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Boka targets $300m for third defence fund

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

3 min read · 07 October 2026

Fundraising

Aerospace and defense investor AE Industrial launches fourth fund

Investment in the sector has risen dramatically in the past five years.

3 min read · 06 October 2026

Why UK private and public markets need each other to succeed

A healthy balance between the two markets, backed by a deep pool of domestic savings, is required for the next generation of UK companies, according to panellists at an industry event in London.

4 min read · 06 October 2026

LP-backed Collective Global eyes $1bn for sophomore GP stakes fund

A key objective of the firm’s GP staking is to help LPs secure access to leading venture and growth managers.

3 min read · 05 October 2026

Deep Dive: How one European mid-market specialist is playing the long game

Investindustrial, one of Europe’s most distinctive mid-market franchises, will face the dual challenge of succession implementation and sustainably expanding beyond its Southern European roots. How does the firm plan to tackle these changes?

10 min read · 01 October 2026

Thompson Street targets $1.7bn for seventh flagship fund

The fund’s target size marks a modest increase from Fund VI, which closed on $1.5bn in 2022.

2 min read · 30 September 2026

Miller departs Recognize to launch AI-focused SingleSpoke

SingleSpoke plans to apply AI to traditional mom-and-pop businesses, starting tech-forward platform companies and using M&A to add on legacy players.

4 min read · 30 September 2026

Miller departs Recognize to launch AI-focused SingleSpoke

SingleSpoke plans to apply AI to traditional mom-and-pop businesses, starting tech-forward platform companies and using M&A to add on legacy players.

4 min read · 30 September 2026

Rising Point oversubscribes Fund I in unforgiving market for first-timers

Rising Point's decision early on to operate as an independent sponsor 'played a big part' in the success of Fund I, partner Michael Drai told Buyouts.

3 min read · 29 September 2026

Blackstone targets $8.5bn for latest energy transition fund

The previous vintage closed on $5.58bn in February last year.

2 min read · 23 September 2026

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