Dawson Closes $1.2B GP-Led CFO

Fried Frank advised Dawson on its closing of a $1.2 billion GP-Led collateralized fund obligation (CFO) offering, named Dawson Logan 5, surpassing its initial target offering size of $750 million. This transaction marks Dawson's fifth GP-Led CFO issuance since 2022. To date, Dawson has completed total GP-Led CFO issuances of approximately $4.2 billion, with the use of capital being to invest into underlying Dawson vehicles and investments. Read more in the company's press release.

As market interest in GP-Led CFOs continues to increase, Fried Frank remains at the forefront of advising asset managers in strategic fund finance transactions.

The Fried Frank team was led by corporate partner Duncan K. R. McKay and included corporate special counsel Katy Kim and corporate associates Sarah Lefsky, Alin Potra, Lettie Rose and Abbigale Campbell.

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