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Clearlake Capital raises more than $2.5bn for third opportunities fund

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Clearlake Capital Group, an investment management and private equity firm, has closed its third opportunities fund at more than $2.5 billion, beating its $1.5 billion target.

Clearlake Opportunities Partners III (COP III) will make non-control special situations investments in the technology, industrial, and consumer sectors, said a press release from the investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies.

Limited partners in COP III include institutional investors from Asia, Europe, and North America, and represent a diverse group of public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, and family offices.

Jose E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clearlake said: "With COP III, Clearlake can partner with attractive businesses looking for bespoke capital solutions, while providing our investors with a combination of capital preservation and attractive contractual yields, plus potential equity or equity-like upside. This all-weather approach allows us to act nimbly during evolving market conditions, including taking advantage of periodic dislocations in the debt capital markets."

Jose added: "A multi-pronged, agile investment approach has been a tenet of the Firm since our founding 16 years ago, and COP III is the perfect complement to our recently closed flagship Fund VII. We would like to thank......................

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