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00:03Institutional investors are pouring record amounts of capital into private equity and
00:07venture deals in 2026 as major AI funding rounds reshape private markets, according to Benzinga.
00:14Limited partner co-investments totaled $198 billion from January 1st through June 25th,
00:20according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. That already exceeds the full year total in
00:25five of the last six years and puts 2026 on pace to top the $253 billion invested in 2025.
00:32S&P said three anthropic funding rounds, including a $65 billion raise and a major
00:39XAI financing, ranked among the 10 largest global co-investment transactions since the start of 2025.
00:46Sovereign wealth funds led direct investments, while pension funds deployed $76 billion in the
00:51first half, surpassing their full year 2025 total. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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