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Databricks closing in on record $9.5bn VC round

Databricks, the fast-growing data analytics and artificial intelligence firm, is closing in on one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history, with a raise led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz that could exceed $9.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.

SWIB commits $1.2bn to PE, debt, and real estate investments

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has allocated nearly $1.2bn to private equity, private debt, and real estate investments in the third quarter of 2024, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing information prepared for its 11 December board meeting.

PE deal-making reaches 74% of 2023 value by Q3 2024

Private equity activity is on track to match or exceed 2023 levels, despite a challenging year, with deal-making reaching 69% and 74% of last year’s volume and value, respectively, by Q3, according to a new report by Preqin.

CPPIB’s Asia PE departs for Abu Dhabi Pension Fund

The head of Asia private equity at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Frank Su, has left the firm to join the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund as its global head of private equity, according to a report by Pension & Investments.

Bain makes $1.7bn bid for Insignia Financial

Private equity firm Bain Capital has made a non-binding, all-cash offer to acquire Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial that values the 178-year-old company at AUD2.67bn ($1.70bn), according to a report by Reuters.

Warburg Pincus has no plans for IPO as firm looks to PE growth

Warburg Pincus, a leading private equity firm managing approximately $86bn in assets, has no immediate plans to pursue an initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters quoting CEO Jeffrey Perlman at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.

Sycamore eyes Walgreens deal

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in discussions with retail pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance about a potential deal that could take the company private as early as next year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

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