What stage does AULDBRASS invest at?

AULDBRASS invests at the Growth stage.

What sectors does AULDBRASS focus on?

AULDBRASS focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, EdTech, Healthtech, SaaS.

Where is AULDBRASS located?

AULDBRASS is headquartered in New York, US.

AULDBRASS

Private equity

New York · Growth · 3 people tracked

Also known as Auldbrass Partners, Lp

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Investment thesis

Auldbrass Partners pursues a specialized growth secondaries private equity strategy, acquiring equity positions in companies with strong, sustainable growth expected to reach liquidity in the near term. It buys secondary interests through both LP interests and GP-led opportunities across middle market buyout, global buyout, and growth equity. The firm partners only with institutional-quality managers that provide regular, reliable portfolio data, enabling it to analyze underlying companies and project growth, exit valuations, and cash flow timing. Deal flow comes from decades of direct GP and intermediary relationships, supporting a global sourcing effort. Its team has extensive experience underwriting complex transactions such as fund restructurings and SPVs, aided by proprietary pricing technology for rapid turnarounds.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing EdTech Healthtech SaaS Global New York

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Growth

New York, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2011

AUM

$412.9M

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website

Howard Sanders· Managing Member· New Yorkin

Howard Sanders founded Auldbrass Partners in 2011 and serves as its managing member, overseeing deal sourcing, execution, investment strategy, and business development for the growth-focused private equity firm that invests mainly in secondaries transactions. He was previously a managing director at Citigroup, where he oversaw Citi Holdings' private equity, hedge fund, and real estate investments, and earlier worked in mergers and acquisitions as a vice president at Deutsche Bank. He also served as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and holds an MBA from Harvard and a BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Christopher Salley· Managing Directorin

Chris Salley is a Managing Director at Auldbrass Partners, which he joined within its first year, and sits on the firm's Investment Committee. His responsibilities include capital formation, marketing, investor reporting and interaction, and oversight of professional services. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management at Greenfield Partners and as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Heitman Capital Management, where he managed multiple commingled real estate funds. He earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

Steve Watson· CFO/CCO

Steve Watson joined Auldbrass Partners as CFO/CCO in July 2021. He was previously a Managing Director at Acres Capital (formerly C-III Capital Partners), overseeing operational management and accounting for over $200 million of distressed loans.

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures

as of Jun 2025

Fund	Vintage	Committed	Net IRR	TVPI	DPI
Auldbrass Partners Secondary Opportunity Fund IIILPs: Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System	2021	—	17.7%	1.33x	0.02x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does AULDBRASS invest at?: AULDBRASS invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does AULDBRASS focus on?: AULDBRASS focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, EdTech, Healthtech, SaaS.
Where is AULDBRASS located?: AULDBRASS is headquartered in New York, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Industry Insights with Howard Sanders, Founder and Managing Director of Auldbrass Partners - YouTube

National Association of Investment Companies · Howard Sanders

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