State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Madison, committed at total of $420 million to five private equity funds, according to a report from the board.
The board, which oversees $79.7 billion, committed $100 million each to Green Equity Investors VI, Providence Equity Partners VII and Vista Equity Partners Fund IV; $70 million to OCM European Principal Fund III; and $50 million to Kohlberg Investors VII.
StepStone Group, a private equity consultant, assisted in the searches, Vicki Hearing, the board's public information officer, wrote in an e-mail.
