BlackRock, established in 1988, is a global investment management corporation headquartered in New York City. It offers a wide range of services, including investment management, financial technology, and advisory services, catering to diverse clients such as institutions, intermediaries, and individual investors. BlackRock's investment focus spans multiple asset classes, strategies, sectors, and regions. Its private equity arm, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, founded in 1999, specializes in direct investments and fund of fund investments across various stages and sectors, with a global investment scope.
Portfolio Manager and Director, Natural Resources and Thematic
James Berner
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Paul Braude
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer and Head, Direct Private Opportunities
Joseph Chalom
Managing Director and Head of Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships
Al DeFurianni
Vice President
Antonio DeSpirito
Managing Director and Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, US Fundamental Equities
Audrey Delorenzo
Vice President
Michael Dennis
Managing Director and Head of Alternatives Strategy and Capital Markets
Sean Dunne
Managing Director
Tim Fenwick
Director
Justin Ferrier
Managing Director, Asian private credit platform
David Giordano
Managing Director and Global Head of Climate Infrastructure
Raja Hussain
Director
Robert S. Kapito
President and Director
Tony Kim
Managing Director and Head of the Global Technology Team
Michael Leitner
Managing Director, Co-head of US Direct Lending and Special Situations
Courtney Lynfield
Vice President, Long Term Private Capital Product Strategy
Keith Mangan
Managing Director, Renewable Power
Nathalie von Niederhausern
Managing Director and Head of EMEA for Private Equity Partners
Persefoni Noulika
Director
Charlie Reid
Managing Director
Jean-Christophe Rey
Managing Director and Head of Private Credit, Alternative Specialists (EMEA)
Spencer Rhodes
Managing Director, Private Markets at BlackRock
Ladell Robbins
Managing Director, Alternative Investors
Jeffrey Rosenberg
Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Systematic Fixed Income
Neeraj Seth
Chief Investment Officer and Head of Asia pacific Fundamental Fixed Income
Scott Snell
Co-head of the US CLO business and Director
Aarthi Sowrirajan
Managing Director and Co-Head of Portfolio Management for BlackRock Impact Opportunities
Paul Taylor
Venture Partner
Martin Torres
Managing Director and Head of the Americas for the Renewable Power Group
Marten Vading
Managing Director
Guillaume Vandewalle
Director Infrastructure Debt EMEA
Zachary Viders
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Credit Opportunities
Celia Yan
Managing Director and Head of APAC Private Credit
Yan Yang
Managing Director and Global Investment Committee Member
Past deals in Investment Banking
HPS Investment Partners
Acquisition in 2024
HPS Investment Partners, established in 2007, is a global investment firm specializing in non-investment grade credit. With over 200 employees, including 93 investment professionals, and offices in New York and nine other global locations, HPS manages approximately $30 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of investment strategies, from syndicated leveraged loans and high-yield bonds to senior secured debt, mezzanine financing, and asset-based leasing. HPS caters to companies of various sizes, providing customized investment solutions. Originally formed as a unit of Highbridge Capital Management, a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, HPS was acquired by its principals in 2016.
Anton
Private Equity Round in 2024
Anton is a media holding company that specializes in the investment and distribution of content across various platforms, including film, television, video games, and music. The company is dedicated to creating, financing, and distributing high-quality content, whether it is mainstream or niche, to audiences around the world. By focusing on strong intellectual properties, Anton enables creators to produce bold and original works, ensuring that diverse content reaches a broad audience. The company’s commitment to both European and international markets allows it to effectively connect creators with global viewers.
Securitize
Venture Round in 2024
Securitize, Inc. operates a compliance platform designed for the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company facilitates various services for issuers, including digital security issuance, document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize offers features such as wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform also includes support services like fiat and crypto escrow, along with custodial services. Securitize is distinguished as the only SEC Registered Transfer Agent integrated with multiple regulated U.S.-based marketplaces, enabling eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities across sectors like equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. The company's approach enhances transparency, liquidity, and efficiency in the tokenization process, while also providing KYC/AML and capital management services.
Lodha Group
Post in 2024
Lodha Group, established in 1980, is a leading Indian real estate developer with a significant presence in both India and the United Kingdom. Recognized as one of the most profitable real estate companies in India, it has maintained its position as the largest by sales for three consecutive years. The group is currently developing approximately 43 million square feet of prime real estate and has a vast land bank of over 6,200 acres, translating to an estimated saleable area of around 553 million square feet. With 28 ongoing projects in major cities such as London, Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad, Lodha Group aims to deliver over 11.8 million square feet in the coming fiscal year. The company's notable developments include World One, the world's tallest residential tower, and Palava City, India’s first Greenfield smart city. Lodha has collaborated with renowned global names like Armani/Casa and Trump for its projects and has made significant land acquisitions in Mumbai, including the New Cuffe Parade development, which is poised to become a new city center.
