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Catalyst IOS Reaches $400 Million Final Close For Third Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Catalyst Investment Partners, an owner and operator focused on industrial outdoor storage (IOS), has announced the final close of its third fund at a $400 million hard cap in limited partner commitments. The firm said Fund III exceeded an original $300 million target and was substantially oversubscribed, with investor demand approaching twice the target and well above the hard cap.

Robinhood Reveals Ventures Fund I To Bring Private-Company Exposure To Retail Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Robinhood Markets is stepping up its push to bring private-market exposure to everyday investors by filing new marketing materials related to the planned offering of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end vehicle designed to invest in a concentrated portfolio of private “frontier” companies.

Vision Ridge Partners Raises About $2.4 Billion For SAF IV Flagship Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Vision Ridge Partners announced it has closed Sustainable Asset Fund IV, or SAF IV, raising about $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the fund and related vehicles, marking the firm’s largest fundraise since inception. The Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor said SAF IV was backed by both existing limited partners and new investor relationships globally, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public pensions, and consultants.

Sun Capital Completes First Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle For Fletchers Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Sun Capital Partners announced that an affiliate has completed the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Fletchers Solicitors, a UK-based clinical negligence and specialist personal injury law firm, marking Sun Capital’s first-ever single-asset continuation vehicle. The transaction offers Sun Capital’s Fund VII limited partners the option to take liquidity or roll into continued ownership as the firm backs the next phase of growth at Fletchers.

Brigade Capital Management: $1 Billion Inaugural Private Credit Fund Targets First Lien Direct Loans

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Brigade Capital Management announced it has closed its first dedicated private credit fund, raising more than $1 billion of investable capital and exceeding its target in an oversubscribed raise backed by a range of global institutional investors.

Union Capital Associates Closes $450 Million Fund IV At Hard Cap

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Union Capital Associates has closed its fourth private equity fund, Union Capital Equity Partners IV, L.P., at its $450 million hard cap after roughly four months in the market, with the raise described as significantly oversubscribed. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm said Fund IV will continue its strategy of providing first institutional capital to U.S. founder-owned businesses, primarily in food manufacturing, niche manufacturing, and business services.

Carlson Private Capital Partners Adds Managing Director, Backs AMAG Technology Platform, And Supports Quantum Design Add On Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Carlson Private Capital Partners announced it has reached a series of milestones tied to team expansion and new capital deployment, including a senior hire, a new platform investment, and an add on acquisition at portfolio company Quantum Design.

Visma Acquires Brazil-Based Micro-Entrepreneur Platform MaisMei

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Visma, a provider of mission-critical business software across Europe and Latin America, has acquired MaisMei, a Brazilian compliance-first app focused on Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (MEIs). The deal is designed to deepen Visma’s presence in Brazil and create a full “start-to-scale” product pathway for small businesses, linking MaisMei’s mobile-first compliance tools with Conta Azul, the cloud ERP and financial management platform Visma acquired in August 2025.

Allonic: $7.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised To Automate Manufacturing Of Advanced Robotic Bodies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Allonic, a Budapest-based robotics manufacturing startup with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a production platform it says can dramatically simplify and scale the production of complex robotic hardware. The round was led by Visionaries Club, with backing from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and TinyVC. The company said the financing is the largest pre-seed round to date in Hungary.

Volue Adds TA Associates As Strategic Investor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Volue announced TA Associates has joined as a new strategic investor alongside Advent International, Generation Investment Management and Arendals Fossekompani, in a partnership the company framed as strengthening its position as a European leader in electrification technology.

Nuveen Buying Schroders For About £9.9 Billion In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Nuveen, a global asset manager with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, announced it has agreed to the terms of a board-recommended all-cash acquisition of Schroders plc, valuing the UK-listed active manager at approximately £9.9 billion.

Partners Capital Closes $1+ Billion Merlin IV Co-Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Partners Capital Investment Group announced it has reached a final close of Merlin IV, a private equity co-investment fund with more than $1 billion in commitments, as it scales a platform designed to invest alongside high-conviction private equity managers in single-asset deals.

LastPass Names Chris Michelmore As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

LastPass has appointed Chris Michelmore as chief revenue officer, tapping a veteran go-to-market leader to accelerate the adoption of the company’s Secure Access Essentials offering. Michelmore joins LastPass from Zoom Communications, where he spent more than a decade building and scaling revenue organizations across small business, mid-market, and commercial segments.

Primary Venture Partners Launches $625 Million Fund V

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Primary Venture Partners announced it has raised $625 million for its fifth set of funds, positioning the New York-based firm to continue leading pre-seed and seed rounds as founders build companies amid what the firm describes as an AI revolution.

YCharts Adds Hamilton Lane Benchmarks For Private Markets Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

YCharts has introduced benchmark data from Hamilton Lane, adding a new private markets reference set designed to help financial advisors evaluate private investment strategies alongside public markets analysis.

