

Emerging managers started 2019 red hot, closing funds with more than $3.3 billion. Seven private equity firms and four venture capital firm raised more than $100 million.
No firm raised as much as Eclipse. The venture firm, founded by Lior Susan, closed its third flagship at $500 million.
Not far behind was the PE firm Dignari Capital Partners, which brought its sophomore China credit fund up to over $476 million.
New Energy Capital also had a sophomore fund closed near the $500 million mark. Its second energy infrastructure fund raised more than $474.8 million.
Back on the venture side, PeakSpan Capital closed its sophomore fund at $265 million
Below is a rundown of the most significant emerging private equity and venture funds that Buyouts has identified as being in the market over the past few weeks:
Private Equity:
Albaron Partners focuses on small businesses across the healthcare, business services and energy sectors. Its sophomore fund raised more than $2 million.
- Phone: +1 347-470-4829
- Location: New York
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763924/000176392419000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Brownstone Equity Partners raised $40 million for its debut fund. The firm’s target is $75 million.
- Phone: +1 617-543-4775
- Location: Boston
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763417/000176341719000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Crayhill Capital Management is an alternative asset management firm specializing in asset-based, private credit opportunities. Its sophomore co-investment fund raised over $44.1 million.
- Phone: +1 212-634-3250
- Location: New York
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750488/000131586319000007/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Cresta Energy Capital facilitates a solutions-oriented partnership with their portfolio companies. Its debut fund raised $163 million.
- Phone: +1 214-310-1087
- Location: Dallas
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764174/000169719519000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Dignari Capital Partners is an investment management firm specializing in credit and special situations in the Greater China region. Its current fund has more than $476.5 million of a targeted $500 million.
- Phone: +1 852-3468-8950
- Location: Grand Cayman
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728960/000172896019000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Dignity Capital’s Dev Equity aims to invest in private companies in low-income countries to help make improvements and positive impacts on the community. Its sophomore fund raised more than $4.3 million.
- Phone: +1 520-318-3810
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728289/000156761919001072/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
GLS Capital specializes in commercial litigation finance. Its debut fund raised $25 million of a targeted $175 million.
- Phone: +1 312-416-8656
- Location: Chicago
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1754738/000175473819000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Hidden Harbor Capital Partners pursues lower-middle-market North American companies across an array of industries. Its debut fund raised more than $254 million.
- Phone: +1 954-400-1140
- Location: Boca Raton, Florida
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1693090/000169309019000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
MiddleGround Partners is a spinout of Ex-Monomoy partners. The firm looks to invest in North American B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies. Its debut fund raised $140 million.
- Phone: +1 917-698-3754
- Location: Lexington, Kentucky
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762596/000090266419000015/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
New Energy Capital invests in clean energy infrastructure assets. Its sophomore offshore credit fund raised more than $478.8 million.
- Phone: +1 603-643-8885
- Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1752820/000175282019000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Raith Capital Partners focuses on commercial real estate debt and equity investments. Its second real estate fund raised $171 million.
- Phone: +1 212-938-6995
- Location: New York
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725366/000172536619000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Red Rock Minerals wants to become the most trusted and reliable mineral partner in Oklahoma. Its second fund raised over $16.9 million.
- Phone: +1 972-590-9931
- Location: Addison, Texas
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1735719/000173571919000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Renovo Capital focuses on troubled and underperforming companies within manufacturing, business services, energy services, technology and e-commerce. Its third fund raised more than $187 million.
- Phone: +1 214-699-4960
- Location: Dallas
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762615/000176261519000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Venture Capital:
Atlas Ventures provides seed and early stage investments in biotech startup companies. Its debut opportunity fund raised $250 million.
- Phone: +1-857-201-2700
- Location: Cambridge
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759241/000175924119000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Bracket Capital, founded by Yalda Aoukar and Jihan Bowes-Little, provides investors with the option to invest in a diversified venture fund or directly on a deal-by-deal basis. Its current fund raised $1 million.
- Phone: +1 310-382-0783
- Location: Santa Monica
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763182/000176318219000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Caffeinated Capital is an early-stage venture firm that focuses in founders using software to innovate financial services, enterprise software, digital health and crypto. Its fund raised more than $1.1 million.
- Phone: +1 303-570-9714
- Location: San Francisco
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760322/000176032219000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Eclipse, founded by Lior Susan, invests in seed and early-stage startups in data, hardware and software. Its third flagship closed at $500 million.
- Phone: +1 650-720-4667
- Location: Palo Alto
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1763853/000176385319000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
March Capital Partners focuses in technology entrepreneurs in enterprise software, cloud and IOT infrastructure and next-gen consumer. Its raised more than $301 million across two funds.
- Phone: +1 310-460-7902
- Location: Santa Monica
- Filings: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1741219/000171380719000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1741218/000171379119000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Next Play Capital provides specialized investors access to top venture funds and companies. Its second Rubrik fund raised over $3.7 million.
- Phone: +1 650-843-9126
- Location: Redwood City, California
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760041/000176004119000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
PeakSpan Capital is exclusively focused on business software companies. Its sophomore growth fund raised $265 million.
- Phone: +1 212-899-9800
- Location: New York
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1761142/000176114219000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
SmartInvest Ventures invests in European and U.S. companies in med-device and healthcare, internet securities, IOT, engineering, education and agri-tech. Its debut fund raised more than $11.5 million.
- Phone: +1 610-389-6674
- Location: Wilmington, Delaware
- Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762168/000176216819000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml