Advance Strategy
Our Advance Strategy builds on the firm’s commitment to diversity in combination with our focus on finding the best possible risk-adjusted investment returns for our clients.
As part of our firmwide commitment to funding and supporting diverse managers, the Advance Strategy was established in 2019 to focus on investing with high quality, hard-to-access, and often overlooked private equity investment opportunities led by diverse investment managers with proven track records.
$11B
MINORITY PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS
2005
FIRST YEAR COMMITTING AND INVESTING IN WOMEN AND MINORITY PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS
How We Invest
Fund Investments
Investments in managers’ multi-client funds; such investments are also known as primary investments.
Secondary Transactions
Purchased interests in existing funds (traditional LP deals) and participation in the rapidly growing GP-led market segment.
Co-Investments
Investments made directly into businesses or securities in partnership with a sponsor.
Why GCM Grosvenor for Diverse Manager Investing?
A Global Leader in Private Equity
We are a private equity industry leader having committed over $39 billion to 1,200+ private equity investments.*
A Leader in Investing with Diverse Managers
We have approximately $16 billion in firmwide AUM with diverse investment managers and are recognized as a leader in the industry.
Large, Dedicated Team
Our experienced team is dedicated to sourcing and investing in and alongside diverse private equity managers. They are supported by the broader private equity investment team.
Sourcing and Data Advantages
We track an active universe of 1,000 funds sponsored by diverse private equity managers and have a reputation as being a “must see” LP.
Small, Emerging, and Diverse Manager Investing
Our clients recognize the benefits of investing with small, emerging, and diverse managers. For the past 30+ years, we’ve funded and supported these managers as part of our broad investment activity across alternatives.
GCM Grosvenor Advance strategy team
Stephen Cammock
14 years of experience
Renae Griffin
41 years of experience
Jessica Holsey
11 years of experience
Derek Jones
37 years of experience
Charles Pippen
13 years of experience
Stephen Cammock
14 years of experience
Renae Griffin
41 years of experience
Jessica Holsey
11 years of experience
Derek Jones
37 years of experience
Charles Pippen
13 years of experience
Promoting a more inclusive industry
We host an annual conference with the mission of promoting a more inclusive industry by raising the visibility of small, emerging, and diverse-led investment managers and in turn, increasing the flow of capital to these managers.
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Data as of June 30, 2024 unless otherwise noted.
*Data as of December 31, 2023. Updated annually.
No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Unless apparent from the context, all statements herein represent GCM Grosvenor’s opinion. The views expressed are for informational purposes only and are not intended to serve as a forecast, a guarantee of future results, investment recommendations, or an offer to buy or sell securities by GCM Grosvenor.