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Less than a month before the 2020 election, an interesting transaction occurred: Ex-Carlyle, Cerberus execs' shop Staple Street holds one-and-done close on Fund III Oct 12, 2020 Fund III was targeting $400m, according to a Form D fundraising document filed Oct. 8, which didn't list how much the pool had raised. Staple Street Capital, created by former executives of Carlyle Group and Cerberus Capital in 2010, held a “one-and-done” final close on its third fund on $520 million, pushing through marketing despite the pandemic-slowed fundraising environment, a source told Buyouts. Staple Street is one of a select group of emerging managers that have been able to raise capital in the subdued fundraising environment. LPs for the most part are sticking with their longterm relationships, generally with well-established managers. Fund III was targeting $400 million, according to a Form D fundraising document filed Oct. 8, which didn't list how much the pool had raised. UBS worked as placement agent on the fundraising, the Form ADV said. Fund III is Staple Street's second institutional fund. The firm closed Fund II, its first institutional fund, on $265 million in 2015. Stephen Owens and Hootan Yaghoobzadeh formed Staple Street in 2010, according to the firm's Form ADV. The firm was formed to invest Owens' and Yaghoobzadeh's own wealth on a deal-by-deal basis, the Form ADV said. Staple Street's third managing director is Jeffrey Hyslop, who joined in 2014. Hyslop worked at Cerberus from 2002 to 2010, his Linkedln profile said. Staple Street makes control investments in lower mid-market companies with operational, balance sheet or other process complexities. The firm targets industries including automotive, business services, chemicals, communications/media/technology, consumer/retail, distribution/logistics and healthcare, among others. Owens worked at Carlyle Group from 1998 to 2009, where he co-founded the global consumer and retail group. Before that, he worked at Lehman Brothers from 1993 to 1996, according to his Linkedln profile. Yaghoobzadeh worked at Cerberus Capital Management from 2003 to 2009, where he focused on distressed private equity, special situation investments, balance sheet restructuring and asset purchases. Before Cerberus, he worked at Carlyle, his profile said. Staple Street acquired Cyberlink ASP Technology in November 2019. https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/ex-carlyle-cerberus-execs-shop-staple-street-holds-one-and-done-close-on-fund-iii/ What is Fund III? It's some kind of share in DOMINION ELECTION SYSTEM - which is OWNED by Staple Street.