Strategic Partners

Constellation is a private equity strategy that seeks to create structured financial solutions for alternative asset management firms and generate multiple sources of value for asset owners by providing catalytic growth capital and by serving as an interest-aligned and resource-rich thought and implementation partner.  Constellation combines the perspectives of institutional investors and investment managers in seeking to drive value creation.  Constellation aims to create a diversified portfolio of manager ownership interests in investment firms that we believe will prove to be enduring and successful.

  • All Seas Capital is a London based private capital firm focused on providing flexible, structured investment solutions to middle-market, entrepreneur, family-owned and sponsor-backed businesses across Western Europe.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2020

    HQ: London

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2019

    STRATEGY: Structured capital

  • Ara Partners Group is a private equity platform investing in middle-market opportunities across the global energy and industrials sectors. Ara Partners invests in private equity and private credit opportunities under the banners of AEM Advisers, Intervale Capital, Bayou City Energy, Cibolo Energy Partners, Junction Energy Capital, Aksiom Partners and Teleios Commodities.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2018

    HQ: Houston, TX

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2016

    STRATEGY: Industrials and renewables private equity

  • Astra Capital Management

    https://www.astracapitalmgmt.com

    Astra Capital Management is a middle-market private equity firm specializing exclusively in the global communications and technology services industries. Astra focuses on mobility, broadband, and technology-enabled services.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2017 1

    HQ: Washington, DC

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2014

    STRATEGY: Telecom and communications private equity

    1 Wafra closed its investment in Astra Capital Management in December 2017 in a predecessor fund; the investment was subsequently transferred to Constellation in May 2018.

  • Avista Capital Partners

    http://www.avistacap.com/

    Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”) is a middle-market healthcare private equity platform with a focus in medtech & devices, specialty & generic pharma, pharma & device outsourcing, healthcare distribution, tech & services and consumer-driven healthcare. Avista is led by an experienced investment team whose founders have worked together for over 20 years.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2020

    HQ: New York

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2005

    STRATEGY: Healthcare private equity

  • Broad Sky Partners is a private equity firm that partners with leading middle market business services and consumer companies. The firm offers a differentiated approach to sector-focused, thematic investing and value creation. Its Portfolio Resource Group is dedicated to helping companies capitalize on growth opportunities.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2021

    HQ: New York

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2014

    STRATEGY: Business services and consumer private equity

  • Motive Partners is a sector specialist investment firm that is focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry. Based in New York and London and comprised of investors, operators and innovators, Motive Partners brings differentiated expertise, connectivity and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2018

    HQ: New York

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2015

    STRATEGY: Fintech private equity

  • Pollen Street Capital

    https://www.pollencap.com/

    Pollen Street Capital is an independent, sector specialist alternative investment management company focusing on financial and business services and specialty lending to drive corporate transformation and investment performance through capital solutions and strategic insight.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2020

    HQ: London

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2013

    STRATEGY: Financials private equity and credit

  • Post Road Group is an alternative investment management firm focusing on corporate credit and preferred equity, real estate credit and multifamily investments with an emphasis on providing creative and flexible capital in support of long-term partnerships.

    INVESTMENT YEAR: 2021

    HQ: Stamford, CT

    STATUS: Current

    YEAR FOUNDED: 2015

    STRATEGY: Private credit and private equity in real estate, TMT and business services