In evaluating small lower middle market and emerging fund managers, M² seeks to invest in experienced teams with high integrity, an ability to thoroughly articulate and execute their strategy and a sound, attractive, and sustainable value proposition.
Illumen Capital partners with institutional investors to back the next generation of venture and private equity managers.
Paradigm Institutional Investors is an outsourced cio firm delivering discretionary, non-discretionary and customized investment solutions to a broad range of institutional investor types.
Private equity investments and exits were up 37% and 34%, respectively, in 2024, and the industry picture is evolving in 2025 even further.
Verger Capital Management is an outsourced cio serving nonprofit institutions — including higher ed, healthcare and cultural and community foundations.
Summation Capital is a new asset management industry fund-of-funds known for its endowment style approach to private equity investing.
Crewcial Partners is a leading investment advisory and outsourced cio firm known for its support of diverse and emerging managers.
When it comes to cornerstone leaders in the diverse and emerging manager space, Xponance is certainly on the short list.
New Catalyst Strategic Partners is an independent alternative investment platform offering Next Generation general partners a range of solutions.
Stable Asset Management approaches building emerging managers from a different angle, investing in GPs the way that private equity firms view portfolio companies, with a heavy emphasis on operational development and excellence.
