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PEI Awards: Carlyle and Partners Group win big(2)The results are in: Carlyle and Partners Group claimed top prizes in multiple categories, with groups including Apollo, Landmark, Actis, Navis and EQT also proving themselves as standout players.
- University of Michigan re-ups $30m to Silver Lake(2)
Silver Lake is targeting $7.5bn for its latest vehicle, which will use a variety of investment strategies for technology and related sector deals.
- EMEA buyouts down in 2012(2)
Despite a surge in overall M&A in the fourth quarter, a recent study found European private equity posted negative growth in activity for the whole of last year.
- Silver Lake seals biggest post-Lehman buyout(2)
Technology behemoth Microsoft has provided one of the biggest ever mezzanine loans to fund US buyout group Silver Lake’s record-breaking, $24bn buyout of Dell.
- Chart of the Week: North American recovery picks up pace
Almost 40 percent more capital was raised for North American private equity investments in 2013 than in the previous year.
- Silver Lake backs $6.6bn tech deal
The firm will invest $1bn to support Singaporean Avago Technologies in its takeover of LSI.
- Silver Lake names head of value creation
Mark Gillett will return to Silver Lake four years after leaving the firm to join Skype, where he was chief transformation officer and later chief development and chief operating officer.
- Pomona nears target for Fund VIII
The firm has collected more than $1.1bn toward a $1.3bn target for its eighth secondaries fund, which launched in 2012.
- Texas Teachers forms relationship with Silver Lake
The retirement system made its debut commitment to Silver Lake, allocating $150m to Fund IV – part of a total $1bn in combined alternative investment pledges made in the fourth quarter.
- New Jersey to commit $200m to Silver Lake
New Jersey Division of Investment staff was impressed by Silver Lake’s ‘knowledge, ability and sourcing’ of technology-enabled deals.