Another list below – this time some of the coolest pre-fund / independent sponsor GP supporters and investors out there today. A mix of capital for deals (pre-fund and fundless), equity and other "GP capital solutions".
Align Collaborate - Flexible equity capital for independent sponsors.
Barrel Rate Capital - Partnering with GPs and independent sponsors.
Bondy Capital, LLC - Investments including co-investments, directs, funds.
Cendana Capital - High conviction capital to very early stage VC funds.
East Rock Capital, LLC - Working with GPs at sweet spot moments in careers.
Fund Launch Partners - GP commit, growth equity and working capital.
GP House - Capital structure, organizational set-up and governance.
Headway Capital Partners - Independent sponsors, GP-leds and directs.
JuneX Capital Partners - 6XCP - Patient capital solutions for GPs.
LC Partners - Pre-fund and life of fund equity for emerging GPs.
Pacenote Capital - Placement and independent sponsor deals.
Prospect Capital Ltd - Seeding and support through JVs and cornerstone.
Stride Capital Group - Seed and co-investing.
Sun Hung Kai Capital Partners - Launch and acceleration capital.
Syz Capital - Platform to execute direct private equity transactions.
Vanterra Capital - Partnerships with specialized operators and managers.
“GP capital solutions” has got to be up there as one of the most intriguing, prominent and peculiar phrases out there in the alternatives space today. When it comes to new alternative investment firms (regardless of whether they’re talking about a fund or not), the underlying fact patterns are often highly varied and complex – and therefore ripe for development and proliferation of these case-by-case “solutions”. “Working” capital, “direct deal” capital, “GP commit” capital, “pre-fund deal” capital, “growth” capital, “operational” capital, “seed” capital, “bridge” capital, “warehouse” capital, “cornerstone” capital, “co-invest” capital. The list goes on, and you could probably double it if you included all the phrases that begin with the word “strategic”.
“GP capital solutions” is a bit like walking into a shop in desperate need of a basic telescope, but ending up with something that operates a bit more like a fancy kaleidoscope.
At BCF we take the time to unpack the underlying fact patterns presented by GPs and provide them with targeted support at different stages in their development. Alongside identifying relevant seed investors, anchors, placement agents, service providers and technology solutions, we work closely with our clients to help them navigate this universe of potential "GP capital solutions" so that, as a minimum, they know what their options are and who they should be talking to - whether it's buyouts, venture, art or something more "out of the box".
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