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Silverfern Capital Management
Silverfern is a direct co-control investment manager deploying middle-market equity for more than 60 SFOs and institutions across the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Silverfern Capital Management
The Silverfern Group specializes in originating, structuring and making proprietary principal investments across industries and around the world.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2001
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Greenwich
Corporate office
Greenwich, CT, United States
Additional offices
Frankfurt, Germany · Sydney, Australia · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principals
Clive R. Holmes
Chairman & Co-Managing Partner
Reeta K. Holmes
Co-Managing Partner
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Silverfern Capital Management?
Founding Principals Clive R. Holmes and Reeta K. Holmes lead the Investment Committee, which averages nearly ten years of member tenure. The Committee oversees origination, selection, and portfolio management across all direct private equity investments, supported by five senior investment partners and a 50-member Advisory Board of Fortune 1000 executives.
How does Silverfern source its deal flow?
Silverfern's primary sourcing edge is its network of more than 60 multi-billion-dollar single family offices across 23 countries. That network generates private, off-market opportunities that Silverfern then evaluates alongside its own investment team and locally-based operating partners, rather than competing in broad auctions.
Is Silverfern a single family office or does it operate differently?
Silverfern is not a family office; it is an investment management firm that invests on behalf of both institutional investors and a network of large single family offices. It coins itself a “family office investment club” because it pools capital from those families rather than serving just one.
Does Silverfern participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm's core product is direct private equity, executed through a co-control model. Silverfern also offers flexible Luxembourg-based RAIFs, co-mingled funds, and US Limited Partnerships, but its publicly stated strategy focuses on originating and managing its own principal investments rather than committing to third-party funds.
Which geographies does Silverfern's portfolio cover?
Silverfern concentrates its direct investments across the Americas and Asia-Pacific, deploying from offices in Greenwich, Frankfurt, Sydney, and Amsterdam. The firm explicitly pairs each regional investment with a local operating partner to manage market-specific risk.
How is Silverfern's advisory board structured, and what role does it play?
The Silverfern Advisory Board comprises more than 50 Fortune 1000 CEO-level operating executives. They support portfolio company management and deal evaluation, providing industry and operational expertise that Silverfern considers integral to its co-control investment model.
What investment stages does Silverfern typically target?
Silverfern targets buyout, growth, complex situation, and management buy-in transactions in the middle market. The firm applies a co-control model, partnering with management and local investors rather than taking passive minority positions or engaging in venture-stage investing.
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