Dawson Partners, a specialized investment manager focused on providing customized portfolio financing through structured liquidity solutions for private equity portfolios, announced the successful final close of Dawson Portfolio Finance 5 exceeding its US$5.0 billion target. Together with affiliated vehicles, PF5 closed on approximately US$5.3 billion in total commitments.
Closing our largest fund since inception, through a period of uncertainty and market volatility, is a remarkable achievement
This successful fundraise is a recognition by our investors of the vast opportunity set we believe lies ahead of us and further underpins our global position as a leading liquidity solutions provider for private equity portfolios.
With the closing of PF5, Dawson has raised US$13.5 billion in commitments, sourced over US$550 billion of potential opportunities, deployed over US$18 billion across over 200 transactions and grown to over 155 professionals since inception.
As many private equity investors remain overallocated to the asset class and GPs seek thoughtful financing providers for their balance sheets, we believe the demand for our customized portfolio financing solutions will remain high.
Dawson Portfolio Finance 5 welcomed commitments across a number of institutional investors including leading public and corporate pension plans, insurance companies, consultants, family offices and financial institutions.
This fundraise would not have been possible without the unwavering support of our existing investors. Altogether, we are proud to have 85% of investors reup.
Our fund sizes continue to grow as our opportunity set expands. Since inception, Dawson has sourced over US$550 billion of potential opportunities.
As we finished raising PF5, we thought it was the opportune time to go global and open up our London office.
We have shown our commitment to scaling the business thoughtfully and strategically alongside the increasing market opportunity.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Goodmans LLP served as legal counsel for Dawson Portfolio Finance 5.



