Fundraising News

Fundraising News

Volition Capital Capital Closes Fund VI at $950 Million Hard Cap

Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity firm, announced the final close of Volition Capital Fund VIat its $950 million hard cap in LP commitments. Fund VI was oversubscribed, attracting strong demand from both existing and new investors, and is thefirm’s largest fund to date. The fund brings Volition’s total assets under management to more than $2.6 billion. Fund VI will continue the firm’s strategy of investing in founder-owned technology companies with proven customer demand, strong growth and limited institutional capital. Volition focuses on capital-efficient B2B software, internet and consumer businesses, allowing founders to retain ownership and control while providing board-level

Fundraising News

Churchill Asset Management Closes Junior Capital Opportunities Fund III at $1.54 Billion

Churchill Asset Management, the U.S. asset management company of Nuveen, a TIAA company Private Capital, announced the final close of Junior Capital Opportunities Fund III (JCOF III) with $1.54 billion in total commitments. JCOF III exceeded its original $1 billion target by more than 50%, more than doubled the $737 million raised by its predecessor, and represents the largest fund in Churchill’s Junior

deals

Charlesbank Capital Partners Invests in Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP to Support Growth and Technology Expansion

Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP (WSHB), a national trial law firm, has established WSHBSupport Services, a management services organization (MSO), with a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners. The MSO will provide non-legal operational infrastructure and support, while WSHB remains anindependent law firm, with lawyers retaining sole authority over legal practice and client matters. Founded in 1997, WSHB represents insurers, self-insured corporations and institutional clients. It hasmore than 550 attorneys across 43 offices in 23 states. Dan Berman, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of WSHB, will become CEO of WSHB Support Services. Stewart Reid

Fundraising News

Town Lane Closes Second Real Estate Fund at $1.9 Billion Hard Cap

Town Lane closed its second real estate fund, Town Lane Real Estate Opportunities Fund II, at its $1.9billion hard cap. Fund II exceeded its $1.5 billion target, up from the $1.25 billion raised for Fund I in 2024. Investors include university endowments, charitable foundations, family offices and pension funds,with strong participation from existing investors. Founded in 2024 by Tyler Henritze, a 19-year Blackstone Real Estate veteran, and his sister ParkerMorse, a former Sycamore Partners executive, Town Lane has grown to more than 20 professionals. Fund II will pursue opportunistic investments across US commercial real estate sectors andthroughout the capital stack. The strategy combines operating platforms in high-conviction themes with the flexibility to capitalizeon market dislocations. Target sectors include senior housing, necessity retail, small-format industrial and powered-shell datacenters.

Fundraising News

Ara Partners Raises $2.5 Billion for Ara Energy Fund I

Ara Partners reached final close on Ara Energy Fund I at its $2.5 billion hard cap, comprising $1.8 billion in fund commitments and more than $700 million in associated co-investment. Launched in Q2 2025, the Fund held its first close in December 2025 and reached final close 10 months later, attracting existing investors and new institutional LPs, including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations across North America and Europe. Ara launched Ara Energy in partnership with HF Capital to acquire, optimize and, where economically accretive, decarbonize energy assets across the conventional energy value chain. Senior team members Shameek Konar, James Chiu, David Sims, and Matthew Dunn had worked together for several years before joining Ara.

Fundraising News

Balerion Space Ventures Oversubscribes $200M Fund II

Balerion Space Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in infrastructure shaping the future of space, defense, and deep technology, has oversubscribed its $200 million Fund II. Fund II has invested in 15 companies across space systems, national security, advanced energy, autonomy, capital infrastructure, and other critical technologies. “We founded Balerion around a simple belief: The technologies that will define the future of economic and national security are being built today,” said Phil S., Co-Founder and General Partner. “We’re proud of the portfolio we’ve built and the founders we’ve had the opportunity to support,” said Daniel Wallman, Co-Founder and General Partner. Balerion has appointed A.C. Charania, former NASA Chief Technologist, as Managing Director, wherehe will focus on global operations.