Rebecca Szkutak
Q2 funding rebounded due to a handful of megarounds while the sector saw its first IPO and a potential shift in focus.
More than €9.5bn was invested across 1,344 deals in Europe in the second quarter making it the third best quarter on record for the region.
Both countries saw their deal metrics start to tick up again in Q2 despite not reaching 2019's numbers and seeing muted funding progress.
More than $2.7bn has been invested across 95 deals in 2020 so far, up 29% from the $1.9bn across 52 deals in the first half of 2019.
The endowment has invested in 15 funds focused on Asia since the beginning of 2017 and has seen a 22% increase in venture funding over 2018.
The debt provider launched the strategy and hired Rob Lake in April and has seen attractive opportunities since as the sector continues to see elevated activity.
More than $46.8bn poured into late-stage deals in H1 so far, which is up 10% from H1 2019 and operating full steam ahead.
The asset class closed the most global funds in the PE space in H1 and grabbed the second highest amount of fundraising so far this year.
The pension invested $10m into Summit Partners' latest vehicle in June, bringing its year-to-date commitments to the asset class to $77.5m.
The pension made a $50m commitment to IVP despite saying that the strategy is overweight after a large buyout sale that closed last year.