real estate fund target by 40% with $705m close
Conversant Capital has closed its first private investment fund, but outlets disagree on the size.
· M&G
M&G rehires Duncan Batty as head of real estate finance
M&G has rehired Duncan Batty to lead its real estate finance business, which has put more than £14bn to work across Europe.
· Egan-Jones Ratings
Egan-Jones Taps Ex-SEC Examiner To Oversee Ratings
Egan-Jones Ratings Co. announced Wednesday that its new senior director of ratings is a former branch chief in the SEC's Office of Credit Ratings.