Swedish private markets manager EQT has been selected to lead the €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund, a European Union-backed initiative aimed at increasing institutional investment in the continent’s high-growth technology companies. Swedish private markets manager EQT has been selected to lead the €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund, a European Union-backed initiative aimed at increasing institutional…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly viewed as an essential tool for meeting growing environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations, yet most organisations remain in the early stages of adoption, highlighting a significant gap between ambition and execution. According to a new study published by KPMG, 82% of companies believe artificial intelligence will play a major role…
Global investment firm Carlyle has completed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Content Partners LLC, providing fresh capital to support the media investor’s expansion across film and television assets.
Blackstone has closed the largest Asia-focused private equity fund in its history, raising $13.1 billion amid a challenging fundraising environment. The oversubscribed vehicle highlights investors’ enduring conviction in Asia’s long-term economic prospects and the region’s growing importance to global private capital. Blackstone has delivered one of the clearest endorsements yet of Asia’s long-term investment appeal,…
TMF Group has been appointed fund administrator for Innovation X Capital Partners III, a private markets fund targeting $1 billion in commitments. The mandate highlights the continued demand for outsourced fund operations as managers scale increasingly complex investment strategies. TMF Group has been selected as fund administrator for Innovation X Capital Partners III, a private…
Asset managers racing to launch ELTIF 2.0 vehicles face increasing operational pressure as banking infrastructure becomes a critical constraint on fund scalability. The rapid expansion of ELTIF 2.0 fund launches across Europe is placing renewed focus on the operational infrastructure required to support next-generation private market vehicles, with banking readiness emerging as a key bottleneck…
New ELTIF 2.0 vehicle expands semi-liquid private markets strategy as global managers accelerate shift toward wealth-focused distribution models. Goldman Sachs Alternatives has launched a new evergreen private credit fund under the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) 2.0 framework, marking another step in the expansion of semi-liquid private market products aimed at wealth and individual investors….
Deal signals growing convergence between traditional shareholder servicing and blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure. Bullish has agreed to acquire shareholder services and transfer agency group Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction, marking one of the clearest signs yet that traditional securities administration is converging with blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure. The deal will combine Equiniti’s established shareholder…
Move signals growing convergence between traditional fund administration and blockchain-based financial infrastructure as institutional demand for tokenised assets accelerates. State Street is launching a tokenised fund servicing platform from Luxembourg, marking one of the clearest signs yet that mainstream fund administration is moving deeper into digital asset infrastructure. The initiative is designed to support both…
New regulatory framework is expected to accelerate institutional participation in digital assets and reshape the infrastructure of European capital markets. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines and technical standards under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), marking a significant step in the bloc’s effort to integrate digital assets…