About This Fund
Golding Buyout Co-Investment 2020 is a dedicated co-investment vehicle managed by Golding Capital Partners, targeting direct equity participations alongside leading buyout general partners in small and mid-cap companies across Europe and North America. The fund completed its final close in the fourth quarter of 2022, significantly oversubscribed at €273 million against an original target of €200 million, demonstrating strong institutional demand for Golding's co-investment capabilities and sponsor network.
The fund's strategy focuses on companies with proven business models in defensive sectors—principally technology, software, and healthcare—with conservative leverage profiles consistent with established European mid-market buyout discipline. Unlike Golding's flagship fund-of-funds vehicles, this co-investment fund takes direct stakes in individual portfolio companies alongside lead buyout sponsors, enabling more concentrated exposure and enhanced return potential without additional management fee and carry layers. Since launch in 2020, the fund completed 18 transactions by the time of final close, deploying capital across established European and North American businesses.
Investors in Golding Buyout Co-Investment 2020 include pension funds and insurance companies, who provided the majority of the fund's capital. Golding Capital Partners' broader co-investment program had completed more than 40 individual transactions with total transaction volume exceeding €320 million across its history, establishing the manager as a recognized institutional co-investment partner in the European mid-market buyout landscape. A successful exit in the co-investment strategy was announced by Golding, validating the fund's performance and the manager's execution capabilities in this segment.