Ardian alumni’s Clipway breaks debut secondaries record at $6.4B

Clipway, a London-based secondaries firm established by former Ardian executives, achieved a $6.4 billion final close on its inaugural fund, marking the largest debut secondaries vehicle on record. The fund exceeded its original $4 billion target by 60 percent and drew commitments from 186 limited partners across multiple regions, with Europe providing 44 percent of capital, followed by North and Latin America at 21 percent, the Middle East at 18 percent, and Asia at 17 percent.
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