Warburg Pincus has announced the close of its Capital Solutions Founders Fund (WPCS FF), with commitments of over $4 billion, significantly exceeding its initial target of $2 billion.
WPCS FF was launched in 2023 and follows the success of the firm’s global flagship, Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14, which closed at $17.3 billion, also exceeding its initial target fund size of $16 billion.
According to a company statement, WPCS FF is dedicated to pursuing thesis-based investing opportunities in curated structured transactions.
The Capital Solutions group of funds is responsible for the firm’s structured investment opportunities and offers a flexible and solutions-oriented approach to provide debt or equity for balance sheet optimisation, shareholder liquidity, M&A, and growth.
Capital Solutions professionals will leverage the firm’s collaborative one-firm model, working closely with domain experts across core sectors and geographies to source and execute structured, value-enhancing transactions.
The team collaborates closely with the firm’s 270+ investment professionals and 40+ value-creation executives across Warburg Pincus’ global industry verticals. This according to the release is critical to sourcing and underwriting differentiated, attractive investments for the fund.
The global Capital Solutions team comprises five seasoned managing directors, with an average of over 20 years of investing experience, as well as a large, dedicated team of investment professionals and senior advisors.
The team collaborates closely with the firm’s over 270 investment professionals and over 40 value creation executives across Warburg Pincus’ global industry verticals, critical to sourcing and underwriting differentiated, attractive investments for the fund.
“Our Capital Solutions offering looks to capitalise on the large and growing pipeline of structured investment opportunities, resulting in high-quality transactions with attractive, risk-adjusted return profiles. We look forward to continuing to offer differentiated strategies while remaining disciplined and focused on our investor-first approach,” said Jeffrey Perlman, CEO, Warburg Pincus in the release.
In addition to a successful track record of investing in capital solutions like transactions historically, the Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions Founders Fund portfolio consists of investments including DriveCentric, Excelitas, Nord Security, Service Compression, and MIAX.
