Established in 1869, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) is a global firm providing a wide range of financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s activities are grouped into 4 main business segments: Investment Banking, Investing & Lending, Institutional Client Services and Investment Management. Having its head office in New York, Goldman Sachs currently maintains 74 offices in 30 countries across 5 continents.
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (MBD) is the primary center for Goldman Sachs principal investing activity. Offering Direct Private Investing, the firm has 2 investing strategies:
1. Equity
The group has raised over USD 78 billion of capital.
- GS Capital Partners focused on private corporate equity with investments range from USD 50 million to USD 800 million or more. The partners invest in various industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
- GS Direct and GS Growth platforms invest opportunistically across middle market and growth strategies. The group targets equity investments of USD 20 million or more.
- GS Infrastructure Partners focused on investment opportunities in transportation infrastructure and utilities infrastructure sectors. The group targets capital investments between USD 100 million and USD 500 million per investment.
- GS Real Estate Opportunity Funds invest in various real estate type including hospitality, retail, office, golf and multifamily. The group has raised around USD 29 billion of capital since 1991. The group targets equity investments of USD 50 million or more.
2. Credit
The group has raised around USD 46 billion of leveraged capital.
- GS Mezzanine Partners is the largest mezzanine fund family in the world. Since 1996 the group has raised more than USD 28 billion of leveraged capital. GS Mezzanine Partners focus in the Americas and Europe with investments range from USD 200 million to USD 800 million or more.
- GS Load Partners focus in Americas and Europe with investments range from USD 250 million to USD 600 million or more.
- GS Opportunity Partners focus in North America and Europe with investments range from USD 100 million to USD 500 million.
- GS Real Estate Mezzanine Partners focus in North America with investments range from USD 50 million to USD 150 million.
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