Corient agreed in August to add Summit Trail Advisors, a New York firm for the very rich. SEC records now show 20 of its advisors, four co-founders among them, moving to Corient on October 15. No price was disclosed, and DFX found no closing announcement.
Captrust names six advisors joining with the Hoge-Barrett Group, and SEC records show all six leaving Truist Advisory Services. A Florida group of six made the same move in April.
DFX graphic: 5 advisors from Truist Advisory Services to Captrust, 23 advisors in 2 group moves into Captrust, Apr 25 to Oct 22, 2026, October 14, 2026ADVISOR MOVE5advisors
The stated amounts total $890 million. Since July 9, 2026, the first meeting in DFX's records, MainePERS has voted 3 other commitments, $625 million: Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners ($300 million), WhiteHawk V Onshore Fund ($250 million), and GTCR Fund XV ($75 million).
DFX graphic: MainePERS: commitments voted since July 9, 2026, the first meeting in DFX's records, Jul 9 to Oct 22, 2026, largest Ares Senior Direct Lending Core BYOT Master Fund $500M; Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners $300M; Meridiam North America Core Infrastructure Fund I $280MPENSION VOTE
A Form D shows the Eclipse-led Series D placed with 15 investors by August, more than twice the size of February's round. Oxide says it is profitable and will spend the money on components and manufacturing.
DFX graphic: Eclipse leads the round in Oxide, $445M, October 9, 2026VENTURE ROUND$445M
What changed this week
DFX calculation
DFX calculationPrivate equity deals announced: 35 in the week of October 5, 2026, down 23% on the prior eight-week average of 46.
The channel totals show the familiar drift out of the wirehouses. Inside them, DFX's records show a second contest: 448 moves between wirehouses that the totals do not count, with J.P. Morgan the only wirehouse among the largest net gainers and Merrill its largest source.
DFX graphic: Advisor moves between channels, last 90 days, Jul 21 to Oct 19, 2026, net Wirehouse -302; Other broker-dealer -390; RIA +210; State RIA +275; New firm +207INVESTIGATION
Twelve US pension boards voted 37 private-fund commitments in six months. One plan, MainePERS, cast 40% of the dollars, all of it as ceilings, and its own later tables cut or recast three votes. Counted at those sizes, credit, not infrastructure, is the largest strategy.
DFX graphic: Private-fund commitments voted, by plan, Apr 22 to Oct 19, 2026, largest MainePERS $1.5B; Washington State Investment Board $550M; Alaska Retirement Management Board $300MINVESTIGATION
Form Ds filed October 14 put Fund XIII at $518.5 million after a September 30 first sale, nearly all of it through two feeder funds. Fund XII started at $613.8 million and closed at $1.44 billion. J.P. Morgan has not announced Fund XIII or a target.
DFX graphic: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. manages PEG Global Private Equity XIII (Holding) L.P., $518M, October 14, 2026FUND$518M
The merger filing shows how the deal is paid for: $2.87 billion of equity from CD&R and McKesson and up to $3.15 billion of committed bank loans, against about $5.95 billion of uses.
DFX graphic: CD&R and McKesson agree to acquire Option Care Health, ownership after closing CD&R 51%, McKesson 49%, committed funding $6.02B (equity $2.87B plus term loans up to $3.15B) against uses $5.95B (shares $4.8B plus debt repaid $1.15B), October 6, 2026BUYOUT$5.8B
DFX calculation. The round is larger than 30% of the 593 other venture rounds with a stated amount that DFX recorded from announcements in the past six months.Method: Percentile of the announced amount among announced rounds with an amount, occurred in the last 180 days, one per announcement, this round excluded. Fund raises, fund closes, credit facilities and securitisations are left out of the set.Source: DFX venture round announcements
DFX calculation. The round is larger than 97% of the 593 other venture rounds with a stated amount that DFX recorded from announcements in the past six months.Method: Percentile of the announced amount among announced rounds with an amount, occurred in the last 180 days, one per announcement, this round excluded. Fund raises, fund closes, credit facilities and securitisations are left out of the set.Source: DFX venture round announcements
DFX calculation. Private equity deals announced: 35 in the week of October 5, 2026, down 23% on the prior eight-week average of 46.Method: Distinct announcement documents per week naming a private equity buyer, seller or platform; one document filed under two event types counts once. The last complete week against the mean of the eight before it.Source: Press release wires and private equity firm news pages, read by DFX