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CalSTRS GPs divided over fee disclosureThe pension has to ask funds it invested in before 2017 if it can make their fees and expenses public, and almost half said no.
Vista Fund VI racks up deals amid fundraisingThe San Francisco-based private equity firm is acquiring engagement marketing software provider Marketo for $1.79bn out of Vista Equity Partners Fund VI, which is targeting $8bn.
- RockPort adds former InterWest partner
The Boston-based venture firm has bolstered its Silicon Valley office with the appointment of Victor Westerlind as a general partner. RockPort closed its third cleantech fund last June on $453m, slightly above its hard cap.
- InterWest closes $650m venture fund
The information technology- and life sciences- focused venture capital firm has closed its 10th fund, with the goal of investing in approximately 60 early-stage US companies.
- Pennsylvania commits almost $140m across five funds
The US pension has made commitments to private equity and real estate funds including $79m to Charterhouse Capital’s ninth European buyout fund and $9 million to a sidecar vehicle associated with Battery Ventures’ eighth fund.
- Private equity firms reboot Sierra Logic in $180m deal
Four private equity firms will sell computer component maker Sierra Logic—which received just $5.25 million in first-round financing four years ago—to high-tech manufacturer Emulex in a deal reportedly valued at $180m.
- Abbott corrals $805m
Abbott Capital Management held an $805m close on its fifth private equity fund of funds, surpassing a $750m target.
- US VC fundraising tops $17.6bn in 2004
Venture capitalists last year raised 170 funds totalling $17.6bn, $3.4bn more than the previous two years combined, while buyout and mezzanine funds attracted $45.8bn in 103 funds.
- Battery Ventures raises seventh fund
The Wellesley, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm’s new $450m vehicle will look to continue IT investments and expand into China and India.