Clearlake 2023
Interested to know the the trajectory / general sentiment towards Clearlake; clearly smart investors and great fundraising history
For associates, would love to know the deal flow, WLB, comps, associate experience at the firm, and interested to see where past associates go from here
Ruined Chelsea, clearly not too smart
Terrible culture, Chelsea too much of a stretch, CLO affiliate is a dumping ground for their dog deals - respectable PE firms do not allow CLO affiliates to buy own deals. Raised money in past but never been through a real cycle. Not pretty picture.
So I've heard that Clearlake gets a lot of their realized returns through GP-led secondaries of their assets vs selling them to another buyer; this form of financial hot potato is how they've been able to raise successively larger and larger funds. How is their CLO affiliate structured such that they can be a dumping ground for their bad deals? Aren't CLO's only debt assets? Genuinely curious if they've figured out something unique..
I think the CLOs just buy debt for Clearlake buyouts that other lenders wouldn’t touch. I don’t have any firsthand knowledge but can see how that may be the case. opens up a whole can of worms down the line.
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