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CVC, Dunedin close oversubscribed fundsThe two UK-based firms, which operate at different ends of the buyout spectrum, have shown investor appetite for Europe remains strong.
- University of Michigan commits €15m to Permira
The school’s Board of Regents pledged to the global buyout fund that is targeting between €4bn and €5bn.
- Vitruvian eyes £800m for Fund II
The European mid-market firm founded by former Apax and BC Partners professionals is planning to raise a similar amount as it did for Fund I.
- Silver Lake seeks $7.5bn for next fund
A little more than a year after its blockbuster exit from Skype, Silver Lake has launched its fourth fund targeting $7.5bn.
- University of Michigan commits to Sankaty
Longtime Sankaty LP University of Michigan has committed $40m to the Bain credit affiliate’s latest offering, which is targeting $3.5bn.
- University of Michigan commits $15m to Huron
The Detroit mid-market specialist will target investments in US and Canadian businesses, improving portfolio companies through add-ons and operational strategies.
- The young and the restless
The University of Michigan’s Wolverine Venture Fund is incubating the next generation of venture capitalists, and it has ‘about the same rate of return as most professional funds’. By David Rapp.
- Harvard backs VC veterans on new fund
Redwood City, California-based Garnett & Helfrich Capital, a ‘venture buyout’ specialist, will focus on spinning out underperforming and non-core units of tech companies.
- Eccord Systems secures $8m in second round financing
UK-based private equity firm Pond Ventures, which invested in the company’s first round of financing, led the investment.