LS Power closes sixth flagship infrastructure fund at $6bn, more than double its predecessor
AltAssets · 2026-10-07
Global
LS Power has closed Fund VI, its sixth flagship infrastructure fund, at $6bn, more than double the size of its predecessor.
Last verified 2026-10-09
Fund News — Friday 9 October 2026
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The week's fund-industry signal, curated: fund launches and closes, manager and servicer moves, and figures from our own registers. Every trade-press item links its source and ends with why it matters to someone who runs or services funds. Trade-press items are published only after every cited source was machine-verified; register figures are computed from the published data files. This edition has a permanent address; a factual error is corrected in place.
Launches, closes and wind-downs
Meridiam creates $4.5bn infrastructure vehicle to extend ownership of 15 North American assets
AltAssets · 2026-10-08
North America
Meridiam has set up a $4.5bn infrastructure vehicle to extend its ownership of 15 North American assets.
Forbion raises record €2.3bn across its latest biotech venture and growth funds
AltAssets · 2026-10-07
Global
Forbion has raised a record €2.3bn across its latest biotech venture and growth funds.
Sheridan Capital closes healthcare flagship at $1.1bn hard cap, nearly double its predecessor, and adds a $245m healthcare IT fund
AltAssets · 2026-10-08
Global
Sheridan Capital has closed its healthcare flagship fund at the $1.1bn hard cap, nearly double the size of the fund before it. The firm has also launched a separate $245m fund focused on healthcare IT.
HIG veteran-led Aphias secures $1.05bn final close for its debut fund
Buyouts · 2026-10-08
Global
Aphias, a firm led by an HIG veteran, has secured a final close of $1.05bn on its debut fund.
Nuveen Real Estate passes A$1bn at first close of Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, with CPP Investments and Temasek re-upping
Alternative Credit Investor · 2026-10-08
Asia-Pacific
Nuveen Real Estate has passed A$1bn (£525.9m) at the first close of its Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, a figure that includes co-investment vehicles and transactions.
Industry moves
Ardian and SMBC launch Direct MidCap NAV financing platform for mid-market buyout and infrastructure funds
Alternative Credit Investor · 2026-10-08
Global
Ardian and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have launched the Direct MidCap NAV Financing platform, which will provide tailored financing to mid-market buyout and infrastructure funds.
Changelog
Publication and corrections (2 entries) · latest 2026-10-19
- 2026-10-19 — corrected 2 item summaries that ended mid-sentence; no facts changed.
- 2026-10-09 — published.