Aditya Birla Capital
Post in 2023
Aditya Birla Capital is the financial services arm of the Aditya Birla Group, based in Mumbai, India. Established in 2007, it serves as a holding company for a diverse range of financial service businesses. The company offers comprehensive solutions that include life insurance, asset management, private equity, corporate lending, structured finance, general insurance broking, and wealth management. Additionally, it provides services in equity, currency, and commodity broking, as well as online personal finance management, housing finance, pension fund management, and health insurance. Aditya Birla Capital aims to meet the financial needs of both retail and corporate customers, ensuring a strong presence across various segments of the financial services industry.
13o3
Debt Financing in 2022
13o3 is a boutique investment firm specializing in providing tailored solutions to complex and sophisticated business challenges for discerning clientele, mainly high-profile individuals. Launched in 2013 and founded by Asfand Yar Saeed, the company operates under the legal name 13o3 Ltd and is currently active. 13o3's clients have deployed $1 Billion in assets, and the firm functions as a luxury family office. As an invitation-only consultancy, they pride themselves on their exclusivity and discretion. The elite team of experienced consultants at 13o3 is committed to providing bespoke solutions that epitomize perfection and exclusivity. The company is headquartered at 32 London Bridge Street, 24/25, The Shard, London SE1 9SG, United Kingdom, and can be contacted through their email info@13o3.com. For more information about 13o3 and their services, visit their website at https://www.13o3.com or follow their Twitter account, @13o3_HQ.
South Street Securities
Debt Financing in 2022
South Street Securities LLC, established in 2001 and headquartered in New York, is a broker-dealer specializing in trade execution and financing services. The company focuses on financing matched books of U.S. Government and Agency repurchase agreements, utilizing a portfolio of financing collateral comprising government-backed debt, such as Ginnie Mae, Federal Home Loan Bank, and SBA loan pools, as well as Fannie and Freddie paper. South Street Securities offers trading and financing services, back office support including clearing and settlement, and managed services such as data management and security. The company's expertise extends to various financial services, including repo cash investment, repo security financing, fixed-income trading, and securities lending, catering to institutional investors, hedge funds, asset managers, and banks.
Acorns
Series F in 2022
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
MoneyLion
Post in 2021
MoneyLion, Inc. is a mobile banking and financial membership platform based in Sandy, Utah, incorporated in 2013. The company provides an all-in-one mobile banking solution that includes services for banking, lending, and investment. Utilizing analytics and machine learning technology, MoneyLion offers personalized financial advice and streamlined underwriting by gaining a comprehensive view of users' finances. Its platform encourages positive financial behaviors through a built-in rewards system that promotes better financial outcomes. By delivering convenient and low-cost access to various financial services, MoneyLion aims to empower individuals to take control of their financial well-being through its innovative digital platform.
Scalable Capital
Series E in 2021
Scalable Capital is a European fintech company aiming to democratize financial investments by combining people and technology-based investing. It operates a digital wealth management platform that uses proprietary risk management technology to automatically allocate portfolios based on individual risk tolerance. The platform offers low-cost portfolio management and on-demand financial advice, enabling users to invest in capital markets with smoother performance and better risk-adjusted returns. Scalable Capital serves both private investors (B2C) and has partnerships with prominent business clients (B2B). The company is backed by notable investors including BlackRock, Tencent, HV Capital, and Tengelmann Ventures.
Aperio Group
Acquisition in 2020
Aperio Group, LLC, established in 1999 and headquartered in Sausalito, California, is a privately owned investment manager. It caters to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension funds, and charitable organizations. Aperio specializes in creating custom, quantitative-driven equity portfolios tailored to clients' specific needs, risk factors, and ESG values. The firm's technology-based processes and consultative approach aim to deliver flexibility, efficiency, and insight, fostering trust and long-term client relationships. As of 2018, Aperio operates as a subsidiary of Golden Gate Capital.
Neon
Series C in 2020
Neon is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2016, offering a digital banking platform and bill payment services. With over 15 million customers and 1,600 employees, Neon provides a range of products including debit and credit cards without annual fees, personal loans, investments in CDB and CDI, cashback on debit transactions, and various payment methods. Notably, Neon For Life, an AI-driven platform, enables consumers to pay bills like rent and utilities on flexible terms, without traditional credit pitfalls. The company aims to provide accessible, abusive-fee-free financial services to Brazilian workers and micro-entrepreneurs, with a focus on simplicity and convenience.
