About This Fund
Clarion Investors IV is the fourth flagship private equity fund raised by Clarion Capital Partners, a New York-based investment manager founded in 1999. The fund closed in April 2024 with 77 million in total capital commitments, exceeding its 00 million fundraising target and its 50 million soft cap, making it Clarion's second consecutively oversubscribed fund. The firm manages approximately .9 billion in regulatory assets under management across its two business segments — Private Equity and Structured Credit — and has a 42-person team. Clarion was recognized by PitchBook as the second-ranked firm out of 414 buyout private equity firms with track records across multiple vintages.
Clarion Investors IV targets primarily control buyouts of lower middle-market companies generating between .5 million and 0 million in EBITDA, typically requiring equity investments of 5 to 5 million per transaction. The fund's investment universe spans Media, Entertainment & Technology; Financial Technology & Services; Business & Healthcare Services; Consumer & Education Services; and Industrial Services. The team commits 10–15% of their own capital alongside investors in each fund, closely aligning GP and LP interests.
The fund continues a track record established across three prior funds, including Clarion Investors III (2017 vintage, 27 million). Clarion has generated top-quartile returns in its earliest funds and has received consecutive recognition as an Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investor, a designation reflecting its partnership-oriented approach to building companies through collaboration, creativity, and disciplined capital allocation. Fund IV is domiciled in Delaware, United States, and targets lower middle-market companies in North America across technology, healthcare services, financial services, and consumer sectors.