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Avante Capital Partners provided acquisition financing, including a term loan, delayed draw facility, and equity co-investment, to support Fifth Century…
Avante Capital Partners announces the successful exit of its Fund III investment in Radon Medical Imaging, made alongside 5th Century…
Avante Capital Partners' Managing Partner Ivelisse Rodriguez Simon will receive NAIC's 2026 Women in Alternatives Beacon Award, recognizing her role…
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Avante Capital provided subordinated debt to a pediatric-focused dental services platform, refinancing existing unitranche debt and supporting the Company's continued…
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Insurance allocators aren't only asking whether a fund is a good investment. They're asking whether the exposure can sit on…
Avante Capital Partners provided capital to support Crescentia Capital's acquisition of Underwater Construction Corporation, a commercial diving and underwater infrastructure…
IR gets mistaken for fundraising, but the real job is trust. A first-person look at what LPs actually want: transparency,…
PitchBook ranked Avante Capital No. 2 in Global Private Debt for the second straight year, affirming nearly two decades of…
A fast, well-reasoned pass can do more for a sponsor relationship than a slow yes. Here's what separates a useful…
Avante Capital Partners backed Monument MicroCap Partners' add-on acquisitions of Stelised and MADA for Sweet Tooth Holdings with a term…
Five Avante summer interns expected models and spreadsheets. Instead they found dentists, divers, toddlers, and founders, and learned that private…
Jeri Harman, founder and chairman of Avante Capital Partners, has been named recipient of the PEWIN Foundation's North Star Lifetime…
The real test of a lending partner shows up after the deal closes, not before. When I moved into private…
Avante Capital Partners provided financing to support Awani's investment in Kalustyan Corporation, a leading ethical spice and herb sourcing company,…
Everyone in private credit is talking about discipline. As the cycle turns, the market is about to reveal who meant…
Avante has backed Museum of Illusions, the world's largest privately owned museum operator, alongside longtime partner Brightwood Capital Advisors, supporting…
A decade of rising tides made every private credit manager look strong. Now the tide is going out. Our Q2…
Four funds in and the same discipline in the lower middle market that got us here is carrying us into…
Final Close Marks Continued Momentum for Firm’s Lower Middle Market Private Credit Platform LOS ANGELES – May 20, 2026 –…
Los Angeles – April 28, 2026 – Avante Capital Partners is proud to announce it has partnered with Brightwood Capital…
Market stress exposes how lower middle market deals offer structural protection through traditional covenants, aligned sponsor incentives, and appropriate risk…
While private credit faces mounting defaults and deteriorating terms, the lower middle market maintains structural advantages through relationship lending and…
Operational improvements in LMM investing can reliably add 200-400 basis points of annual returns when executed systematically. Understanding the financial…
While covenant-lite structures dominate larger deals, lower middle market credit offers institutional investors structural protections and direct relationships that create…
Lower middle market private equity has outperformed large-cap strategies by 460 basis points annually over the past decade. The math…
Everyone's talking about deal-by-deal flexibility. Almost nobody is talking about how your capital structure choices on each deal determine whether…
About 30% of transactions completed by diverse-owned firms are invisible to the rest of the market. Combined with emerging manager…
Over half of large-cap direct lending deals now price below 500 bps. But in the lower middle market, the spread…
In the lower middle market, the most sustainable returns come not from leverage ratios or multiple arbitrage, but from fundamental…
The lower middle market—defined as companies generating between $5 million and $50 million in EBITDA—represents one of the most compelling…
In the dynamic world of private markets, institutional investors are constantly searching for sectors that offer compelling, risk-adjusted returns and…
This video explores the rapid expansion of the private credit market, which has grown from roughly $250 billion in 2010…
Capital Partners, Deal Structures, and Negotiating Position Independent sponsors face a unique challenge: they've found an attractive opportunity but need…
A Practical Guide to Economics, Equity, and Operating Roles For independent sponsors pursuing their first transaction, deal structure often feels…
A Framework for Sourcing, Evaluating, and Supporting Fundless Sponsors Independent sponsors have become increasingly important deal sources for lower middle…
Navigating Higher Capital Costs in LMM Transactions The dramatic shift in interest rate environment has fundamentally altered deal economics for…
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have moved from nice-to-have to must-have in private equity. However, implementing robust ESG programs…
The LMM Opportunity: Why Smaller Deals Generate Superior Returns The lower middle market (LMM) has consistently delivered outperformance compared to…
Avante Capital Partners announces the hiring of Chaz Cocuzza as Managing Director. The seasoned professional brings over two decades of…
Avante Capital Partners announces strategic investment in VFG Advisory LLC, marking the firm's first Fund IV investment and furthering its…
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