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The D. E. Shaw Group Raises Combined $1.1 Billion for
Two New Funds Focused on Private Market Opportunities
Firm concludes fundraising for Voltaic Fund, to pursue investments in privately owned
enterprises, and Diopter Fund, to focus on selected private credit investments
New York, February 14, 2023 — The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development
firm, today announced that it has raised $1.1 billion in combined commitments for two new funds, D. E. Shaw
Voltaic Fund and D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund, focused on private market investment opportunities. The firm’s entities,principals, and employees contributed more than $150 million in total to the new funds. These fundraises represent
the latest milestone in the long-term buildout of the firm’s private investing strategies.
D. E. Shaw Voltaic Fund (Voltaic)
D. E. Shaw Voltaic Fund is a closed-end vehicle expected to primarily target investments in privately owned
enterprises, particularly those in the post-seed or growth equity stages of their lifecycles. Voltaic, which received
more than $450 million in capital commitments, is overseen by the D. E. Shaw group’s Fundamental Equities team.
Edwin Jager, a managing director who oversees Fundamental Equities, serves as the fund’s portfolio manager.
The D. E. Shaw group has invested in private markets for much of its history, although Voltaic is the firm’s firststandalone fund dedicated to private equity investments.
“We are grateful for the support we received to raise a first-time fund in this challenging market environment,”
said Mr. Jager. “We believe Voltaic is well-positioned to take advantage of both the current and longer-term
opportunity set and will benefit from our extensive experience investing in equity opportunities across private andpublic markets, in addition to our sourcing, data analysis, and risk management capabilities.”
D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund (Diopter)
D. E. Shaw Diopter Fund is a private credit-focused fund primarily pursuing investments related tosynthetic securitizations, which aim to help banks manage risks and enhance balance sheet and business model
efficiency.
Diopter, which received more than $650 million in capital commitments, is overseen by the D. E. Shaw group’sRegulatory Capital Optimization Strategy team—a unit within the firm’s Asset-Backed Securities team—andits Private Credit investment team; fund oversight is led by Rich McKinney, Marianna Fassinotti, andSyril Pathmanathan.
The D. E. Shaw group raised its first private credit fund in 2008, and since 2012 it has raised—inclusive ofDiopter—more than $3.5 billion focused on the asset class.
“We’re excited by the launch of Diopter and appreciate the commitments from our investors to this special
opportunities fund,” said Mr. McKinney, a managing director of the D. E. Shaw group who oversees the firm’s
Private Credit investment unit. “We see attractive opportunities in the synthetic securitization marketplace, andissuance appears poised to accelerate further as the regulatory landscape for financial institutions evolves and thebanking sector seeks to better manage risks, optimize balance sheets, and improve profitability.”
About the D. E. Shaw group
The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $60 billion ininvestment capital as of December 1, 2022, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in1988, our firm has earned a reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, andthe quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide
range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies. For more information,
visit deshaw.com.
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