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Industry News
Silversmith Capital Partners Closes Fifth Fund

The oversubscribed fund brings the firm’s total capital raised to over $5 billion.

07.31.25
Industry News
Frazier Life Sciences Raises $1.3B For Venture Fund

Frazier Life Sciences has closed its 12th venture fund with over $1.3 billion in capital commitments.

07.31.25
People Moves
Southern Foundation Hires Private Investments Director, Seeks Associate

The foundation hired a director of private investments in July and is seeking an investment associate after bringing its investment management and operations in-house earlier this year.

07.31.25
People Moves
Western Health System Adds Investment Staffers, Including Two Directors

The health system has added at least four new members to its investment team in recent months, including a director focused on private equity.

07.31.25
People Moves
Family Office Hires Former Johns Hopkins CIO As Senior Partner

The former Johns Hopkins cio joins as a senior partner to help shape customized investment strategies built for clients and access top institutional alternative investments.

07.31.25
Industry News
Blackstone Real Estate Platform Executive Dies

Wesley LePatner, senior managing director at Blackstone, was killed at the firm’s New York headquarters following an incident on Monday.

07.30.25
Industry News
KKR Closes Second Asset-Based Finance Fund

The firm has raised $5.6 billion for KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners II.

07.30.25
Trends
PE & HFs To Benefit Endowments Facing Tax Burdens, Gov’t Cuts & Challenging Bond Mkt.: TIFF

Allocations to illiquid asset classes will provide university portfolios with stronger returns relative to public equity or bond markets over the long term, despite liquidity or spending squeezes in the short term.

07.30.25
ESG
Asset Manager Raises Third Fund

A global asset manager has closed its third fund providing loans to commercial properties for projects improving energy efficiency or environmental resiliency.

07.30.25
People Moves
New York Foundation Searching For Finance Director

The director of finance will be responsible for the foundation’s accounting, operations budgeting, financial reporting, payroll and human resources and audit and tax preparation.

07.30.25