Fundraising

Caltius Capital Management has held a final close on its second private equity vehicle, which has commitments from limited partners including several CalPERS- and CalSTRS- backed investment vehicles.

Actis, the emerging markets buyout firm, has made its first investment in Pakistan in nine years making a growth capital investment in ex-Halliburton oil and gas services company LMKR.

Zephyr Management has quadrupled its African fundraising efforts. The fund has a $250 million cornerstone investment from Saudi Arabian listed firm Kingdom Holding, led by prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.

Silver Lake’s middle-market technology fund, currently reported to be raising an inaugural $1 billion, has done its first deal with the acquisition of mobile phone marketing company Mobile Messenger.

As Japanese land prices continue to rise, Goldman Sachs has teamed with Aetos Capital to buy a Japanese company with a 179-strong property portfolio.

New York firm Braemar Energy Ventures has raised $250 million for its second fund, which is more than 4 times the size of its predecessor.

Frontier Capital has brought in institutional investors for its second fund, which at $115 million is more than twice the size of the firm’s first vehicle.

Gilde’s latest healthcare fund more than doubles assets under management, while continuing to target early stage deals.

Emerging Capital Partners, the pan-African buyout firm led by Tom Gibian, which started the trend towards regional funds on the continent, looks set to hit the fundraising trail just months after closing its latest fund.

Chicago-based private equity real estate firm Green Courte Partners doubles size of follow-on fund targeting niche real estate investments.