Athenaeum Advisors raises $5–$175 million of capital for companies, fund sponsors, and independent sponsors across private markets. We know what investors look for because we spent eighteen years being one.
Every engagement starts from the investor's side of the table: how the opportunity will be underwritten, where the objections will come from, and what has to be true for a commitment to happen. We diligence a mandate before we represent it.
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Companies
Growth and/or M&A capital, exit advisory
Fund Sponsors
Traditional and niche strategies, independent sponsors, third-party co-investment
Investors
Liquidity solutions, portfolio management
SECTORS OF FOCUS
WHAT WE DO
Advisory
Scoped and priced in advance.
Capital Formation & Transactions
Accepted selectively and quoted per engagement.
Chris Mahatma
Founder & Managing Partner
Chris has spent eighteen years investing in private markets across co-investments, directs, secondaries, primaries, and fund-of-funds in the US, UK, and Western Europe.
Before founding Athenaeum, he was a Senior Investment Leader at Partners Group, where he took five secondary processes through investment committee and contributed to the firm's entry into royalties. At Cloverlay he was the first non-partner hire and a member of the founding team, co-leading the buildout of an investment program that grew to approximately $1.1 billion and personally leading over $330 million of transactions across seven portfolio board seats. He was previously at LLR Partners and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Chris is a CFA charterholder and a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is based on the East Coast.
Investor's Lens
Eighteen years underwriting private markets from the allocator's side informs every engagement. We have sat on both sides of the table.
Underwriting First
We diligence a mandate before we represent it. Not every raise we review is taken forward.
End-to-end Advisory
From readiness review and materials through capital raising, liquidity solutions, and portfolio management.
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Have a question? We'd love to hear from you. Send us a message and we'll be in touch.
Mailing address
7887 E. Belleview Ave, Suite 1100A PMB 1055
Denver, CO 80111
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Investing in private placements involves a high degree of risk. These investments may be illiquid, speculative, and subject to substantial restrictions on transferability. Investors may lose all or part of their investment and should only invest capital they can afford to lose.