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OrbiMed Closes $3 Billion Across Two New Funds, Splitting Its Firepower Between West and Asia
OrbiMed has closed two new private equity funds totaling $3 billion, allocating capital to life sciences in the US and Europe, and healthcare across Asia. The firm's investment strategy is shaped by AI, new therapeutic modalities, and the growth of China's biotechnology industry.
Sheridan Capital Partners Closes Two Healthcare Funds Totaling $1.345 Billion
Sheridan Capital Partners has successfully closed two new funds, securing a combined $1.345 billion in capital for healthcare investments. The firm's flagship Fund IV raised $1.1 billion, nearly doubling its predecessor, while a new Healthcare IT Fund I secured $245 million.
Private equity sees vibe check trends shift focus to operations
Private equity deal volume plummeted 30% year-over-year in Q1, even as the S&P 500 posted its best quarterly gain in two years, according to S&P Global and PitchBook .
Helix Digital Infrastructure Launches $10B Fund Amid AI Race
In Q1 2026, just ten AI funding rounds, including Anthropic's $30 billion and xAI's $20 billion, absorbed over half of all disclosed capital, signaling a winner-take-all race.
CDP Sells Majority Stake in Environmental Reporting Standards
A non-profit that has been the global arbiter of corporate environmental disclosures for two decades just sold a majority stake in its core operations to a private equity firm.
Kirkland & Ellis partners with Palantir on AI tech for its platform
Kirkland & Ellis, a legal giant, has committed an astonishing $500 million over the next three to four years to develop its own proprietary artificial intelligence platform, according to Reuters .
New $140 Million Boost Fuels Strep A Vaccine Breakthrough
Invasive Strep A infections kill 518,000 and sicken 1.