Companions Group acquired $16bn (£11.9bn) in new consumer commitments throughout the first half of 2026, as demand for its non-public markets methods reached a file stage.
The fundraising whole was up from $12bn throughout the identical interval final 12 months and took the agency’s property beneath administration to $186bn as of 30 June 2026, in contrast with $174bn a 12 months earlier.
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Companions Group maintained its full-year fundraising steering of between $26bn and $32bn. Bespoke consumer options have been the biggest supply of recent capital throughout the interval, accounting for 52 per cent of property raised. Mandates and evergreen funds contributed 26 per cent every, whereas conventional closed-ended programmes accounted for 48 per cent of fundraising.
The group’s evergreen methods attracted $4.2bn of gross commitments throughout the half-year. Nevertheless, internet inflows have been solely modestly constructive after purchasers withdrew $3.8bn. Virtually four-fifths of those redemptions got here from three mature evergreen methods.
Companions Group invested $9bn throughout non-public markets throughout the interval, in keeping with the primary half of 2025, and generated $9bn in realisations.
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“Inside our portfolio, we see principally strong efficiency, although with some challenges concentrated amongst choose property and vintages,” stated David Layton, associate and chief government of Companions Group.
“As an entire, our platform exhibits important upside potential with sustained worth creation in our funding portfolio and engaging progress throughout our current and nascent methods.”
Different companies additionally reported important commitments within the first half of the 12 months. Barings introduced in Could that it had secured greater than $19bn (£14.2bn) over a two-year fundraising interval for its world direct lending technique. In the meantime, greater than $16bn was raised by Churchill Asset Administration in January for its most up-to-date senior lending programme.