Apollo Veteran Josh Harris Eyes $3-4bn for 26North’s Debut Fund

Apollo Global Management Inc. co-founder Josh Harris’s investment firm 26North Partners aims to raise $3bn to $4bn for its first private equity fund, according to people familiar with the matter. 

The firm plans to make as many as 20 investments through the new vehicle in sectors including industrials, financials, technology, media and telecommunications, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential matter.

A spokesperson for New York-based 26North declined to comment.

26North hired Mark Weinberg, who helped lead US private equity at Brookfield Asset Management, to run buyouts last year. The firm — which has $12.7bn of assets under management — recently embarked on a hiring spree, bringing on three former managing directors from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to build out the direct-lending business under Brendan McGovern.

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Alternative asset managers are contending with a tough fundraising environment as institutional investors steer less cash into private assets and as deals stagnate in a higher interest rate environment. 

Harris launched 26North in September last year to focus on investments in private equity, credit and insurance. He co-founded Apollo with Marc Rowan and Leon Black in 1990 and later gained a high profile in the sports world. 

Harris — who has a net worth of $8.8bn — co-founded Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, owner of the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers and the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils. This year, he led a group that paid about $6bn for the National Football League’s Washington Commanders after a protracted bidding war.

Source: BNN Bloomberg

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