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Market at a glance: PE fundraising continues to slow with onset of health crisis

As of April 29, 283 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds collected a total of $86.1 billion, down 24 percent from the $113.5 billion secured during the same period last year.

1 min read · 29 April 2020

Virginia hikes PE allocation in wake of pandemic "market action"

The $77.8bn pension had passed its July 2021 goal to grow its PE program, so it reset its targets as of April 1.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

LACERS sees steep hike in capital calls

CIO Rod June said the $17bn fund had enough cash on hand to handle the increased capital calls.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

How covid-19 affected Chinese PE activity in Q1

Early stage VC investments propped up Chinese dealmaking statistics in the first quarter, according to Hao Zhou, head of Bain & Co's Greater China PE practice.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

Some in PE space express concern for smaller GPs excluded from government loans

Most larger private equity firms should be able to get along fine without any government assistance, but some smaller firms could face issues, sources say.

3 min read · 28 April 2020

GI Partners approaches target by May for debut digital infrastructure fund

The firm invested in DR Fortress LLC in partnership with the company management in January, GI said in a statement. The company is a data center operator in Hawaii.

2 min read · 28 April 2020

Bain’s Abrahamson sees ‘truly high-quality’ tech companies emerging from covid-19 downturn

"Customers are scaling back on tech spending for the first time in a long time. The effects are diverse and tech companies will be impacted differently," Bain Capital's Darren Abrahamson said.

6 min read · 27 April 2020

Spectrum Equity does something unusual: accelerates its scheduled first close for certain LPs

Big LPs may have wanted to lock in their commitments to the fund before their investment committees shut down new investments.

3 min read · 27 April 2020

Life Under Quarantine: Jordan Katz of Angeles Equity Partners

Angeles Equity also does a weekly happy hour call with employees, which Katz said is especially helpful for those who are isolated for much of the work week.

2 min read · 24 April 2020

Bain Capital’s latest distressed, special situations fund passes $2bn mark

The fund's strategy, designed prior to the covid-19 pandemic, could have even more resonance today with a potentially growing pool of distressed assets.

3 min read · 24 April 2020

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