Court Square Capital Partners announced the closing of Court Square Capital Partners Fund V with approximately $3.8 billion in total capital commitments, exceeding its $3.0 billion target and marking the largest fundraise in the firm’s history.
Fund V attracted strong demand from a global investor base, including more than 40 new investors across over 20 countries, spanning pensions, asset managers, insurance companies, and family offices. The firm’s general partner is also a significant investor in the fund, continuing its practice of maintaining strong alignment with limited partners.
The fund will focus on control buyouts in key sectors including business services, healthcare, industrials, and technology, targeting companies with long-term growth potential. Court Square has already committed capital to six investments, reflecting early deployment momentum.
The closing builds on the firm’s long-standing track record, having deployed $13.4 billion across more than 245 investments since 1979. Fund V follows the success of its predecessor, Fund IV, which invested in 23 companies across the firm’s core sectors.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Court Square, while Raymond James Private Capital Advisory and HMC Global acted as placement agents for the fundraise.
The successful close highlights continued investor confidence in Court Square’s middle-market investment strategy and its focus on partnering with founders, families, and management teams to build market-leading businesses.
KEY QUOTES:
“We are grateful for the trust and support from both longstanding partners and new investors in Fund V. This close signals continued confidence in our approach and our ability to partner with founders, families, and management teams to drive long term value and growth. We are incredibly excited about the opportunity set across our target sectors, and we continue to find compelling ways to deploy capital in the current market environment.”
Chris Bloise, President And Managing Partner, Court Square Capital Partners
“We believe this result underscores Court Square’s 47 year track record of delivering consistent performance to our investors. We place a strong emphasis on investor alignment, supported by our history of co investment activity alongside our investors and a GP commitment that has increased fund over fund. Our DPI story also helped our efforts, given that we’ve returned $7.4 billion from 17 full exits and 15 dividend recaps since 2022, the year the Fed started raising rates.”
Rick Walsh, Partner, Court Square Capital Partners
