2/4/25
Clarion Capital Partners Recognized Again as a Top 50 PE Firm in the Middle Market by GCI Publishing Clarion Capital Partners Recognized Again as a Top 50 PE Firm in the Middle Market by GCI Publishing
NEW YORK, NY, February 4, 2025 – Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (“Clarion” or the “Firm”) today announced its recognition as one of Grady Campbell Incorporated (GCI) Publishing’s Top 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market. This is the third year Clarion has received this recognition.
Since 2016, this awards program has acknowledged leading small and mid-sized private equity firms in the middle market. The Top 50 PE Firms award honors highly reputable private equity firms with industry-leading track records.
“It is very gratifying to be recognized as a top private equity firm by GCI Publishing for the third time,” said Marc Utay, Clarion’s Managing Partner. “Our experienced team has worked together tirelessly for decades to uncover businesses with certain intangible attributes, and partner with owners and management teams to accelerate or unlock additional growth. We are proud of our firm’s culture which, coupled with our consistent and disciplined investing approach, has led to industry leading returns and laid a foundation for long term success.”
The award is one of several distinctions Clarion has achieved over the past year, including its second-place ranking on the HEC Paris Business School-Dow Jones Small-Cap Buyout Performance list, its second-place listing on Pitchbook’s Top Private Equity Firm rankings, and one of the 2024 Best Places to Work by Crain’s New York Business.
Clarion received this award on January 21, 2025, and material compensation was not paid for consideration.
About Clarion
Founded in 1999, Clarion is a New York-based investment manager operating two primary business segments: Private Equity (launched in 1999) and Structured Credit (launched in 2018). Clarion’s private equity business seeks to make primarily control investments in a diversified portfolio of lower middle-market companies generating $7.5-30.0 million of EBITDA. Clarion focuses on growth companies in industries such as: Media, Entertainment & Technology; Financial Technology & Services; Business & Healthcare Services; and Consumer & Consumer Services. Clarion’s structured credit business focuses mostly on CLO equity and mezzanine investments, sourced both in the primary and secondary markets. The structured credit team manages traditional private funds and an insurance-dedicated fund. Additional information on Clarion can be found at www.clarion-capital.com.