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Augusta Columbia focuses on separate accountsThe firm, formed by former Blackstone senior technology investor Paul ‘Chip’ Schorr, has been raising its debut fund targeting $750m since mid-2011.
- Credit Suisse to bolster secondaries focus
The bank’s Customized Fund Investment Group wants to hire a senior-level secondary executive in the wake of the bank’s sale of its secondaries platform, Strategic Partners.
- Bain leads $6.9bn software take-private
The acquisition of BMC Software by a group of investors including Golden Gate Capital, Insight Venture Partners and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is the third private equity ‘mega-deal’ to transact in 2013.
- CalPERS ‘graduates’ Clearlake
Clearlake was formerly part of the system’s emerging manager programme, but ‘graduated’ from the programme when CalPERS made a $50m commitment to the firm’s third fund.
- Park Hill executive joins CVC
Martin Schimmler joins fellow former Park Hill executive Rob Squire on UK mega-firm CVC Capital Partners' investor relations team.
- Clearview closes on $325m for third vehicle
Clearview Capital, led by two co-founders including Cal Neider, has closed its oversubscribed Fund III.
- Springer Science goes to BC Partners
After abandoning an IPO, EQT and GIC have partially exited the German publishing business with a €3.3bn sale to BC Partners.
- Carlyle takes over Indiana fund from Credit Suisse
AlpInvest, which Carlyle acquired in 2011, will manage the Indiana Public Retirement System’s 2006, $155m in-state investment fund that had been managed by Credit Suisse.
- RBS mulls private equity spin-off
The UK lender is in discussions to divest its buyout arm, the latest effort by a major bank to adjust to leaner times by refocusing on its core operations.
- Credit Suisse fundraising co-heads to step down
John Robertshaw and Anthony Bowe will step down as co-heads of the bank’s Private Fund Group at the end of the year with successors already in place.