Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Goldman Sachs Alternatives, formerly known as the Merchant Banking Division (MBD), is the alternative investments business of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) that invests across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, secondaries, sustainability, and hedge fund strategies. Its private equity platform invests in companies primarily within the technology, healthcare, business services, financial services, consumer, industrials, energy transition, and infrastructure sectors. The firm partners with founders, entrepreneurs, management teams, private equity sponsors, and corporate sellers to support business expansion, strategic acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, operational improvement, and long-term value creation. Goldman Sachs Alternatives primarily pursues majority and minority buyouts, growth equity, structured equity, co-investments, secondaries, and private credit investments across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and other international markets. Founded in 1986 (through the establishment of Goldman Sachs Asset Management), the business is based in New York, New York, United States