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The Japanese tech conglomerate pledged earlier this year to deploy its own money before raising additional third-party capital due to the underwhelming performance of Vision Fund I.

Portfolio Advisors is expanding its secondaries offerings with the launch of a dedicated fund focusing on GP-led restructurings. Stephen Sloan, who joined the firm last month having been private capital advisory head at Greenhill, will co-lead the effort.

Newbury Partners is marketing a fifth secondaries offering with a target of $1.75 billion and a hard cap of $2 billion, Buyouts reported last November.

Blackstone's global head of private equity speaks exclusively to Buyouts about the firm's long-hold strategy. Blackstone raised $8.2bn for its second offering, 70% more than the strategy’s 2016-vintage debut fund.

L Catterton will stay on the fundraising trail to give limited partners time to complete allocations, a source told Buyouts. The offering is expected to close in early 2021.

The alternatives manager is raising the Special Opportunities fund alongside its flagship secondaries vehicle, which is targeting $3.75bn.

GSO Capital Partners co-founder Bennett Goodman is a leading figure in the formation of Hunter Point Capital, which will invest in and provide advice to alternative asset managers.

UBS clients will be able to invest a minimum of €20,000 in Partners Group's European Long-Term Investment Fund, which will invest across private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Co-investments have seen massive growth over the past decade, but how will they fare as we navigate a covid-19-induced downturn?

Fund II’s close may be helped along by Amulet's recent agreement to sell Synteract to Syneos Health, which is expected to generate a more than 4x multiple and 40 percent gross IRR.