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In addition to nearing a first close for its latest flagship, Brookfield raised nearly $1bn for its open-end super-core strategy and circa $3bn for its third debt fund.

Joshua Pang, head of digital infra, says Carlyle’s partnership with top US cell tower platform unlocks ‘some of the most sought-after core infra assets’.

I Squared has raised $1.7bn to date for the fund, having last week received a $150m commitment from the Florida State Board of Administration.

The firm plans to expand retail offerings across all its asset classes, as it creates real assets unit to recognise fourfold AUM rise since 2019.

Four of the 57 funds closed accounted for more than 54% of the total raised during the first half of the year.

The open-ended Blackstone Infrastructure Partners now has total commitments of $30bn, edging closer to its initial target of $40bn.

The platform, a subsidiary of the UK's Octopus Group, is backed by Hostplus and CEFC, and will invest in wind, solar and battery storage.

The real estate-focused firm, which recently launched FLOW Digital Infrastructure, has added PAG Renewables to its infra mix.

Ex-Stonepeak MD William Demas arrives to lead Americas while Ed Northam moves from Europe to become head of APAC, replacing Neil Arora, who departed.

Launched in 2019, the fund’s $800m target was re-sized in the wake of covid-19 and has made six investments at closing.