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Fund Formation

197 announced Fund Formation deals, most recent first, with the firms that advised on each.

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Latham & Watkins Advises Melange Capital Partners as Lead Investor in EnCap’s US$3.5 Billion Minerals Continuation Vehicle 21 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 3.50bn 15 NAMED
Foley Advises Iron Path Capital in Close of Oversubscribed $450 Million Fund II 13 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Foley & Lardner LLP USD 450m 9 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Consonance Capital Partners on US$1.35 Billion Fund Formation 12 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Latham & Watkins LLP USD 1.35bn 7 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Balerion Space Ventures on Oversubscribed Fund II 12 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Latham & Watkins LLP USD 200m 3 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Represents OIC on Credit Income Strategy Launch With Liberty Mutual Investments 8 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Infrastructure Latham & Watkins LLP USD 750m 9 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Stride Consumer Partners on US$550 Million Fund Formation 7 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Latham & Watkins LLP USD 550m 3 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises ECP on US$834 Million Continuation Vehicle for Next Wave Energy Partners 6 Oct 2026
Fund Formation Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 834m 16 NAMED
Sidley Represents Certares on Single-Asset Continuation Fund of Guardian Alarm 28 Sept 2026
Fund Formation
Linklaters advises LBBW AM on the structuring and launch of LBBW Private Markets Select ELTIF 25 Sept 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services
DLA Piper advises on the launch and first closing of E2D Fund, a EUR 500 million dual-use and defence technology growth fund 7 Sept 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services DLA Piper EUR 500m 10 NAMED
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Makers Fund on US$250 Million Fund IV 28 Aug 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Hogan Lovells Cadwalader USD 250m 2 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises StepStone Group on US$1.7 Billion Secondaries Infrastructure Fundraise 28 Aug 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Latham & Watkins LLP USD 1.70bn 12 NAMED
DLA Piper advises PFR Ventures on establishing groundbreaking Innovate PL Fund of Funds 21 Aug 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services DLA Piper EUR 400m 8 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Lakestar on oversubscribed fundraising of US$300 million Resilience I Fund, Europe’s largest dedicated dual-use and defence technology fund 3 Aug 2026
Fund Formation Technology Clifford Chance USD 300m 10 NAMED
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Pantheon on €811 million BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital multi-asset continuation fund 31 Jul 2026
Fund Formation Hogan Lovells Cadwalader EUR 811m 10 NAMED
DLA Piper advises leading global fintech platform on establishment of multiple access funds 23 Jul 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services DLA Piper 16 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Clifford Capital on the Energy Transition Acceleration Finance partnership 3 Jul 2026
Fund Formation Energy Clifford Chance USD 345m 14 NAMED
Latham Advises Conifer Infrastructure Partners on Closing of US$900 Million Oversubscribed Inaugural Fund 25 Jun 2026
Fund Formation Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 900m 10 NAMED
Baker McKenzie Advises Sime Darby Property on Formation of a MYR 1.25 Billion Shariah-Compliant Investment Platform 11 Jun 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Baker McKenzieWong & Partners MYR 1.25bn 7 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised BNP Paribas Asset Management on launch of a new evergreen Luxembourg RAIF offering Scottish Widows customers access to private market 9 Jun 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 6 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Bain Capital on launch of JB Aircraft Finance 6 Jun 2026
Fund Formation Energy DLA Piper 5 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Apis Partners on the US$1.2 billion combined closing of Apis Growth Markets Fund III and Apis Global Growth Fund III 7 May 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Clifford Chance USD 1.23bn 9 NAMED
Kirkland Advises 17Capital on Closing of Credit Fund 2 at $7.5 Billion 20 Apr 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis USD 7.50bn 12 NAMED
Linklaters advises Vesper Infrastructure on its first next generation infrastructure fund, in total surpassing €1bn 17 Apr 2026
Fund Formation Infrastructure Linklaters EUR 1bn 9 NAMED
HSF Kramer advises BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe on launch of a new evergreen Luxembourg RAIF offering Scottish Widow’s customers access to private market 28 Mar 2026
Fund Formation Financial Services Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Arkéa Asset Management on launch of two new infrastructure debt compartments of a Luxembourg ELTIF 19 Feb 2026
Fund Formation Infrastructure Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer EUR 350m 3 NAMED
Sidley Advises Ariel Investments in Its First Close of Project Level 19 Feb 2026
Fund Formation Hospitality & Leisure Sidley USD 250m
Sidley Advises Lux Capital on New VC Fund Lux IX 13 Jan 2026
Fund Formation Sidley USD 1.50bn
Latham & Watkins Advises Great Mountain Partners on US$600 Million Fund Formation 19 Dec 2025
