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Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Oaktree, Greenspring and USC are hiring

This week’s jobs include a senior vice president at Oaktree and associates at Greenspring, USC and Imperial.

MMC Ventures collects 100 mln pounds for fund

London-based MMC Ventures raised 100 million pounds for its scale up fund. The fund will provide capital to the firm's later-stage portfolio companies.

Brazilian digital broker XP files for IPO: Reuters

XP, a Brazilian digital broker, has filed to go public, reported Reuters. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Itau BBA, Bofa, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and UBS are the IPO’s underwriters. XP is planning to trade the stock on the NASDAQ. XP's backers include General Atlantic.

Silicon design company Nuvia snags $53 mln Series A

Santa Clara, California-based Nuvia, a silicon design company, has raised $53 million in Series A funding. Capricorn Investment Group, Dell Technologies Capital, Mayfield and WRVI Capital led the round with participation from Nepenthe LLC.

UK self-driving car startup Wayve rides off with $20 mln

UK-based Wayve, a self-driving car startup, has secured $20 million in Series A funding. Eclipse Ventures led the round with participation from Balderton Capital.

OpenView targets $450 mln for sixth fund

OpenView Venture Partners is seeking to raise $450 million for its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Boston, OpenView targets software companies.

French edtech startup Lalilo lands $5.5 mln

Lalilo, a French edtech startup, has secured $5.5 million in funding. The investors were Partech, EduCapital and Citizen Capital.

Viisights picks up Series A

Tel Aviv-based Viisights, a developer of behavioral understanding systems for real-time video intelligence, has secured US$10 million in Series A funding. Canadian venture firm Awz Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Firstime Ventures. The capital will be used for sales expansion, establishing a global presence, product enhancements and new product developments.

UAVenture Capital Fund backs StimAire

StimAire, a medical device company focused on treating sleep apnea, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was UAVenture Capital Fund.

Winterlight Labs takes in funding

Toronto-based Winterlight Labs Inc, a developer of artificial intelligence to help healthcare professionals assess and analyze patients' cognitive health, has secured C$5.6 million in funding. Hikma Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, led the round. Other investors that participated in the round included First Star Ventures, Pacific Health Ventures and Grey Sky Venture Partners.