Sector Investment 3 Days

Last updated: August 5, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Infrastructure Fundraisings and Deals

KKR has achieved a final close for its latest flagship infrastructure fund, raising $19.2 billion. This figure makes it KKR's largest fundraising to date, surpassing the $17 billion secured for its prior predecessor fund in March 2022. Infrastructure remains a strong focus for KKR's real assets unit. In other infrastructure news, Kuwait has secured the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) deal ever with a $16 billion pipeline project.

Healthcare Sector Transactions

Altaris has announced its intention to acquire the Life Sciences & Healthcare (LS&H) business from Clarivate. This transaction represents a significant move within the healthcare and life sciences private equity space. Separately, Amanda Blank CEO of Founders Beauty Group, discussed growth and capital strategy within the medical spa sector.

Asset Management and Mergers

Industriens Pension a Danish fund with €37 billion in assets, is maintaining its strategy despite current geopolitical turbulence. Mikkel Kjaersgaard Head of Infrastructure at the fund, elaborated on their approach to co-investments and secondaries within the asset class. Australia's Aware Super and Prime Super are in merger discussions, which would add approximately A$8 billion in assets under management to Aware Super. This potential merger positions Aware Super to surpass A$250 billion in total assets.