Fund Formation Latham & Watkins LLP USD 600m 11 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Northwind Group on US$340 Million Healthcare Debt Fund II 21 Nov 2025
Fund Formation Real Estate Clifford ChanceHerzog USD 340m 5 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Monogram Capital Partners on Formation of Third Fund 19 Nov 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services Latham & Watkins LLP USD 350m 11 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises FCDE on the structuring of its third local specialist strategy buyout fund, FCDE Fund III, which reached its €400 million hard cap 14 Nov 2025
Fund Formation Clifford Chance EUR 400m 6 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Melange Capital Partners on Debut Energy Secondaries Fund 5 Nov 2025
Fund Formation Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 430m 7 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Breakwall Capital LP on Inaugural Flagship Fund Formation 4 Nov 2025
Fund Formation Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 125m 8 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Verto on the final close of its fund Verto Growth II 6 Oct 2025
Fund Formation Clifford Chance EUR 330m 5 NAMED
Kirkland Represents Pritzker Private Capital on Closing of $3.4 Billion Fourth Fund 4 Sept 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis USD 3.40bn
K&L Gates Advises Churchill Asset Management on US$1.5 Billion Co-Investment Fund 1 Aug 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services K&L Gates USD 1.50bn 9 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Silversmith Capital Partners on Close of $1.7 Billion Fifth Fund 1 Aug 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis USD 1.70bn
Ropes & Gray Advises Incus Capital on €300 Million European Renewables Credit Fund II Close 21 Jul 2025
Fund Formation Energy Ropes & Gray EUR 308m 9 NAMED
DLA Piper advises ResilienceVC in Close of Oversubscribed Debut Fund with AU$56 million 5 Mar 2025
Fund Formation DLA Piper AUD 56m 3 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Garnett Station Partners’ Close of Oversubscribed Fund 5.0 at $1.2 Billion 5 Mar 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis USD 1.20bn 10 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Northrim Horizon in closing US$235 Million Fund III 26 Feb 2025
Fund Formation DLA Piper USD 235m 6 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Closing First European Fund at €1.8 Billion, Exceeding Target 26 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Technology Kirkland & Ellis EUR 1.80bn
DLA Piper advises Cuadrilla Capital’s Fund II Closing 14 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services DLA Piper 6 NAMED
Weil Advised PSG in Connection with Six Asset, $2B Continuation Fund 14 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Technology Weil USD 2bn 25 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Oaktree on Close of Opportunities Fund XII at $16 Billion 12 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis USD 16bn 2 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Longshore Capital on Final Close of Fund II at $325 Million 6 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis USD 325m 6 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Unity Partners on Oversubscribed Private Equity Fund 4 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis 4 NAMED
News Clifford Chance advises Supernova Invest on the structuring and fundraising of Supernova Innovation 3 4 Feb 2025
Fund Formation Technology Clifford Chance EUR 100m 5 NAMED
Kirkland Advises FTV Capital on $4.05 Billion Growth Equity Fundraise 30 Jan 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis USD 4.05bn 16 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Frontenac on Closing of Oversubscribed Fund XIII at $900 Million 24 Jan 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis USD 900m
Kirkland Advises Incline on Close of Oversubscribed Ascent II Fund at $500 Million 24 Jan 2025
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis USD 500m
King & Spalding Advises Iliad Partners on the launch of its MENA Venture Capital Fund 16 Jan 2025
Fund Formation King & Spalding 6 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Ares Management Corporation on its Sixth Commingled European Direct Lending Fund 16 Jan 2025
Fund Formation Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis EUR 17.1bn 12 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Nordic Capital on Close of Nordic Capital Evolution Fund II 20 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Kirkland & Ellis EUR 2bn 25 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Antin Infrastructure Partners on Close of Flagship Fund V Above €10 Billion 20 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Infrastructure Kirkland & Ellis EUR 10.2bn 2 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises HarbourVest as a Lead Investor in $2.2 Billion Multi-Asset Continuation Fund 19 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Financial Services Ropes & Gray USD 2.20bn 2 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Guardian Capital Partners in Continuation Fund Formation to Support Continued Growth of Havis, Inc. 19 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Latham & Watkins LLP 15 NAMED
Weil Advises InfraRed Capital Partners on Fundraising of $1 Billion InfraRed Infrastructure Fund VI 4 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Infrastructure Weil USD 1bn 8 NAMED
Dentons Hong Kong advised SDICS International Asset Management on the formation of Public OFC fund with target fund-raising size up to million under GBA Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect 3 Dec 2024
Fund Formation Financial Services Dentons 8 NAMED

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