Gridiron Capital, LLC, a New Canaan, Conn.-based investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, closed Gridiron Capital Fund V and its affiliated funds (“Gridiron V”), at $2.1 billion.
LPs include pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, endowments, and foundations located across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Consistent with the firm’s investment approach in prior funds, Gridiron V will target control, equity investments in North America that are specifically focused on partnering with industry leaders within branded consumer, B2B and B2C services, and niche industrial businesses with total enterprise values between $150 and $600+ million.
Gridiron V is approximately 40% deployed across four platform companies and 16 add-on investments for these companies.
Since the firm’s inception in 2005, Gridiron has invested in over 185 companies, including 36 platform companies.
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18/10/2023