Sponsor Solutions
We provide catalytic seed investments to small, emerging, and diverse private equity firm founders to help launch and scale their investment firms. Our Sponsor Solutions strategy leverages the firm’s overall breadth and experience, including our $76 billion investment platform, multiple decades of experience investing in small, emerging, and diverse managers, and position as a leading private equity investor in the small- and middle-market.
The Firm Founders' Handbook
Created in partnership between GCM Grosvenor and CalPERS, the Firm Founders’ Handbook seeks to lower barriers to entry for investor entrepreneurs by providing them with access to a suite of non-investment infrastructure support resources, key questions, and considerations required for successfully launching a firm.
Demonstrated Experience
We have developed specific expertise in funding and supporting small, emerging, and diverse managers as part of our broad investment activity across alternative investments.
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of experience investing with small, emerging, and diverse managers
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small and emerging managers assets under management
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diverse managers assets under management**
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private equity manager relationships*
The GCM Grosvenor Elevate Strategy
In January 2023, we launched the GCM Grosvenor Elevate strategy with the goal of empowering investor entrepreneurs to successfully launch and scale their firms and build a more innovative and inclusive investment ecosystem.
By providing access to scale capital, support for non-investment infrastructure needs, and an opportunity to harness the networks and experience required to invest appropriately in emerging firms, we hope to generate attractive returns and catalyze meaningful opportunities for the next generation of small, emerging, and diverse firm founders in our industry."
Senior Leadership
If you are interested in speaking to a member of the team, please email [email protected]
Elizabeth Browne
Managing Director
Kevin Nickelberry
Managing Director
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Data as of March 31, 2023 unless otherwise noted.
* Data as of December 31, 2022.
** Data as of June 30, 2023.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. Unless apparent from context, all statements herein represent GCM Grosvenor’s opinion