Robin Doumar, Goldman Sachs Mezzanine Partners

Big is beautiful, and mezzanine is clearly in vogue. Until recently, the largest dedicated mezzanine fund ever raised was DLJ Investment Partners II, a $1.6bn vehicle organised in 1999. Then came Goldman Sachs, closing GS Mezzanine Partners III on $2.7bn. We spoke to Robin Doumar, a managing director of GS Mezzanine Partners in London, about the group's plans for the fund and their take on current mezzanine investment trends on either side of the Atlantic.