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EIF has backed Vireo Ventures' Electrification Fund I.

There is an emerging body of evidence to suggest that continuation funds can deliver healthy returns. Plus: Japan's NSSK defies fundraising headwinds; and Pantheon has opened a brace of private wealth outposts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

While activity on the GP-led side has been slower, several large deals have gotten done with buyers choosing to work with high-quality assets managed by firms they know well.

Norvestor IX's LPs include endowments, foundations, government agencies, insurance companies, pension funds, fund of funds and family offices from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

The acquisition provides Wendel Group with the foundation to raise third-party capital and for IK to branch out into other strategies.

Investors in these new funds include a broad range of medical institutions, university endowments, foundations, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices.

A changing world is blurring the lines between ESG and impact investing for private markets firms. Plus: A Nordic firm has reached its hard-cap; and Hg has launched its debut semi-liquid product. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The Taiwan-based insurance company has backed a private equity fund that focuses on GP-led secondaries.

Fund III beat its $350 million target while EGB exceeded its $150 million target.

Fundraising has had its third-best year January through end-Sept. Plus: Highlights from Boston Consulting Group's sustainability report and Blackstone delays its life science fund launch. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.