Greenhill has a dedicated global team of Private Capital Advisory professionals focused on sponsor-led transactions and the secondary sale of portfolios of fund interests for institutional investors. 

Primary Capital Raising

Greenhill’s Primary Capital Advisory team raises private capital from institutional investors worldwide for single assets and fund managers in relation to private equity, credit, infrastructure, real assets and other investment strategies.

Sponsor-led Transaction Advisory

Greenhill's Private Capital Advisory team advises General Partners on liquidity alternatives for the benefit of all stakeholders. The dedicated team delivers independent advice to clients globally on GP-, fund- and asset-level restructuring and recapitalization transactions, while leveraging the leading industry expertise, relationships and resources of Greenhill’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Advisory & Restructuring practices.

Secondary Sale Advisory of LP Portfolios

Greenhill's Secondary Capital Advisory team, formerly known as Cogent Partners, is the global leader in advising institutional investors on the sale of portfolios of limited partnership interests in private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure funds. The dedicated team delivers client-focused advice to secondary market participants who include some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated investors.  The team leverages its market-leading knowledge and relationships to deliver best-in-class execution and pricing on every engagement.

Financial Sponsors Coverage

Greenhill’s Financial Sponsors coverage team is dedicated to advising various types of entities that control private capital. These entities include private equity fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, venture capital firms and private credit funds. The team coordinates and deploys resources from across all of Greenhill’s practices to advise sponsors on a wide range of transactions such as new portfolio acquisitions or investments, existing portfolio sales or partial realizations, portfolio recapitalizations and fund level initiatives.