Private Equity

Goldman Sachs holds first close on new mezzanine fund

Mezzanine funds have outperformed other private debt strategies over the past five years

Tuesday 29 August 2017 at 06:28

Goldman Sachs holds first close on new mezzanine fund

The lending arm of Goldman Sachs has collected at least $730m for its latest mezzanine fund amid strong investor appetite for the debt strategy, FN's sister publication Private Equity News reports.

The first close of GS Mezzanine Partners VII was disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Goldman Sachs declined to comment on the target for the fund raise.