Onex Partners is working to assemble $1 billion via a single-asset continuation fund that would preserve its minority interest in insurance brokerage and employer adviser OneDigital. According to people familiar with the matter, Evercore Inc. (NYSE: EVR) is advising Onex on the proposed transaction.
The proposed fund structure is a form of secondary market activity that private asset managers increasingly employ to hold investments beyond the lifespan of initial funds. Single-asset continuation vehicles provide a route for sponsors and investors to maintain exposure to an individual portfolio company past the traditional fund timeline.
Onex originally acquired a majority stake in OneDigital in 2020. The firm later divested most of that position in a sale completed last year to Stone Point Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, in a deal that placed a valuation on OneDigital in excess of $7 billion.
Following the 2025 sale, Onex retained a minority stake in the insurance brokerage. The continuation fund currently under consideration would allow Onex to hold onto that remaining ownership position for a longer period than the private fund structure would normally permit.
Market participants have increasingly turned to continuation funds and other secondaries mechanisms as a way to resolve timing mismatches between fund lifecycles and the desire to keep or monetize specific assets. In this case, Onex is seeking capital specifically tied to OneDigital that would enable an extended hold rather than a full exit.
Context and implications
- Evercore has been engaged to advise Onex on the structuring and potential fundraising for the single-asset continuation vehicle.
- The move follows Onex's majority acquisition of OneDigital in 2020 and the sale of most of that stake last year to Stone Point Capital and CPP Investment Board at a valuation above $7 billion.
- After the 2025 divestment, Onex remains a minority owner; the proposed fund would extend that ownership period.
The proposal remains a pursuit at this stage, based on reporting attributed to people familiar with the matter. Details such as final terms, investor commitments, and a timetable were not disclosed in that reporting.