Monthly Archives: October 2026
Antin NextGen Fund Acquired a Majority Stake in HP Helicopters:
HedgeCo.Net — Antin Infrastructure Partners said it acquired a majority stake in High Performance Helicopters Corp. (HP Helicopters), a Redlands, California specialty helicopter op… Continue reading
Oaktree Closed Its Debut Asset-Backed Finance Fund at $2 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — Brookfield announced on October 1, 2026 that Oaktree’s inaugural Asset-Backed Finance Fund (ABF I) reached a final close with $2 billion of commitments across the fun… Continue reading
Ares Closed Its Inaugural Global Structured Solutions Fund at About $4.2 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — Ares Management said it raised approximately $4.2 billion for its inaugural Ares Global Structured Solutions Fund (AGSS) and affiliated vehicles, significantly exceed… Continue reading
Nuveen Completed Its Acquisition of Schroders, Creating a $2.6 Trillion Manager:
HedgeCo.Net — Nuveen said on October 1, 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of Schroders, creating a combined active public-to-private asset and wealth manager with approxim… Continue reading
Blackstone Committed More Than $1 Billion to Launch Falcata Defense Technology Platform:
HedgeCo.Net — Blackstone said on October 1, 2026 that funds it manages will acquire Technology Service Corp. (TSC) and Applied Systems Engineering, Inc. (ASEI) and combine them und… Continue reading
Bitcoin ETFs Drew $6.34 Billion in Q3 as a Nine-Day Inflow Streak Ended:
HedgeCo.Net — U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted about $6.34 billion of net inflows in the third quarter of 2026, their strongest quarter of the year, according to S… Continue reading
Flow Engineering Raised $50 Million Series B at a $750 Million Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — San Francisco-based Flow Engineering on September 30, 2026 announced a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation for its agentic platform for hardware developm… Continue reading
EQT Agreed to Sell Korea’s Acuon Group to a Hanwha Life-Led Consortium:
HedgeCo.Net — EQT on September 30, 2026 announced that EQT BPEA Private Equity Fund VII has agreed to sell Acuon Group, a Korean independent financial platform, to a consortium led… Continue reading
Metrics Credit Partners Froze Redemptions in Feeder Funds After KPMG Withheld Audit Sign-Off:
HedgeCo.Net — Metrics Credit Partners, one of Australia’s largest private credit managers with about A$40 billion under management, on September 30, 2026 temporarily suspended rede… Continue reading
Audax Private Debt Closed Direct Lending Solutions Fund III at Its $5.4 Billion Hard Cap:
HedgeCo.Net — Audax Private Debt on September 30, 2026 announced the final close of Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund III at its $5.4 billion hard cap in equity commitments, abov… Continue reading
Harrison Street and Kenon Agreed to Buy Control of Vicinity Energy from Antin at a $2.92 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Harrison Street Asset Management on September 30, 2026 announced it has agreed to acquire a majority equity position in Vicinity Energy, the largest U.S. district ene… Continue reading