Middle Market PE Investing Session with Genstar Capital

Please join Genstar Capital investment team members for an interactive virtual discussion on trends in the middle market private equity industry, and learn more about Genstar’s strategy and culture. Genstar is a private equity fund based in San Francisco that invests in the software, financial services, industrials, and healthcare sectors. Genstar manages ~$49B in AUM and closed on Genstar XI, a $13.5Bn fund, in April 2023.

Overview of Genstar Capital
Fund Type: Private equity fund focused on majority buyouts, typically with a growth angle
Focus: Invests in software, financial services, industrials and healthcare
Size: Genstar manages ~$49B in AUM and closed on Genstar XI, a $13.5Bn fund, in April 2023.
Reached hard cap with a first and final close and expanded commitments from previous fund (Fund X was $11.9Bn raised in April 2021) Location: Based exclusively in San Francisco, CA

Highlights of Firm & Culture
Very lean: Only 27 investment professionals. One of the leanest ratios of headcount to capital & deals in the industry. Deal teams are 3-4 people in total and VPs should expect an active pace of deal reps.
Track record of returns & growth: Ranked Top 6 private equity fund by HEC-Dow Jones over each of the past five years, out of ~600 PE firms globally. Genstar has grown significantly from $2.1B Fund VII in 2015 and investing funds in 2-3 year cycles. Opportunity for rapid career advancement and taking on outsized responsibility. Homegrown team focused on mentorship. Strong culture: Collegial culture where everybody works in the same office, enjoys spending time with each other and has aligned incentives. Firm is 100% owned by Managing Partners. Culture of entrepreneurship, being creative to find ways to get deals done and create alpha. Meritocratic system that rewards both culture & results, not face time.

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