# Clearlake partners with OpenAI to push GPT tools across 50-plus portfolio companies

_Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM EDT · Capital, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Clearlake Capital Group formed a strategic partnership with OpenAI to speed AI adoption across more than 50 portfolio companies, Connect Money reported.

Portfolio companies will get access to GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work for multistep workflows that can use files, plugins, and approved tools. Clearlake AI Labs will help management teams choose use cases, make build-or-buy calls, and implement tools in products, operations, and customer-facing work.

At portfolio company Alteryx, Clearlake said legal teams use ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex on contracts and AI-related risks, and that more than half of engineering staff have adopted Codex CLI. The firm said the OpenAI tie-up follows a July data-platform collaboration with Databricks and West Monroe. Connect Money noted Clearlake manages more than $185 billion and recently closed an eighth flagship fund at $14.8 billion with AI-driven transformation as a core theme.

## Sources

- [Connect Money](https://www.connectmoney.com/stories/clearlake-capital-partners-with-openai-to-scale-ai-across-portfolio/)

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