Golding Capital Partners, an independent asset managers for alternative investments, has held the final closing of its first dedicated secondaries fund with commitments of some EUR280 million.
Thanks to strong demand from institutional investors, particularly from the client segments pension funds and savings banks, the original target volume of EUR200 million was substantially exceeded. Golding’s experienced secondary market team has already completed 14 transactions, quickly building a diversified portfolio of more than 80 small and mid-cap companies, primarily in Europe
Golding is planning to launch a follow-on fund in the first half of 2022 and believes that the continued availability of excellent market opportunities and strong ongoing investor demand suggest that this investment segment has further growth potential.