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Thoma Bravo said to ride Covid’s digital payments rise with MeridianLink IPO

US private equity major Thoma Bravo is reportedly prepping an IPO of financial services software business MeridianLink which could value the company at more than $3bn including debt.

Queens Park Equity celebrates £185m hard cap close for first fundraise

Queen's Park Equity has hit a £185m hard cap final close for its debut fundraise, beating its initial target despite the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.

HIG to buy into insurance marketplace eHealth as Covid shift to online intensifies

HIG Capital has entered a binding agreement to invest in health insurance marketplace eHealth in a $225m deal.

Capza hires two co-heads for pandemic recovery fund investing €500m AXA France mandate

Asset manager Capza has hired two co-heads of its Expansion fund, which is investing a €500m mandate from insurance giant AXA France.

VC industry scores ‘exceptional year’ for returns amid negligible Covid-19 impact

The venture capital industry scored an "exceptional" year for performance in 2020 as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis failed to bite into returns from the asset class, new research shows.

European private equity shrugs off Covid-19 as 2020 ends up among best dealmaking, fundraising years of last decade

European private equity shrugged off the pressures of Covid-19 to score among its best dealmaking and fundraising years of the past decade in 2020, new research shows.

PE-backed Moonpig follows Covid-lockdown profit boom with up to £1.2bn London IPO

Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

March Capital keeps up strong fundraising pace despite pandemic by closing $450m Fund III

March Capital has struck a $450m final close for its third fund to continue its rapid capital raising pace.

Pemberton pulls in $2.2bn for European private debt strategy, eyes up to $5bn – report

European private credit manager Pemberton has reportedly pulled in more than $2.2bn for its mid-market core lending strategy through a first close.

Covid crisis supercharged VC digital health investing to record $14.8bn last year

Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.

K-shaped Covid recovery leaves opportunity for new $2.5bn Marathon Asset Management distressed credit fund

Credit specialist Marathon Asset Management has raised about $2.5bn to close its oversubscribed debut distressed credit fund.

Sixth Street soars to €1bn hard cap for new European debt fund amid Covid-19 opportunity

Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street has struck a €1bn hard cap final close for its second fund targeting European direct lending deals.

Private equity dealmaking surge planned for 2021 as firms look to shake off Covid-19 woes

Private equity houses are gearing up for a surge in dealmaking in 2021 as they look to get back to deploying capital in the wake of the coronavirus shock of this year, new research shows.

Private equity fundraising will hit record $330bn next year, PitchBook predicts

Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.

BNP Paribas AM eyes up to €1bn for two infra debt funds amid sector’s Covid-19 resilience

BNP Paribas Asset Management is targeting up to €1bn of new investment capital through the launch of two infrastructure debt fundraises.

Monarch Alternative Capital targets ‘vast Covid-19 distressed opportunity’ with new $3bn fund close

Distressed and opportunistic investment specialist Monarch Alternative Capital has scored a roughly $3bn close for its oversubscribed fifth fundraise.

Female founders, CEOs seeing disproportionate VC funding hit from Covid-19 pandemic

Female founders and CEOs have disproportionately suffered from the VC funding drop in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

Arena Investors surges past Covid opportunities fund target to reach $519m final close

Arena Investors has surged past its target for a new special opportunities fund looking to reap returns from Covid-dislocated markets, hauling in $519m for a final close.

JP Morgan credit subsidiary Highbridge Capital adds $2bn of investing power through Covid-inspired fund

JP Morgan investment subsidiary Highbridge Capital Management has another $2bn-plus of investable capital to hand thanks to the final close of its Convertible Dislocation Fund.

Powerful private equity bounceback from Covid-19 crisis sees firms keen to deploy huge dry powder totals

Private equity's impressive bounceback from the Covid-19 pandemic looks set to herald a deal surge as firms look to deploy massive amounts of dry powder, new research from law firm Dechert says.

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