Sam Sutton

The veteran venture capital firm raised the fund with the backing of both new and former investors. Fund IX will focus on the technology and healthcare sectors.

Brian Rice will help the investment advisor develop strategic relationships across its alternatives platform in the US and Europe.

The famed camera and film manufacturer has fallen on hard times, with its share price falling to 7.3% of the exercise price set to Kohlberg Kravis Robert’s warrants on its shares.

After losing the head of its Rio office to Hamilton Lane in September, Capital Dynamics has hired former Stratus Group managing director Marcelo Moraes to lead a new office in São Paulo.

The Carlyle Group has expanded its energy mezzanine business, agreeing to finance the construction of a biomass power project in Connecticut.

The $13.1bn retirement system continued its spree of private equity commitments at its first meeting of 2012, allocating $50m to both Energy Capital Partners and Apollo Global Management.

DGF Investimentos has joined a growing group of Latin American private equity firms who have gone abroad for support, seeking $200m for its new offering.

This week, the mid-market industrial specialist exited two investments from its fourth fund, which is generating a net IRR of 28.7% and a 2.36x return multiple.

Robin Devereux will continue in her role as Summit’s chief financial officer and chief compliance officer after being promoted to managing director in the firm’s Boston office.

The $31bn retirement system is in the process of developing its private equity portfolio, with only 0.2% of its assets committed to the strategy on a 3% target.