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VSS SC Fund IV closes at $530m hard cap

VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the healthcare, education, and business services industries, has held the final close of the VSS Structured Capital Fund IV (VSS SC IV) at $530 million, significantly in excess of its $400 million target. 

Anchorage closing in on AUD130m David Jones deal

Anchorage Capital Partners is closing in on a deal to acquire Australian department store chain David Jones for up to AUD130 million, with chief executive Scott Fyfe expected to remain as head of the business post-acquisition, according to a report by the Financial Review. Key executives including Woolworths Holdings Ltd

USVP closes $400m early-stage VC fund

US Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has closed USVP XIII, a $400 million fund focused on Series A and B investments in cybersecurity, enterprise software, consumer and healthcare businesses.

Nerdio secures $117m Series B investment from Updata Partners

Nerdio, a virtual desktops specialist for native Microsoft technologies, has raised $117 million in Series B funding from growth equity investor Updata Partners.   As part of the investment, Updata secured a place on Nerdio’s Board of Directors, joining existing members Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft’s former Global Channel Chief, Andy Lees,

CEPRES expands Fund Screener

CEPRES, a specialist in private market data and investment technology, has launched an expanded version of the CEPRES Fund Screener, which now provides benchmarks to over 11,000 institutional-grade illiquid funds invested in 108,000 PE-backed portfolio companies.  The upgrades to Fund Screener, part of the firm’s Due Diligence suite, include: enhanced

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EQT launches takeover offer for va-Q-tec

sotus 861, a holding company controlled by EQT Private Equity’s EQT X fund, and supported by co-investors Mubadala Investment Company and the Sixth Cinven Fund, has launched a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of va-Q-tec AG.

Golding Capital Partners closes oversubscribed buyout fund at €273m

Golding Capital Partners has held the final close of the Golding Buyout Co-Investment 2020 fund with commitments of €273 million, significantly in excess of its original €200 million target. In addition to traditional Golding clients including German pension funds, savings banks and insurance companies, new international clients, including several family

Vector Capital completes $100m investment in Malwarebytes

Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in established technology businesses, has closed a $100 million minority investment in Malwarebytes, a specialist in real-time cyber protection. In connection with the closing, Vector Capital Managing Directors Sandy Gill and Dave Fishman have joined the company’s Board of Directors. Paul

Fifth Wall closes $866m proptech fund

Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry, has held the final close of its Real Estate Technology Fund III at $866 million. 

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