Franklin Templeton raises $1.5bn for inaugural CFO
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · first reported by Alternative Credit Investor and 3 others
Franklin Templeton closes Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, a $1.5 billion collateralized fund obligation financing PE secondaries via Lexington Partners and middle-market direct lending via Benefit Street Partners.
- Also named
- Lexington Partners, Benefit Street Partners
- Fund
- Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, L.P.
- Size
- $1.5B
- Stage
- Launch
- People
- George Stephan
- Asset class
- Secondaries, Private equity, Credit
- Geography
- Global
Advisers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (fund counsel), Evercore (placement agent)
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Coverage
4 sources- Alternative Credit InvestorFranklin Templeton raises $1.5bn for inaugural CFO
- HedgeCoFranklin Templeton Closes a $1.5 Billion Inaugural Collateralized Fund Obligation
- investordaily.com.auFranklin Templeton closes first CFO with US$1.5bn raise
- Funds SocietyFranklin Templeton Announces the Closing of Its First CFO for $1.5 Billion