Investment Program
Landmark invests primarily as a fund of funds purchasing interests in various investment funds, typically structured as limited partnerships. Landmark acquires positions in venture capital, leveraged buyout and mezzanine capital funds, together with portfolios of companies or stakes in companies from institutions, corporates, government bodies and family offices. Landmark is also one of the only leading secondaries firm that also focuses on the purchase of real estate private equity interests.
Landmark is in the process of finalizing fundraising for a $2 billion fund (Landmark Partners Fund XIV) and a parallel $400 million fund for early secondary transactions. Previously, Landmark was investing out of a $1.2 billion (Landmark Partners Fund XIII), raised in 2005. In recent years, Landmark has focused on purchasing smaller portfolios than larger competitors Lexington Partners and Coller Capital.
In 2007, Landmark participated in the sale of assets by American Capital Strategies to a newly formed $585 million private equity fund.
In 2004, Landmark acquired a $1 billion portfolio of private equity fund interests from Bank One.
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