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Rubicon Technology Partners Closes $500 Million Single-Asset Continuation Fund to Support the Continued Growth of Cin7

Rubicon Technology Partners (“Rubicon”), a private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market software investments, today announced the successful completion of a $500 million single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership with Cin7, a global leader in cloud-based inventory management software.

Keynote Interview: The drivers of record-breaking volume

Adam Graev, Managing Partner at CVC Secondary Partners, spoke to Private Equity International about the recent growth in the secondaries market and the opportunities that this has presented.

Gryphon Investors Closes Continuation Vehicle for Vessco Water

Gryphon Investors , a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, announced today that it has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for Vessco Water.

Astorg raises a €1.4 billion Continuation Fund in partnership with CVC Secondary Partners

Astorg raises a €1.4 billion Continuation Fund in partnership with CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo to support portfolio company Normec

Completion of CVC DIF and Acquisition of Final Stake in CVC Secondary Partners

CVC is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition of DIF Capital Partners and the acquisition of the final 20% stake in Glendower Capital.

Glendower Capital Announces 2024 Promotions

We are pleased to announce a series of recent promotions across our London and New York offices.

Glendower raises US$5.8 billion for its fifth global secondary private equity fund

Glendower is pleased to announce the final close of SOF V.

Glendower Capital Announces 2023 Promotions

We are pleased to announce the 2023 promotions of our team members across both London and New York offices. Please join us in congratulating them on this important recognition!

Glendower Capital Continues to Strengthen its Secondary Platform with New Hires

Glendower Capital is pleased to welcome the following team members who have joined us in the recent months.

A step-by-step guide to GP-led deals

Please check out the latest interview with our CIO, Charles Smith, at Private Equity International.

Glendower Capital Announces 2022 Promotions

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of several team members across our London and New York offices. Please join us in congratulating them on this important recognition!

Glendower Capital Enters into a Strategic Merger Agreement with CVC Capital Partners

Glendower Capital is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic merger agreement with CVC Capital Partners. Glendower Capital’s secondaries platform represents a strong complement to CVC’s existing family of private equity and credit strategies.

Glendower Capital Announces the Addition of Two Investment Professionals

Glendower Capital is pleased to announce the addition of two investment professionals. Jonathan Au joins the firm as a Principal, and Kelli Keith joins as an Associate, both based in the New York office.

Portfolio Construction in the Age of GP-led Deals

Please check out the latest interview with our CIO, Charles Smith, at Private Equity International.

PEI Secondaries Deal of the Year in Europe

We are pleased to announce that Glendower Capital has been named a winner of the Private Equity International 2020 award for Secondaries Deal of the Year in Europe.

Glendower Capital Announces 2021 Promotions

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of five team members across our London and New York offices. Rikesh Mohandoss and Emilio Olmos were promoted to Partner; Nick Grabbe and Jonathan Roome were promoted to Vice President; and Arjun Ratnam to Associate. Please join us in congratulating them on this important recognition!

Private Equity International Spotlight Podcast

So you're thinking of spinning out? Listen to the latest Private Equity International Spotlight Podcast with our CEO, Carlo Pirzio-Biroli

PEI Secondaries Firm of the Year in Europe

We are pleased to announce that Glendower Capital has won the Private Equity International 2019 award for Secondaries Firm of the Year in Europe for the second year in a row. We would like to thank all who voted for us as well as our industry peers for the generous support received in the last two years.

State of the Market 2020

Apples and Oranges: Comparing Strategies in the Secondary Market 2.0. Read the latest from our CIO, Charles Smith, in Evercore Private Funds Group’s “State of the Market 2020" publication

What’s in store for the secondaries market in 2020?

What's in store for the secondaries market in 2020? See our prediction at the link: https://lnkd.in/ek9mhXk

The ‘virtuous circle’ driving secondaries

Please check out the latest interview with our CIO, Charles Smith, at Private Equity International

SuperReturn 2019: Secondaries Firm of the Year

Honoured to receive the Superinvestor 2019 Award for Secondaries Firm of the Year! A big thanks to our investors and our global teams without whom we could have not got this far.

SOF IV Final Closing

Glendower Capital announced the final closing above the initial hard cap at US$2.7 billion for Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund IV, LP ("SOF IV"), its fourth global secondary private equity fund. SOF IV represents Glendower's first fundraising since its founding by its partners as an independent secondary private equity manager in 2017. Investors in SOF IV represent a high quality, diversified global group that include public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, wealth platforms and family offices.

PEI Awards 2018 EMEA secondaries

We are pleased to announce that Glendower Capital has won the Private Equity International 2018 award for Secondaries Firm of the Year in Europe. We would like to thank all who voted for us as well as our industry peers for the generous support received