Avante Capital Partners
Private Equity Round in 2023
Avante Capital Partners, established in 2009, is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm with an additional office in Boston. The company specializes in providing flexible financing solutions, including subordinated debt, unitranche debt, and minority equity, to lower middle market companies across various sectors such as healthcare, software, education, manufacturing, and business services. Avante focuses on investments ranging from $5 million to $25 million, targeting companies with cash flows between $3 million and $15 million and enterprise values between $10 million and $100 million. The firm is known for its interest in women-owned and minority-owned businesses, providing them with access to private credit and equity services. Avante works with both private equity sponsors and independent companies, supporting buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, acquisitions, and growth initiatives.
Astarte Capital Partners
Private Equity Round in 2020
Astarte Capital Partners is a London-based investment firm established in 2015 that provides capital to institutional investors by partnering with experienced asset operators in mid-market infrastructure, natural resources, and real estate. The firm pursues themes across transportation, natural resources such as agriculture, clean energy, and water, and specialized real estate opportunities in Europe and North America. Its approach centers on long-term partnerships with operating teams that have a proven track record, enabling access to assets managed for stable, long-horizon returns. Through its portfolios, Astarte seeks to deploy capital into assets with enduring value tied to essential infrastructure and resource sectors, including energy transition and logistics, while focusing on value creation in core properties, transportation infra, and select hospitality and other real estate themes. The strategy emphasizes collaboration with established operators to navigate complex markets and deliver outcomes for institutional clients.
Pennybacker Capital
Private Equity Round in 2019
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
Private Equity Round in 2019
Proterra Investment Partners is an alternative investment manager specializing in private equity investments across the natural resources sectors of agriculture, food, and metals & mining. Founded in 2016, it operates globally with offices in Minneapolis, London, Mumbai, Singapore, Shanghai, and Sydney.