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Spain’s Ysios hits €155m for third life sciences fund, could raise up to €200m

Spanish early stage investment house Ysios Capital has hit €155m for its third life science fund - and could go as high as €200m for the vehicle.

LPs give thumbs up to video pitches for fundraising, praise GP engagement via ‘Covid calls’

The vast majority of private equity LPs are seeing proactive engagement from GPs on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their portfolios, new research shows.

Ex-Accel, Sequoia partners hit $450m final close for third Wing Ventures fundraise

Wing Venture Capital has hit a $450m final close for its biggest fund to date, despite having to raise the fund virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vulpes eyes repeat of astonishing post-financial crisis return by launching Covid-19 opportunity fund

Singapore investment house Vulpes is looking to repeat a barnstorming return made in the wake of the global financial crisis by launching a dedicated coronavirus investment vehicle.

Insight Partners pumps more money into Nymbus as Covid-19 sees banks scramble to digitise

Financial services digitisation platform Nymbus has picked up $12m in a new financing round led by major shareholders Insight Partners and Vensure Enterprise. Nymbus said the new capital would go towards supporting rapid market penetration for

Xenon Partners picks up collaborative digital design, prototyping platform UXPin amid remote working surge

Xenon Partners has picked up collaborative digital design and prototyping platform UXPin - the latest in a string of PE deals leveraging the rise in remote working and applications

Private equity fundraising set for coronavirus shakeout as LPs hunt for volatility winners

Private equity firms face an uphill battle to convert new LP relationships into committed capital this year, as the coronavirus crisis skews limited partner attention towards re-ups and existing relationships, new research suggests.

Hg buys into cloud accountancy platform Silverfin amid rising demand for services

European private equity investor Hg has led a "significant" Series B round for cloud accountancy platform Silverfin.

Blackstone slashes already agreed NIBC buyout offer to just over €1bn in wake of coronavirus uncertainty

US private equity giant Blackstone has slashed its previously agreed buyout offer for Dutch bank NIBC by about 25% due to the coronavirus crisis.

Covid-19 “will test private equity industry like never before” as survey predicts distressed deals, private debt rise

More than 90% of private equity fund managers are predicting a rise in the volume of distressed dealmaking over the next 12 months amid the fallout from the coronavirus crisis - but it may not

Investec spin-out launches recovery fund to save South African economy “in induced coma”

A new coronavirus economic recovery fund targeting South Africa has been launched by Ninety One, which has just demerged from Investec Bank, and Ethos Private Equity.

Elliott Management, Siris Capital-backed Travelport hopes to weather coronavirus challenge with up to $1bn of new financing

The private equity arm of activist investor Elliott Management Corp has teamed with Siris Capital to help existing portfolio business Travelport Worldwide weather the coronavirus crisis with up to $1bn of new financing.

Sycamore emerges as potential JC Penney saviour, a month after backing out of Victoria’s Secret buyout

Sycamore Partners is reportedly in talks to buy US department store chain JC Penney out of bankruptcy, just a month after backing out of an agreed buyout of troubled fellow retailer Victoria's Secret.

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