Advance Strategy Overview
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.
Track an active universe of approximately
Track record of committing and investing since
Builds on our history of investing and committing
No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Investment Strategy
As part of our commitment to funding and supporting diverse managers as part of our broad alternative investment activity, 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 managers with proven track records.
GCM Grosvenor has exceeded our June 2019 stated objective of committing an additional $2 billion to women and minority investment managers, more than a year ahead of schedule.
How We Invest
Primary Funds
Co-Investments
Secondary Transactions
Select risks include: information risk, management risk, risks related to reliance on third parties, and risks related to the sale of investments.
Our Commitment to Women and
Diverse Managers
We invite you to watch the video to learn more about the Advance Strategy and our unique capabilities in providing access to world-class investments sponsored by women and minority owned firms.
Why GCM Grosvenor for Diverse Manager Investing?
A Global Private Equity Leader
+ One of the largest independent alternative asset managers globally with approximately $70 billion in assets under management and approximately 170 investment professionals
+ A private equity industry leader having committed over $32 billion to over 1,060 private equity investments
A Leading Investor in Diverse Managers
+ Firm-wide, ~$10 billion committed/invested since 2002 across more than 190 underlying investments
+ Over $5.5 billion of private equity commitments across approximately 160 underlying investments to diverse managers
A Large, Experienced Team
+ Deep, diverse team of investment professionals led by senior professionals who average 19 years of investment experience
+ The private equity diverse manager team supported by broader private equity investment team made up of approximately 55 professionals
Sourcing Advantages
+ Open door policy, and a reputation as being a must see LP
+ Track an active universe of 640+ funds sponsored by diverse private equity managers
+ Hold yearly bootcamps for new managers on how to raise new capital and education seminars for LPs
Many investors want to incorporate investments with diverse managers into their portfolios — but the implementation can present a variety of challenges. Our private equity diverse manager investment team outlines what it takes.
Deep, Diverse Team
GCM Grosvenor Advance Strategy Team
Francis Idehen
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Chairman
22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Derek Jones
Managing Director, Private Equity Investments
35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Jason Howard
Managing Director, Equity Investments
22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Renae Griffin
Executive Director, Client Group
38 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Stephen Cammock
Executive Director, Private Equity Investments
12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Jessica Holsey
Executive Director, Private Equity Investments
8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Atara Charnoff
Principal, Private Equity Investments
7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Charles Pippen
Associate, Real Estate Investments
11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Sereena Tucker
Associate, Priate Equity Investments
5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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.
Industry-Leading Events
GCM Grosvenor hosts two signature annual conferences focused on further raising the visibility of small, emerging, and diverse managers as well as creating a more inclusive industry.
Incorporating ESG factors into our business has always been part of our core values.
Firm AUM data as of September 30, 2021.
Employee data as of October 1, 2021.
Absolute return strategies diverse manager data as of July 1, 2021 includes investments by longer-duration credit programs managed by the Absolute Return Strategies team. Private equity and real assets diverse managers commitments as of March 31, 2021.
Overall private equity commitments as of June 30, 2021.
Diverse manager private equity commitments as of July 1, 2021.
Diverse manager universe as of September 20, 2021.
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.
1. For illustrative purposes and subject to change. Co-investments include co-investments, direct investments, and a potential allocation to secondary transactions.
