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National Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Northleaf Hits Hard Cap with Final Close of its US$2.6 Billion Infrastructure Fund
Article content Article content TORONTO — Northleaf Capital Partners ('Northleaf') today announced the final closing of its latest infrastructure fund, Northleaf Infrastructure Capital Partners IV ('NICP IV' or 'the Fund'), surpassing its target of US$2.25 billion and hitting the Fund's hard cap of US$2.6 billion. The Fund is Northleaf's largest infrastructure vehicle to date, underscoring the growth and consistent performance of the firm's mid-market platform. Led by Jamie Storrow and Jared Waldron, Northleaf's infrastructure program is supported by more than 70 institutional investors across 14 countries and has completed 37 investments to date. Article content Northleaf's infrastructure strategy focuses on control investments in contracted mid-market assets in targeted sub-sectors, primarily in North America. The program employs an active approach to value creation and drives returns through business plan initiatives designed to grow and/or de-risk each investment – hallmarks of Northleaf's disciplined, cycle-tested approach. Article content 'We are proud to have reached our hard cap for NICP IV. This milestone highlights the depth of support from both existing and new investors, and underscores the strong, consistent performance of our infrastructure program,' said Stuart Waugh, Managing Partner at Northleaf. 'This achievement builds on the track record of our predecessor funds and reinforces our conviction in the mid-market as a compelling segment of the private markets landscape.' Article content 'Having begun investing in 2023, NICP IV has already completed five investments, including Shared Tower and Provident Energy Management, which are consistent with our approach of acquiring high-quality investments with long-term contracted revenues,' said Jessica Kennedy, Managing Director at Northleaf. 'Our early portfolio activity reflects our differentiated sourcing model—leveraging long-standing relationships to access proprietary, off-market opportunities—and our proven ability to drive value creation from the very beginning of the asset lifecycle.' Article content The successful final closing of NICP IV continues Northleaf's strong growth across its global private markets platform. Notable recent highlights include the successful exit of Mula Solar Farm, the purchase of an equity stake in CCM Hockey, and the final close of Northleaf's third private credit fund. Article content Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets investment firm with more than US$28 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments raised to date from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices. Northleaf's 275-person team is located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul, and Tokyo. Northleaf sources, evaluates and manages private markets investments, with a focus on middle-market companies and assets. Article content All information is as at the date of this publication. This document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a general solicitation, offer or invitation in any Northleaf-managed funds in the United States or in any other jurisdiction and has not been prepared in connection with any such offer. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contacts: Sneha Satish Stanton t: +1.646.502.3556 e: ssatish@ Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GoldState Music Raises US$500 Million in Strategic Capital With Investment From Northleaf Capital and Ares Management
Capital Will Facilitate GoldState's Strategy to Acquire Music Rights and Meet Growing Artist Demand for Music Rights Monetization WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GoldState Music ("GoldState" or the "Company"), a premier music rights investment platform today announced that it has raised US$500 million in strategic capital, including a structured capital facility co-led by Northleaf Capital Partners ("Northleaf") and Ares Management funds ("Ares") as well as separately raised leverage. Additional terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. "Our new relationship with Northleaf and Ares marks the next step in the evolution of our music investing strategy," said Charles Goldstuck, Founder and Managing Partner of GoldState. "This additional capital will enable us to further accelerate our ability to capitalize on increasing demand for music and build a diversified portfolio of music assets across artists and genres. As leading institutional investors, Northleaf and Ares bring critical experience that will support GoldState's continued growth and differentiation to the benefit of our artists, investors and other stakeholders." "Led by Charles, GoldState is well-positioned to execute on a disciplined music acquisition strategy, and Northleaf is pleased to support the Company and its exceptional team," said CJ Wei, Managing Director, Private Credit at Northleaf. "Northleaf's investment in GoldState directly aligns with our asset-based specialty finance strategy, which is designed to provide our investors with diversified and low correlation exposure while delivering strong cash yield." "Charles and GoldState Music bring a bold, visionary approach to music rights investment that seeks to empower artists," said Jeevan Sagoo, Managing Director at Ares Management. "We are excited to collaborate with them and provide Ares' deep sector and investment experience as they advance their long-term growth and value creation strategy." About GoldState Music GoldState Music is a private investment firm with a primary focus on the music sector. GoldState invests in music rights, enterprises in need of growth and expansion capital, as well as emerging music technology. The firm was founded in 2022 by Charles Goldstuck, and currently has offices in West Palm Beach, FL and Lake Nona, FL (Orlando). The team consists of experienced industry professionals who are deeply rooted in the music ecosystem. About Northleaf Capital Partners Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets investment firm with more than US$28 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments raised to date from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices. Northleaf's 275-person team is located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul and Tokyo. Northleaf sources, evaluates and manages private markets investments, with a focus on mid-market companies and assets. For more information, please visit About Ares Management Corporation Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of December 31, 2024, including the acquisition of GCP International which closed on March 1, 2025, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had over $525 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information, please visit This document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a general solicitation, offer or invitation in any Northleaf-managed funds in the United States or in any other jurisdiction and has not been prepared in connection with any such offer. View source version on Contacts GoldState: Yonas AregaiChief of Staffyonas@ Northleaf: Sneha SatishStanton+1 646 502 3556ssatish@ Gina LeeNorthleafDirector, Corporate Communications & Corporate Investor Relations+1 416 389 Ares: Jacob Silbermedia@ Sign in to access your portfolio
