Buyout shops last month called off the flotations of several sponsor-backed companies as market conditions proved too uncertain for a bet on the public markets.

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System recently committed $100 million to the fourth iteration of the Banc of America Merrill Lynch Capital Access Fund, even though the returns of the three predecessor funds are all in negative territory.

Linden LLC is more than two thirds of the way toward meeting the target for its second health-care fund, and the firm anticipates hitting its hard cap in the not-too-distant future.

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