COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS
COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS is a Series C+ and buyout fund in US-East, US-Midwest, US-South and US-West writing $10M–$30M checks into Enterprise, Healthcare, commercial-services, restaurants-hotels-and-leisure, specialty-retail, containers-and-packaging, media-and-information-services, healthcare-technology-systems, restaurants and hotels-and-leisure.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- Enterprise, Healthcare, commercial-services, restaurants-hotels-and-leisure, specialty-retail, containers-and-packaging, media-and-information-services, healthcare-technology-systems, restaurants, hotels-and-leisure
- Check size
- $10M–$30M
- Invests in
- US-East, US-Midwest, US-South, US-West
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2010
- Assets under management
- $1 billion
- Website
- cohesivecapital.com
Thesis
Cohesive Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in co-investments, focusing on direct investments alongside high-quality sponsors leading transactions. Their strategy involves partnering with established firms, emerging managers, and independent sponsors. Cohesive Capital Partners does not invest in funds themselves and does not pay carried interest to sponsors. The firm is open to attractive opportunities across all industry sectors and primarily focuses on the small and middle market, though they will consider companies of all sizes. Their geographic scope includes the East US, Midwest US, South US, and West US. Cohesive Capital Partners targets buyout and growth equity financings, as well as other opportunistic situations. They look to invest in companies that have real products, customers, and revenues, and are likely to be profitable within 18 to 24 months, indicating a preference for companies beyond the venture capital stage. As of 2023, the firm was investing out of its fourth fund, Cohesive Capital Partners IV, L.P., with $413 million in committed capital. In March 2019, the firm raised over $216.9 million for its third fund. PitchBook data indicates that Cohesive Capital Partners has approximately $385 million in assets under management (AUM). Another source mentions Cohesive Capital Partners as a "$1 billion private equity firm" as of July 2022. The typical check size per investment deal for Cohesive Capital Partners ranges from $10 million to $30 million. Their strategy involves evaluating both the risks and merits of an investment, as well as the synergy between the investment's characteristics and the expertise of the lead private equity firm.
Common questions
Does COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
What check size does COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS write?
COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS writes $10M–$30M checks.
Where does COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS invest?
COHESIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS invests in US-East, US-Midwest, US-South and US-West.