vSpring Capital of Salt Lake City is raising up to $250 million for its third venture capital fund, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured around $56 million, while its prior fund was capped at $86 million in 2003. www.vspring.com
Midwest Mezzanine Fund of Chicago is raising up to $150 million for its fourth fund, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured around $67 million in capital commitments. www.midwestmezzanine.com
S3 Ventures is raising up to $100 million for its inaugural fund, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured around $20 million. The Austin, Texas-based firm is led by Brian Smith, a former managing director with Convergent Ventures who previously served as founder, chairman and CEO of Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq: CRDS). www.s3vc.com
Clairvest Group of Toronto has closed its third private equity fund with Cdn$300 million in capital commitments, including Cdn$75 million from Clairvest. www.clairvest.com
BB&T Capital Partners has closed its second private equity fund with $150 million in capital commitments. Its inaugural vehicle was capped at $100 million in 1998. www.bbt.com
Jonathan Salkin has joined Royal Bank of Scotland as a managing director in charge of the bank's healthcare financial sponsor business. He previously was with Cardinal Health Inc., where he was responsible for M&A and strategic planning for several of the company's provider-facing businesses including its $10 billion Medical Products and Services business unit. www.rbs.com
Gafisa SA, a Brazilian homebuilder, has filed for a $774.31 million IPO. It plans to trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol GFA, with Merrill Lynch, Banco Itau BBA and Citigroup serving as co-lead underwriters. Gafisa already trades on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, and lists shareholders like GP Investimentos and Equity International Properties. www.gafisa.com.br
Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC) completed a secondary public offering of 21 million shares at $22 per share. Selling stockholders include Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs and Texas Pacific Group. The three firms still hold nearly a 60% stake in the company, post-offering. www.bk.com
Anthony Ecock has joined Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe as a senior operating executive focused on the healthcare sector. He previously was vice president and general manager of GE Healthcare's enterprise client group.
Nuance Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) has agreed to acquire BeVocal Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of hosted call automation solutions to enterprises and service providers. The deal is valued at approximately $140 million, including around 8.3 million Nuance common shares and a $15 million cash payment. BeVocal shareholders also could receive an additional $60 […]