BlackRock has secured more than $800m in initial commitments toward its $1bn target for the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund. This new fund, the first multi-alternatives strategy of its kind, is already beginning to invest in businesses and projects owned, led by,...
Plexus Capital announced that it has successfully raised $204m for its inaugural private equity fund. Plexus Equity Fund I secured commitments from leading institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals. Plexus is a multi-strategy private...
Private real estate funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management will acquire the outstanding shares of real estate investment trust Watermark Lodging Trust in an all cash transaction valued at $3.8bn. Pursuant to the May 6 deal, Brookfield will acquire the...
Fintech platform TIFIN said on Thursday it had raised $109m in fresh capital in a late-stage funding round, with investments from Franklin Resources and J.P. Morgan Asset Management, that valued the firm at $842m. The new series D round also saw investments from...
AustralianSuper will invest $13bn into private equity globally over the next two years, with $9.5 billion to go into a range of US sectors including healthcare, technology, industrials, consumer and financials. AustralianSuper’s head of private equity, Terry... 