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Private equity fund closes and launches, April 2026

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32 private equity fund closes and 1 launch reported in April 2026. The 25 final closes with a stated size total $78B. The largest final close is KKR North America Private-Equity Fund XIV at $23B, first reported April 2, 2026. March 2026: 17 closes, $31.2B in final closes with a stated size.

Private equity, the whole year · every market in April 2026 · Private equity news · week by week · first close and final close, defined

33 rows · Private equity, April 2026
Fund closes3225 final
Raised in final closes$78Bstated sizes
Launches1strict subset
Firms33

Fund closes 32

Private equity fund closes and launches, April 2026: closes
OpenFirmSizeOutlet
InvestindustrialInvestindustrial Lower Mid-Market IV · Final close · Apr 30, 2026≈$1.6BAltAssets+1
Emerald Lake Capital ManagementEmerald Lake Capital Partners · Final close · Apr 28, 2026$825MAltAssets
WaterlandWaterland Flagship Fund · Final close · Apr 24, 2026≈$4.7BPrivate Equity Wire+3
EIV CapitalFund V · Final close · Apr 23, 2026$1.1BAltAssets+1
Harbinger SportsHarbinger Sports Fund I · First close · Apr 23, 2026$450MPrivate Equity Wire+4
Adams Street PartnersAdams Street Partners Co-Investment Fund · Final close · Apr 22, 2026$2.5BAltAssets+4
Kinderhook IndustriesKinderhook Strategic Opportunities Fund I · Final close · Apr 22, 2026$1.1BPR Newswire
NiamNiam Nordic Opportunistic Fund IX · First close · Apr 22, 2026≈$1.1BPERE
Lime Rock New EnergyLime Rock New Energy Fund · Final close · Apr 22, 2026$640MESG Today+1
EQTEQT Asia buyout fund · Final close · Apr 21, 2026$15.6BPrivate Equity Wire+17
HarbourVest PartnersHarbourVest Fund XIII · Final close · Apr 21, 2026$2.4BAltAssets+1
Baird CapitalBaird Capital Fund III · Final close · Apr 21, 2026$450MAltAssets+1
Triple Private EquityFund not named · Final close · Apr 20, 2026≈$564Mrealdeals.eu.com
Lightyear CapitalLightyear Capital Fund VI · Final close · Apr 16, 2026$2.5BAltAssets
Topspin Consumer PartnersTopspin Consumer Partners Fund III · Final close · Apr 15, 2026$328MAltAssets+2
Dominus CapitalDominus Capital Partners IV · Final close · Apr 14, 2026$640MAltAssets
26North Partners26North Partners Fund I · Interim close · Apr 13, 2026$6BBuyouts Insider+8
Court Square CapitalCourt Square Capital Fund V · Final close · Apr 9, 2026$3.8BWSJ+4
Percheron CapitalPercheron Capital Fund III · Final close · Apr 9, 2026$3.1BPrivate Equity Wire+1
Stellex Capital ManagementStellex Capital Partners III · Final close · Apr 9, 2026$2.4BBuyouts Insider+1
Latour CapitalLatour Capital Fund I · Final close · Apr 9, 2026≈$440MAltAssets
Jeito CapitalJeito II Fund · Final close · Apr 8, 2026≈$1.2BPrivate Equity Wire+3
154 Partners154 Partners Fund I · Final close · Apr 8, 2026$400MBuyouts Insider+3
ArcLight Capital PartnersArcLight Capital Partners Fund VIII · Final close · Apr 7, 2026$3.9BAltAssets+2
KKRKKR North America Private-Equity Fund XIV · Final close · Apr 2, 2026$23BWSJ+10
Nippon Sangyo Suishin KikoNSSK Fund IV · Final close · Apr 2, 2026≈$1.7BAltAssets
IP GroupClimate Catalyst Fund · First close · Apr 2, 2026≈$14MNew Private Markets
OceanSound PartnersOceanSound Partners Fund III, LP · Final close · Apr 1, 2026$2.9B†AltAssets+2
BC PartnersBC Partners Fund XII · First close · Apr 1, 2026≈$2.5BPrivate Equity Wire
GL CapitalGL China Opportunities Fund V · First close · Apr 1, 2026$385MPrivate Equity International
Ardlussa CapitalFund not named · Final close · Apr 1, 2026$225MThe Business Journals
Circulate CapitalCirculate Capital Fund II · First close · Apr 1, 2026$220MAltAssets+1

Fund launches 1

Private equity fund closes and launches, April 2026: launches
OpenFirmSize, sorted descendingOutlet
Aphias CapitalAphias Capital Fund I · Launch · Apr 7, 2026$900MtargetBuyouts Insider+1

About these rows

  • Fund closes and launches reported in the news since March 2026, one row per fund event, dated by its first report (New York time). Not a census of every fund.
  • Every fund close we have covered since March 2026, with firm, fund, size, asset class, region, date and source. Our last source check found a field wrong in about a third of sampled rows, mostly fund names, and we fix them as they are found.
  • Launches: A strict subset: only reports that state a target. More as our checks allow.
  • Sizes in US dollars; ≈ converted from another currency at the time of the report; † the reports also give a higher figure, and the lower one is shown. A launch’s figure is its stated target. Final closes are added up on their own: a first or interim close is often the same money again.
  • Newest row: April 30, 2026.

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