Fundraising

New Hamilton Lane fund ‘democratises’ access to VC

The fund will be split between fund investments and transactions, with 75% of the latter proportion going to secondaries deals.

StepStone’s real estate secondaries fund surpasses predecessor by $1bn

StepStone Real Estate Partners V will focus on GP- and LP-led real estate deals in the US.

Tail-end and special sits-focused Multiplicity closes fourth flagship

LTO Fund IV beat its target by 28% and raised capital from both institutional and private wealth investors.

Details of Blackstone’s infrastructure secondaries strategy revealed

Blackstone expects to hold a final close for Strategic Partners Infrastructure IV in the first quarter of this year, according to pension fund documents.

Blackstone eyes launch of latest flagship secondaries raise

Strategic Partners will soon begin fundraising for the successor to Strategic Partners Fund IX, which closed on $22.2bn in January 2023.

NJSIC proposes $400m commitment to StepStone real estate SMA

The SMA would include a commitment to StepStone’s flagship real estate secondaries fund, which has surpassed the size of its $1.4bn predecessor.

French asset manager Essling to launch debut GP-led strategy

The firm is targeting €200m to invest in continuation vehicles.

Five things to know about Ardian’s massive fundraise

The firm has its eye on programmatic sellers with its $30bn latest raise for ASF IX.

Ardian quadruples APAC LPs in record $30bn secondaries raise

ASF IX raised capital from around 40 APAC LPs, compared with less than 10 in its predecessor, Greater China head Jason Yao tells Secondaries Investor.

Glouston’s latest flagship beats target by more than $100m – updated

Glouston Private Equity Opportunities VII closed on $558m, making it the firm’s largest vehicle to date.