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UK private equity house Epiris has swooped to buy restaurant chains Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas in a bid to rescue the eateries following their long closures due the coronavirus crisis.

The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.

KKR, CVC Capital and Ares Management were the big name private equity firms picking up commitments in the latest round of investing from New York pension giant NYSCRF.

The New York State Teachers' Retirement System has boosted its $22.6bn private equity program with more than $1.66bn of new commitments.

China has raised CNY88bn ($12.59bn) to date for the country's first major fund dedicated to environmental projects and businesses.

A new venture capital fund targeting the commercialisation of projects and spinouts from academics at University College London has hit a £100m first close.

Energy infrastructure-focused private investment house Starwood Energy has brought in veteran industry expert Michael White as a senior vice president.

PropTech startup JetClosing has bagged $9m in its Series B round amid a plan to move into new markets.

Global private equity giants Advent and Cinven have closed their €17.2bn takeover of Thyssenkrupp's sought-after elevators business, one of the biggest buyout deals to be completed since full force of the coronavirus pandemic struck.

Vitruvian Partners has wrapped up a rapid €4bn raise for its fourth flagship fund, taking less than three months to hit its hard cap.