Gryphon Investors has completed the final closing of Gryphon VI Top-Up Co-Investment Partners with more than $770 million in total commitments. The oversubscribed fund exceeded its original $650 million target.
The fund will make investments alongside Gryphon VI, the private investment firm’s current flagship control-equity fund.
Gryphon VI invests across business services, consumer products, healthcare, industrial growth, and technology solutions and services. The co-investment vehicle has already participated in five transactions.
Investors in the fund included U.S. and international pension plans, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments, foundations, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.
Gryphon focuses on lower-middle-market companies and combines investment professionals with operating executives and functional specialists.
The firm manages more than $10 billion across its Flagship, Heritage and Junior Capital strategies. Its operational resources include specialists in artificial intelligence, capital markets, finance, human capital and information technology.
KEY QUOTES:
“We are grateful for the enthusiastic support we have received from our investors and are looking forward to delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns on their behalf.”
David Andrews, Founder and Co-CEO of Gryphon Investors
“We are pleased to have exceeded our fundraising goal in what continues to be a competitive capital-raising environment.”
Nick Orum, Co-CEO and Co-CIO of Gryphon Investors