Urbaser: $6.6 Billion Deal For Global Environmental Services Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT in a transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion, or €5.6 billion. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Carson Group Buys Out Carson Wealth Scottsdale In Full Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Carson Group announced it has fully acquired its Carson Wealth office in Scottsdale, Arizona, bringing the long-time partner firm under full ownership as it continues to expand its national advisory network. The Scottsdale practice, led by managing partner and wealth advisor Brent Pine, oversees about $430 million in assets under management and serves client families across multiple generations.

Blue Owl Capital Closes Strategic Equity Secondaries Fund With Over $3 Billion In Commitments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Blue Owl Capital announced it has reached a final close for Blue Owl Strategic Equity, its strategic equity and secondaries strategy, with more than approximately $3 billion in total commitments raised across institutional and private wealth channels, as well as related accounts.

PMWEB Adds Chris Novak As President And Chief Revenue Officer And Vijai Viswanathan As Chief Product And Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

PMWEB, a lifecycle project management platform for capital portfolios, has appointed Chris Novak as President and Chief Revenue Officer as the company expands its leadership team and scales its go-to-market strategy following a strategic growth investment.

Montana Capital Partners Closes $1.4 Billion OSP VI Fund After PGIM Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Montana Capital Partners announced it has reached a final close for MCP Opportunity Secondary Program VI, or OSP VI, a $1.4 billion private equity secondaries program focused on relative value opportunities in the mid-market. The Switzerland and U.S.-based secondaries manager said the program size matches its most recent predecessor fund and will invest across GP-led and LP-led transactions in North America and Western Europe.

Renovus Capital Partners Names Niklas Kuhlmann Director Of Investor Relations And Capital Formation For EMEA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area based investment firm, has appointed Niklas Kuhlmann as Director of Investor Relations and Capital Formation, EMEA. He will be based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Osaic: St. Louis-Area Advisors Launch F & M Investment Partners With $232 Million In Client Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Osaic announced financial advisors Michael Murray and Brian Fruend have launched a new independent firm, F & M Investment Partners, through Osaic. The Missouri-based practice is headquartered in the greater St. Louis area and oversees approximately $232 million in client assets, according to the company.

Deutsche Börse To Buy General Atlantic’s Remaining ISS STOXX Stake For €1.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Deutsche Börse Group has agreed to acquire the remaining 20% minority stake in ISS STOXX from General Atlantic, giving the exchange operator full ownership of the data, analytics, and index provider. The deal ends a multi-year partnership that began with Deutsche Börse Group’s 2019 acquisition of Axioma, then expanded through the 2023 combination of ISS’ stewardship and ESG solutions with the STOXX index business.

Alantra Forms €155 Million Fund To Keep Backing Health In Code

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Alantra Private Equity has closed a €155 million healthcare continuation vehicle to increase its stake in Health in Code, positioning the Spanish clinical genomics platform for its next phase of international expansion and acquisitions. The single-asset continuation fund was significantly oversubscribed, led by Hayfin Capital Management, with additional commitments from a diversified group of institutional investors, including BNP Paribas AM and Altamar CAM.

Carlyle Acquiring Majority Stake In Nido Home Finance In $230 Million Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Edelweiss Financial Services Limited announced it will bring in The Carlyle Group as a strategic majority investor in Nido Home Finance Limited, the housing finance business that is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Edelweiss.

Ignium Launches With $300 Million For Defense Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Albion River has launched Ignium, a purpose-built merchant provider supplying components and solutions to the U.S. and allied defense industrial base. The new platform consolidates a portfolio of established businesses that make mission-critical subsystems used across current and next-generation weapons systems, positioning Ignium as a supplier that is not dependent on the outcome of any single prime contractor or platform program.

Paragon Group Expands Business Services Provider With Parseq Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Paragon Group has acquired Parseq Limited, a UK-based specialist in document, finance, and payment process automation, in a deal the buyer described as a strategic investment to bolster its position in business process services. Parseq, headquartered in Hellaby, South Yorkshire, brings more than 50 years of experience providing outsourced workflow and technical solutions for highly regulated organizations with strict data and privacy requirements, including major UK banks, utilities, local authorities, and telecom operators.

Raymond James Onboards $730 Million Wisconsin Advisor Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) has added a six-advisor team in Green Bay, Wisconsin, bringing approximately $730 million in client assets to the firm’s independent advisor channel.

Oncolytics Biotech: Interview With CEO & Director Jared Kelly About The Immunotherapy Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Oncolytics Biotech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing pelareorep, an investigational first-in-class double-stranded RNA immunotherapeutic agent, to establish a platform immunotherapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Oncolytics Biotech CEO and Director Jared Kelly to learn more.

Voximplant: Interview With Founder & CEO Alexey Aylarov About The Voice AI Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Voximplant is a Voice AI Orchestration Platform for real-time communication that enables businesses to to build and scale AI-powered communication systems without managing complex infrastructure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Voximplant founder and CEO Alexey Aylarov to learn more.