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Cerberus Capital Management

Last cheque observed May 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietPrivate equity

BuyoutDebtEnterprise SoftwareManufacturingFinancial Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque530days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$45MRounds led0 of 6Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Cerberus Capital Management

Cerberus Capital Management highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Debt: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $164M

What they do

Cerberus is an established alternative investment advisor with approximately $70 billion in assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate platforms.From their own website
Type
Private equity
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutDebt
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingFinancial Services
Based in
Minneapolis, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. May
    AvicenaSeries B · US · Prosperity7 Ventures$65MWith 8 others
  3. 2022

    1 round

  4. Sept
    AvicenaTech Corp.Series A · US · Clear Ventures$25MWith 3 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Aug
    HighwindsDebt · US · techcrunch.com$205MWith 2 others
  7. 2010

    1 round

  8. Sept
    GeoEyeGrowth · US · fis.dowjones.com$78MSole investor
  9. 2007

    1 round

  10. Dec
    REVA MedicalVenture · US$42MWith 5 others
  11. 2004

    1 round

  12. Jun
    Air CanadaGrowth$250MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

ADAlexander David BenjaminSenior Managing Director, General CounseliForm ADV
AIAndrew Irwin KandelSenior Managing Director, Global Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Legal OfficeriForm ADV
DODeirdre OconnorSenior Managing Director and Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
FWFrank William BrunoSenior Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
JWJohn William SnowChairman and Senior Managing DirectoriForm ADV
MAMark Alan NeporentSenior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Legal OfficeriForm ADV
SPSeth Phillip PlattusSenior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Legal OfficeriForm ADV
SAStephen Andrew FeinbergSenior Managing Director, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer and Limited PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 179 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$92Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
SEC number
CRD 152175

Funds on its Form ADV

203 private funds, $98B in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

Hedge 169Securitised assets 21Private equity 13

  1. Cerberus Global Residential LOAN Strategy Fund, L.P.Hedge83 investors$4.9B
  2. Cerberus Institutional Partners VI, L.P.Hedge304 investors$4.8B
  3. Sonoran Private Credit Opportunities Fund, LLCHedge4 investors$4.0B
  4. Cerberus Institutional Real Estate Partners V, L.P.Hedge94 investors$3.1B
  5. Sevetti Fund L.P.Hedge31 investors$3.0B
  6. Cerberus Global NPL Fund, L.P.Hedge389 investors$3.0B
  7. Cerberus SFR Opportunistic QF Partners, L.P.Hedge9 investors$2.2B
  8. Cerberus Redwood Levered LOAN Opportunities Fund A, L.P.Hedge5 investors$2.0B
  9. Cerberus Global Residential Mortgage Opportunity Fund, L.P.Hedge91 investors$2.0B
  10. Cerberus Offshore Levered LOAN Opportunities Master Fund IV, L.P.Hedge85 investors$2.0B

And 193 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in Cerberus Capital Management's funds

Committed
$3.0B
Funds
10
Vintages
2007 to 2025

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Guilford Mills$107MMar 2004
ANC Rental CorporationUndisclosedJun 2003

Recently backed

The latest companies Cerberus Capital Management put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Cerberus Capital Management in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Cerberus Capital Management

What does Cerberus Capital Management invest in?

Cerberus Capital Management invests most often at Growth and Debt (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Manufacturing and Financial Services.

How active is Cerberus Capital Management?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2025.

What has Cerberus Capital Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Avicena (Series B, May 2025) and AvicenaTech Corp. (Series A, Sept 2022).

How big are Cerberus Capital Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $45M.

Does Cerberus Capital Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cerberus Capital Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Cerberus Capital Management investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2025.

What kind of investor is Cerberus Capital Management?

Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm based in Minneapolis, United States.

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