The Toronto-based firm, named Top Structured Liquidity Provider in the 2025 SecLink Awards, capped a year of large-scale financings and global secondary acquisitions.
The 2025 SecLink Awards winner enabled an institutional partner to reallocate a portfolio of 30+ fund interests and 500+ underlying assets.
SecondaryLink outlines the MOIC and IRR of the direct lending fund series managed by Dawson Partners.
The Toronto-based firm welcomed FIRSTavenue veteran Rachel Guan to lead its APAC distribution efforts.
The announcement comes as investors in Blue Owl's non-traded BDC shunned an earlier Saba and Cox Capital joint-offer to repurchase shares at a steep discount.
The preceding vehicle in the flagship series closed in October of last year, raising over $7.7 billion in capital commitments.
Total commitments for GP Finance 2 exceeded its initial $500 million target, reaching $840 million.
Hosts David Snow and Upwelling's Joncarlo Mark dive into pref-equity solutions and NAV loans with Dawson Partners' Yann Robard and Crestline's Dave Philipp.
The Toronto-based manager recently raised $7.7 billion for its latest portfolio finance flagship fund.
The deal was co-led by Allianz Global Investors, with significant participation from Hamilton Lane, Dawson Partners, Ares Credit Secondaries funds, and Antares Capital.