Scalable Capital
Series D in 2020
Scalable Capital is a European fintech company aiming to democratize financial investments by combining people and technology-based investing. It operates a digital wealth management platform that uses proprietary risk management technology to automatically allocate portfolios based on individual risk tolerance. The platform offers low-cost portfolio management and on-demand financial advice, enabling users to invest in capital markets with smoother performance and better risk-adjusted returns. Scalable Capital serves both private investors (B2C) and has partnerships with prominent business clients (B2B). The company is backed by notable investors including BlackRock, Tencent, HV Capital, and Tengelmann Ventures.
Scalable Capital
Series C in 2019
Scalable Capital is a European fintech company aiming to democratize financial investments by combining people and technology-based investing. It operates a digital wealth management platform that uses proprietary risk management technology to automatically allocate portfolios based on individual risk tolerance. The platform offers low-cost portfolio management and on-demand financial advice, enabling users to invest in capital markets with smoother performance and better risk-adjusted returns. Scalable Capital serves both private investors (B2C) and has partnerships with prominent business clients (B2B). The company is backed by notable investors including BlackRock, Tencent, HV Capital, and Tengelmann Ventures.
CleanCapital
Venture Round in 2019
CleanCapital is a financial technology company focused on facilitating investments in clean energy. It provides a platform that enables accredited investors, including institutional investors and family offices, to invest in a range of secure and diversified clean energy projects. The company specializes in identifying, conducting due diligence, and managing these projects, which supports its commitment to addressing the climate crisis. Investors benefit from real-time monitoring of their investments through CleanCapital's user-friendly online interface.
Acorns
Series E in 2019
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
iCapital Network
Venture Round in 2018
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.
Acorns
Series C in 2018
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
iCapital Network
Series B in 2017
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.
Scalable Capital
Series B in 2017
Scalable Capital is a European fintech company aiming to democratize financial investments by combining people and technology-based investing. It operates a digital wealth management platform that uses proprietary risk management technology to automatically allocate portfolios based on individual risk tolerance. The platform offers low-cost portfolio management and on-demand financial advice, enabling users to invest in capital markets with smoother performance and better risk-adjusted returns. Scalable Capital serves both private investors (B2C) and has partnerships with prominent business clients (B2B). The company is backed by notable investors including BlackRock, Tencent, HV Capital, and Tengelmann Ventures.
iCapital Network
Series B in 2016
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.
FutureAdvisor
Acquisition in 2015
FutureAdvisor, founded in 2010 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in investment advisory services aimed at simplifying wealth management for clients. The company offers a platform that provides personalized, data-driven recommendations to optimize 401(k) plans and IRAs. Its services include financial projections and individualized diversification strategies to enhance investment portfolios. Recognizing the challenges many investors face, FutureAdvisor leverages the principles of index investing, which historically outperforms many actively managed funds, to guide clients in making informed decisions. By focusing on low-cost investment options, FutureAdvisor seeks to make effective wealth management accessible to a broader audience. In 2015, FutureAdvisor became a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., further strengthening its capabilities in the financial advisory sector.
Personal Capital
Series C in 2013
Personal Capital Corporation is a digital wealth management company that offers financial advisory services and innovative software solutions to help individuals manage their finances effectively. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company provides tools that allow users to monitor income, spending, and investment performance in one place. Its services include wealth management, personalized financial planning, risk assessments, and investment checkup tools. With a user base exceeding 2.5 million customers, Personal Capital combines advanced technology with expert guidance from registered investment advisors to deliver customized financial strategies aligned with clients' goals. Originally known as SafeCorp Financial Corp., the company rebranded to Personal Capital in June 2010, reflecting its commitment to enhancing personal financial management through technology.
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
Acquisition in 2006
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is a Finance company.
State Street Research & Management
Acquisition in 2004
State Street Research & Management is an investment management company. It provides services for high-net-worth individuals; banking and thrift institutions; investment companies; pension and profit sharing plans; pooled investment vehicles; charitable organizations; corporations; and state and municipal government entities. State Street Research & Management manages separate client-focused portfolios and also serves as an investment advisor to a family of mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe, focusing on the United States and Canada. It invests in growth and value stocks of small- mid- and large-cap companies, employing quantitative analysis and hedging techniques. State Street Research & Management was founded in 1924 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York. It was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. on January 31, 2005.
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