Carlyle seeds buyout fund with $5bn in novel credit deal
The Carlyle Group offices in New York. Carlyle Group arranged a first-of-its-kind financing that will commit more than $5bn to seed its next flagship buyout...
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Vastian Secures Growth Investment From Bregal Sagemount and Silversmith Capital Partners
by D.William
Vastian, a provider of quality management software for hospitals and clinical laboratories, has received a strategic growth investment from Bregal Sagemount, alongside continued backing from...
The venture fund paying 8% yield while quietly liquidating in five years
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© Deemerwha studio / Shutterstock.com The BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE:BSTZ) is an unusual tech vehicle: a closed-end fund with a 2031 liquidation...
Japan’s JIC adds private equity fund
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Tokyo’s Akihabara district (Photo credit: ESBProfessional/Envato) The Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) in Tokyo allocated to a local private equity fund focused on Japanese companies. The...
ZOQQ Approaches Breakeven on a Bootstrapped Path
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LONDON, May 5, 2026 – (ACN Newswire) – ZOQQ, a global enterprise fintech infrastructure platform, today announced it is approaching operational breakeven –...
Reed Smith: Bryan Ikegami Added As Partner For Private Equity Capabilities Expansion In Southern California
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Global law firm Reed Smith has expanded its private equity capabilities in Southern California with the addition of partner Bryan Ikegami to its Global Corporate...
South Africa’s Secha Capital Reaches Second Close on $40M Growth Fund
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Secha Capital, the Johannesburg-based growth equity firm, has reached a second close on its $40 million Fund II, with E Squared Investments — the impact...
Latus Bio Raises $97M to Expand Gene Therapy Pipeline
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Latus Bio has closed a $97 million Series A financing round. The significant capital infusion is intended to accelerate the company’s clinical pipeline, specifically targeting...
Anthropic, Blackstone and Goldman near $1.5 billion deal to bring AI to private equity
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Anthropic, the company behind the Claude language models, is close to sealing a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and a group...
Government Invests 560 Billion Won in Upstage and AI Infrastructure
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South Korea’s National Growth Fund approved a 560 billion won (about $380.6 million) equity investment in Upstage, according to Yonhap and other local outlets. Reporting...