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Last updated: April 10, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

Private Equity Fundraising & Deal Flow

Blackstone raising $10bn for its latest opportunistic credit fund signals continued investor appetite for deploying capital amid market volatility, even as deal volume outside the mega-rounds remains dispersed. This trend in large-scale capital formation contrasts with a week where the largest venture rounds did not breach the billion-dollar threshold; for instance, SiFive secured $400M to advance its custom chip designs, joining other sizable raises across aerospace and biotech sectors. In sector-specific activity, Sterling acquired Healthcare Linen Services from York Private Equity, while a broader focus on underinvested areas saw Advent and TPG betting on women’s health, following TPG and Blackstone’s earlier take-private acquisition of medtech developer Hologic.