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Advent believes there are three reasons why private capital has a role to play in defence investing. Plus: Warburg is seeking $17 billion for a new flagship; and Hamilton Lane targets Asia with its latest evergreen. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

With capital flows into defence assets tipped to grow as politicians make the case for backing the sector, questions remain over the ethics of – and expertise around – doing so.

Warburg enters its flagship fundraising campaign under new leadership. Last year, it named Jeffrey Perlman as CEO, replacing Chip Kaye.

The firm invests in thematic areas that include product engineering, cloud services, cyber security, data analytics, marketing and information services, digital operations and more.

Our latest ranking of the 150 biggest investors in PE globally is out. Plus: the July/August issue of Private Equity International hits desks today; and a fundraising update on former Apollo exec Josh Harris's debut vehicle. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The $38bn pension fund aims to deploy around $1.4bn through GPs in PE, infrastructure and real estate, using a ‘co-GP model’ that brings in local partnerships.

The mid-market firm will develop its organizational structure with the help of a GP stakes firm that was founded by an ex-Goldman co-head this past January.

The growth-oriented firm, No 4 on the Buyouts 100, is targeting $13bn for a 10th flagship buyout fund, its first since 2022.

Fundraising for the members on the list fell, from $2.01trn last year to $1.98trn this year – a first since we started compiling the list in 2021. We welcome newcomers New Mountain Capital and Sterling Group.