Fundraising

Commonfund raises $101m for multi-strategy impact fund

Commonfund Environmental Solutions II has sleeves for private equity fund investments, direct and co-investments, secondaries and real assets.

Flexstone exceeds €150m for first dedicated secondaries vehicle

Mid-Market Secondaries III, which is targeting €200m, is the secondaries-focused successor to Select Opportunities Fund II, CEO Eric Deram tells Secondaries Investor.

Carlyle’s AlpInvest targets $2bn for portfolio finance-focused fund

The Carlyle unit is also in market with its flagship secondaries programme and a dedicated single-asset-focused fund.

StepStone set to double the size of its predecessor with latest flagship PE raise

The past year has been the firm’s strongest fundraising period ever, with nearly $28bn raised.

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While this year has not seen a large-scale close, several funds with hefty targets remain in market.

Coller sets $12.5bn hard-cap for latest flagship

The fund has invested nearly $3bn as of June, according to documents from the MWRA Employees’ Retirement System.

Blackstone plans to launch biggest secondaries fund yet

The firm hopes to surpass the size of its previous secondaries flagship, which closed on $22.2bn in 2023.

France’s Access Capital eyes sophomore standalone secondaries vehicle

The Paris-headquartered firm raised €200m for its debut secondaries fund last year.

Hollyport seeks up to $4bn for flagship and launches separate GP-led fund

The firm is seeking $500m for a dedicated GP-led vehicle which has the potential to deliver enhanced returns.

North Sky closes latest fund amid ‘terrific conditions’ for impact secondaries

Clean Growth VI is 60% invested and its first distributions are scheduled for later this month.