Dawson Partners announced the final closing of Dawson Portfolio Finance 6 LP (PF6) and its affiliated co-investment vehicles, securing total capital commitments of more than $7.7 billion. The fund, which exceeded its $6 billion target and reached its $7 billion hard cap, represents Dawson’s largest fund since inception and marks a significant milestone as the firm surpasses $25 billion in assets under management (AUM) just over a decade after its founding.
The PF6 fund was heavily oversubscribed, attracting strong demand from institutional and private wealth investors globally, including public and corporate pension plans, insurance companies, family offices, consultants, and other financial institutions. In total, over 100 investors across 17 countries and four continents participated in the fundraise.
Dawson specializes in providing structured liquidity solutions to private markets, and PF6 is one of the most significant funds ever raised solely for that purpose. The firm’s growing scale enables it to design customized liquidity and financing strategies for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs), helping them optimize portfolios and manage capital more effectively.
With this closing, Dawson has now sourced over $945 billion in investment opportunities and deployed more than $30 billion across 295 transactions since inception. The firm employs over 235 professionals across its Toronto, London, and New York City offices.
KEY QUOTES
“We are pleased to announce the final closing of our oversubscribed PF6, which together with affiliated coinvest vehicles, reached nearly $8 billion in capital committed. In a challenging fundraising environment, hitting the PF6 hard cap is a result we are particularly proud of. We believe PF6 is one of, if not, the largest fund ever raised dedicated solely to providing structured liquidity solutions to private markets. We remain grateful for the trust, support and continued conviction of our investors. The successful PF6 fundraise has allowed us to remain capitalized to capture a sizeable market opportunity. It has also helped position us as a global leader in providing structured liquidity solutions to private markets.”
“With the successful closing of PF6, Dawson has also surpassed $25 billion in assets under management as a Firm. A decade since our inception, we have always focused on scaling successfully. We believe scale has enabled us to become more resourced, more informed and more sophisticated. We see scale as a differentiator in the market; allowing us to be one of few players to provide customized solutions with execution certainty in size. Finally, we have leveraged scale to allow us to recruit, develop and retain a high-quality team of professionals. Said differently, we believe scale has positioned us to come through for our investors, establish ourselves as a global leader in this market and provided growth opportunities for our people.”
Yann Robard, Managing Partner, Dawson Partners
“We continue to see our brand and solutions resonate strongly in the market globally. We believe investors have recognized the unique need for the Firm’s flexible liquidity solutions and the support we have received for PF6 is a testament to this. We are thankful for the support from our investors – both existing and new. As we always say, without investors there would be no Dawson.”
Josh Booth, Partner, Dawson Partners
