Pacific Current Group

Avante Mezzanine, Inc. is a private equity investment firm founded in 2009, based in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in providing total debt solutions and junior capital to high-quality, lower middle market businesses that generate a minimum of $3 million in cash flow. Avante invests between $5 million and $25 million, utilizing instruments such as unitranche or one-stop debt, traditional mezzanine debt, and minority equity. The firm focuses on a diverse range of sectors, including business services, healthcare, consumer staples, education, software and IT services, and life sciences. Avante Mezzanine partners with private equity sponsors, independent sponsors, and business owners to finance management buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and growth initiatives, while placing special emphasis on supporting women-owned and minority-owned enterprises.

Astarte Capital Partners LLP is an asset management firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in investing in real estate and natural resources, including agriculture, clean energy, water, and transportation. Astarte aims to assist institutional investors in deploying capital through long-term partnerships with established asset operators and specialist industry teams that have a proven track record. The firm's investment focus extends to mid-market infrastructure and thematic real estate opportunities across America and Europe.

Pennybacker Capital, founded in 2006 and based in Austin, Texas, is a real estate asset management firm that focuses on the middle-market sector. The company was established by partners who aimed to create a better private equity firm by combining operational expertise with robust risk management systems. Pennybacker Capital specializes in investing in various asset types, including market-rate affordable multifamily housing, senior living facilities, retail, office, and industrial properties in sustainable growth markets across the United States. The firm employs advanced data analysis, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence tools to identify investment opportunities, particularly targeting mismanaged, undercapitalized, or undervalued properties and debt positions. This approach, centered on value investing, has allowed Pennybacker Capital to transition from a commercial real estate operator to a fund sponsor catering to institutional investors, family offices, high net worth individuals, and wealth management advisors.

Proterra Investment Partners LP is a private equity firm that specializes in growth equity investments in the natural resources sector, focusing on agriculture, food, and metals and mining. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hopkins, Minnesota, with additional offices in major global cities, Proterra targets investments in areas such as farmland development, food processing, and supply chain logistics. The firm also invests in metals and mining, specifically in bulk minerals and precious metals, with a keen interest in emerging markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, India, Australia, and China. Proterra typically invests between $15 million and $50 million and prefers to acquire majority stakes in its ventures. The firm's investment strategies are shaped by the extensive experience of its leadership team, which has a history with Cargill, a global leader in the agriculture and food industries.