Private Equity Platform Video

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Screen opens to an aerial view of a green fields with two concrete buildings and a road off to the side. The GCM Grosvenor logo in white flashes on the screen.  

Narrator: GCM Grosvenor sits at the center of the private equity ecosystem within 

 

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“Private Equity Platform – 20+ years of investing, 50+ dedicated team members” appears on screen in white text. 

Narrator: the multi-billion dollar alternative investment sector. 

 

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Screen changes to an aerial view of people walking around a city circle. “440+ manager partnerships, 1,000+ investments, and $25+ billion private equity commitments” appears next to the previous statistics in white text. 

Narrator: Over the course of the last 20-plus years, we’ve built a 25.5 

 

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Narrator: billion dollar platform that has partnered with 

 

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Narrator: over 440 managers on over 1,000 investments. 

 

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Narrator: We seek to add value consistently for our clients and 

 

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Narrator: look to be leaders in terms of both evolution and innovation 

 

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The screen changes to show Bernard Yancovich sitting inside an office. 

Narrator: in the industry. Bernard: The private equity team seeks 

 

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Bernard: to take a one firm approach. 

 

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Bernard: We collaborate with our colleagues throughout the firm 

 

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The screen changes to show the hands of people in a meeting, holding papers with charts and graphs on them.  

Bernard: on a daily basis. This allows us to have a holistic view 

 

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“holistic view of the markets, superior intelligence & access to tremendous deal flow for our clients.” Appears on the screen in white text.  

Bernard: of the markets, superior intelligence, and access to 

 

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Bernard: tremendous deal flow for our clients. By partnering with 

 

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The screen changes to show the outside of a city skyscraper at dusk. “Co-Investments & Secondaries Platform – $5.1 billion of buyout co-investment commitments” and “184 Buyout co-investments” appears on screen in white text.  

Bernard: GCM Grosvenor through our co-investment platform, clients are 

 

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“$3.3bn of secondary commitments” and “700+ secondary fund interests acquired” appear next to the previous stats.  

Bernard: able to take advantage of our vast industry network and long-standing 

 

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Behind the text on screen, the video changes to show two men in suits having a conversation. 

Bernard: fund manager relationships. We also serve as 

 

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Bernard: a strategic partner through our dedicated secondaries practice. 

 

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Text on screen fades away.  

Bernard: We can be a liquidity solution for selling LPs 

 

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Screen goes back to show Bernard talking in an office.  

Bernard: or source of capital in the context of 

 

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The screen switches to show Ya Tung talking in the same office Bernard was just in.  

Narrator: sponsor-led secondary transactions. Ya: The strong 

 

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Ya: value we deliver to our clients is predicated on 

 

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Ya: our ability to source and access premier alpha 

 

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Ya: generating private equity managers. Our 

 

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The screen changes to show digital charts being populated. “Manager Highlights” and the Wynnchurch Capital logo appear on screen with “$350mm Fund” 

Ya: secret sauce involves our focus on identifying 

 

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The logo changes to Veritas capital and “$153mm Fund Grown to: Fund VII $6.5B” appears next to it.  

Ya: talent early. Partnering with managers early 

 

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The Veritas logo is replaced with the TSG Consumer logo and “$509mm Fund Grown to: Fund VIII $4B” appears. 

Ya: enables us to secure future capital, gain 

 

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The TSG Consumer logo is replaced with the Clearlake logo and “$415mm Fund Grown to: Fund VII $10B” appears.  

Ya: preferential access to co-investments and secondaries, 

 

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The Clearlake logo is replaced with the H.I.G. Capital logo and “$392mm Fund Grown to: Fund VI $1.2B” appears. 

Ya: and potentially secure preferred economics and 

 

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The screen fades back to Ya talking in the office and then changes to Kevin Nickelberry. 

Ya: terms for our clients. Kevin: The key drivers that deliver value 

 

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Kevin: for our clients is our focus on the 

 

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Kevin: middle market and our leading practice investing in 

 

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The screen changes to show a diverse group of people sitting in a glass conference meeting room. 

Kevin: small, emerging, and diverse managers. 

 

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Kevin: The manager partnership we’ve built over the past 20 years 

 

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The screen changes to show a video of “BlueSprig” written on a white wall. “Deal Spotlight: Blue Sprig. $31.5 million commitment. BlueSprig, founded in 2017 on the notion that compassionate ABA therapy services could (and should) be provided to those who need them most” appears in white text with a grey transparent background in the upper left corner of the screen.  

Kevin: provides access to a broad range of investment opportunities. 

 

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The video behind the deal spotlight changes to show a young boy playing with a blue cup.  

Kevin: Our deep relationships in the middle market and in 

 

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Kevin: the small, emerging, and diverse manager space drive co-investment 

 

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The video and deal spotlight fade away to another video of a dad working in the kitchen while his two kids play near a fish tank across the room. The video turns into a view of the little boy from the perspective of the fish tank with fish swimming by.  

Kevin: and secondary deal flow that’s differentiated from our peers. 

 

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The video turns to the view from over the boy’s shoulder as he watches his dad through the fish tank. “Deal Spotlight: OASE. $16.9 million commitment. A global market leader in consumer and commercial outdoor water products with strong brand equity and proven product innovation. Leveraged close relationship with sponsor to secure the largest co-investment allocation and a board seat” appears in white text on a grey transparent background.  

Kevin: We also focus on operational and ESG 

 

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The view is now from the dad’s point of view as he cooks and checks his phone on the counter next to the cutting board.  

Kevin: factors in addition to investment fundamentals. We 

 

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The video and deal spotlight fade away into a video of a man walking on a dirt road through a field with a barn in the background.  

Kevin: have over 50 dedicated private equity 

 

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The video focuses in on the man walking and “Deal Spotlight: Pete & Gerry’s. $25 million commitment. Largest producer of premium eggs in the US with #1 retail market share in free-range eggs. Leveraged close relationship with sponsor to secure outsized co-investment allocation in an oversubscribed transaction” appears in white text on a grey transparent background.  

Kevin: professionals, globally. Our team is complemented by a 

 

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The video on the screen changes to show the man holding chickens.  

Kevin: robust and rigorous due diligence process that we 

 

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Kevin: refined and improved over our 20-year history. 

 

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Kevin: We believe private equity is an essential part of 

 

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Video changes to show man walking through crowded field of chickens and then eventually fades to Kevin standing in an office talking.  

Kevin: a diversified investment program and we look forward to 

 

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Kevin: the evolution of the asset class. We’re excited to be at the 

 

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Kevin: forefront of that evolution. We plan to continue to 

 

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Kevin: leverage our platform, our team, and our history of 

 

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Video changes to show person walking in winter clothing with a backpack on a dirt road with mountains in the background. “Private Equity at” and the white GCM Grosvenor logo appear on screen.  

Kevin: innovation to drive value for our clients and our 

 

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“Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses.” Appears in white text at the bottom of the screen.  

Kevin: manager partners. 

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