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GCM Grosvenor Raises $1.2 Billion Across Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund and Related Strategies

GCM Grosvenor successfully closes $1.2 billion Credit Secondaries Fund, expanding its private credit secondary market presence

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GCM Grosvenor announced the final close of its inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund (CSF) with $1.2 billion in commitments, highlighting strong investor interest in private credit secondaries. Leveraging over 40 years of credit investing experience and a $17+ billion credit platform, the strategy focuses on opportunistic corporate and asset-backed credit secondary investments. This launch complements the firm's broader credit platform across public and private markets, strengthening its alternative asset management offerings.

GCM Grosvenor Raises $1.2 Billion Across Inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund and Related Strategies
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Key Points

  • GCM Grosvenor raised $1.2 billion for its first Credit Secondaries Fund, signaling strong investor demand in private credit secondaries.
  • The credit secondaries strategy builds on GCM Grosvenor's extensive 40-year credit investing experience and uses its $17+ billion credit platform for sourcing deals.
  • The fund focuses on diversified credit sub-strategies, especially opportunistic corporate and asset-backed investments, enhancing the firm's credit market capabilities.

CHICAGO, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG), a leading global alternative asset management solutions provider, today announced the successful final close of its inaugural Credit Secondaries Fund ("CSF"). The firm raised $1.2 billion in commitments for its credit secondaries platform in and alongside CSF, reflecting strong investor interest in the rapidly growing strategy.

The strategy draws on 40 years of GCM Grosvenor’s credit investing experience and leverages the firm’s $17+ billion credit platform to source and evaluate investment opportunities across the private credit secondary market. The strategy focuses on opportunities across credit sub-strategies, with a particular focus on opportunistic corporate and asset-backed investments. The strategy sits alongside GCM Grosvenor’s existing capabilities in primary funds, co-investments, and direct investing.

"The successful launch of our Credit Secondaries Fund reflects growing investor demand for dedicated private credit secondary solutions and marks an important milestone for our credit platform," said Fred Pollock, Chief Investment Officer at GCM Grosvenor. "This strategy builds on the strength of our global alternatives platform and longstanding relationships across private markets, enabling us to provide clients with differentiated access to an expanding segment of the market."

Steve McMillan, Head of Credit Research at GCM Grosvenor, added, "Private credit secondaries require disciplined underwriting at the single name and fund level, deep market knowledge, relationships, and strong sourcing capabilities. We’re fortunate to be able to lever our role in the private credit ecosystem to originate and underwrite differentiated opportunities and construct a diversified portfolio with a focus on prudent risk management.”

GCM Grosvenor's credit secondaries strategy is a key pillar of the firm's broader credit platform, which spans the full spectrum of strategies across public and private markets. The firm's credit solutions are designed to serve all investors, from a comprehensive, diversified portfolio for those new to credit, to complementary allocations and strategic partnerships for those looking to scale an existing credit program.

About GCM Grosvenor
GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $91 billion in assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. The firm has specialized in alternatives for more than 50 years and is dedicated to delivering value for clients by leveraging its cross-asset class and flexible investment platform. GCM Grosvenor’s experienced team of approximately 560 professionals serves a global client base of institutional and individual investors. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney. For more information, visit: gcmgrosvenor.com.

Media Contacts
Abigail Ruck
H/Advisors Abernathy (on behalf of GCM Grosvenor)
[email protected]
212-371-5999


Risks

  • The success of the credit secondaries fund depends on disciplined underwriting and accurate risk assessment at the single name and fund level; misjudgments could impact returns.
  • Market volatility or downturns in private credit and corporate asset-backed sectors could adversely affect the performance of the credit secondaries portfolio.
  • As a new strategy, unknown operational or market challenges in the nascent credit secondaries market may pose execution and liquidity risks.

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