CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s largest private equity managers, has reported realisations of €15.4bn as of end-September, ahead of its previous full-year guidance.

Medicxi, a European life sciences venture capital firm, has closed Medicxi V, a €500m fund dedicated to building and backing biotechnology companies. The oversubscribed fund closed with support from existing limited partners and a select group of new institutional investors. The fund will focus on Medicxi’s asset-centric investment model.

Software-focused sponsor Vista Equity Partners has informed its investors of plans to significantly reduce its workforce as the firm accelerates the integration of artificial-intelligence platforms, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has opened its Tokyo office, located in the Marunouchi building in the heart of the city’s central business district. The firm has an over three-decade presence in Asia, alongside a long-standing partnership with Japanese corporates and investors.

Brazilian fintech Credix, which leverages AI to provide credit to small and midsize companies, has raised BRL500m ($93m) in a combination of equity and debt financing to support lending growth and technology development, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman has highlighted China as an increasingly attractive market for private equity investments following a period of regulatory and market uncertainty, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EQT AB chief executive Per Franzen has warned that private equity’s rapid push into the retail investor market risks undermining the industry’s credibility if growth is prioritised over discipline, according to a report by Bloomberg.

After years of caution, global private equity firms, including EQT, PAG, and Warburg Pincus, are reconsidering China, lured by lower valuations, reduced competition, and investor fatigue with US assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.Global