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SecLink Award Winner Announcement: Ben Perl of Neuberger Berman is officially the Top Trailblazer among Secondary Buyers of 2025! The SecLink Awards recognize leading firms and individuals across private markets secondaries, with winners determined through an open survey of industry professionals. This award recognizes the leading trailblazer among secondary buyers, honoring a visionary professional who demonstrated exceptional innovation and strategic insight in structuring deals and advancing the secondary market. Thank you to the >3000 professionals who voted and a hearty congratulations to Ben Perl and team at Neuberger Berman!   We also extend our congratulations to all this year’s exceptional trailblazer nominees. The strength and innovation across this group reflect the continued evolution and excellence within the secondary buyer community.

SecLink Award Winner Announcement: Advisory Awards   For the second consecutive year, Evercore has been recognized as: 🏆 Top GP-led Secondary Advisor 🏆 Top LP-led Secondary Advisor 🏆 Nigel Dawn named Top Trailblazer Among Secondary Advisors   Thank you to the >3000 professionals who voted. Congratulations to Nigel Dawn and the entire Evercore PCA team on another outstanding year!

Apheon Management SA has reached the €1.25 billion hard cap for its sixth flagship vehicle, Apheon MidCap Buyout VI, bringing total commitments to €1.3 billion with additional investment from the firm's team and related families. Bloomberg News https://lnkd.in/ejQNHKbZ #LBO #Buyouts

KKR has announced plans to acquire Arctos, the sports-focused private investment firm, at a $1 billion valuation. The transaction will see Arctos maintain its management team, led by co-founder Ian Charles, and includes an exit for Petershill, Goldman Sachs' GP stakes arm. Dhanayush Raninga | SecondaryLink https://lnkd.in/eVTTGuNM #GPStakes #GPStake #GPSeeding GP Stakes insights straight to your email: https://lnkd.in/e2ws9VPa

Warburg Pincus LLC has closed its Warburg Pincus Financial Sector III fund with $3.0 billion, exceeding its $2.5 billion target and highlighting strong investor confidence in its financial services strategy. The firm’s extensive history includes investments such as AA, GCash, and Banc of California, with leadership comments from Jeff Perlman and Dan Zilberman emphasizing the firm's sector depth and global reach. https://lnkd.in/euP9Uh8j #limitedpartner #limitedpartners #LP

SC LOWY has closed its latest APAC direct lending fund, Strategic Investments IV (SI IV), securing $417.4 million and bringing the firm's total private credit deployment in the region near $1 billion. SC Lowy now manages $1.5 billion in assets across Asia-Pacific private credit strategies. Aysha Gilmore | Alternative Credit Investor https://lnkd.in/enMTKhTg #PrivateDebt #PrivateCredit

Ansley Park Capital announced its $400 million inaugural asset-backed securitization, marking a record-setting first-time issuance in the large-ticket equipment finance market. The transaction was supported by strong investor demand, with contributions acknowledged from industry leaders such as Ares Management, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Truist Securities, and included commentary from Ansley Park’s CEO Eric Miller and Ares Management’s Ankur Patel. https://lnkd.in/ebTHpD3x #limitedpartner #limitedpartners #LP

Expedition Growth Capital has raised $375 million for its oversubscribed Fund III, focusing on minority growth equity in European software and AI companies. The firm leverages AI-driven sourcing to back bootstrapped leaders such as Dougs, epilot, Factbird, and Omilia, continuing its mission of supporting founder-led, capital-efficient growth. https://lnkd.in/eVQvNiXV #limitedpartner #limitedpartners #LP

Axcel has successfully closed its new lower mid-market fund, Axcel Elevate I, at a hard cap of EUR 459 million after strong interest from global investors, following an efficient fundraising process. The fund will be led by Christian Schmidt-Jacobsen and Christian Bamberger Bro, with support from new team members and the wider Axcel platform, and will focus on technology, business services, and healthcare sectors in the Nordics. https://lnkd.in/dKesucAY #limitedpartner #limitedpartners #LP