Financial Services Growth Capital Investments in 2026

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has made a strategic growth investment in 5C Investment Partners to support expansion of 5C's direct lending platform and development of new private credit strategies. The partnership positions 5C to broaden capabilities across upper middle‑market sectors (including business services, software and healthcare) as it scales its platform (approximately $3 billion of long‑term investable capital).

MPowered Capital has made a seed capital investment in A1A Investment Partners to accelerate A1A's healthcare-focused private credit platform. The partnership will provide capital and strategic support (via MPowered's GSP seeding strategy and MULTIPLIER PROGRAM) to help A1A scale its investment activity across the U.S. lower middle market.

Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) has made a strategic minority (growth capital) investment in Mascarene Partners to provide long-term capital to support the firm’s middle-market transportation and industrial investment platform. Mascarene’s investment process and strategy will remain unchanged; LMI previously acted as a lead anchor investor in Mascarene’s portfolio company Voyager Trucking and holds board representation.

Kelso & Company closed a nearly CAD 400 million secondary minority common equity investment to acquire a 25% stake in Wellington-Altus Financial Inc., implying an enterprise value of more than CAD 1.5 billion. The transaction provides liquidity to existing advisors and employees while supporting Wellington-Altus’s continued growth as the firm surpasses 1,000 employees and CAD 45 billion in assets under administration.

Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, has acquired a 16.3% minority ownership stake in Pacific Valley Bank, a locally owned community bank headquartered in Salinas, California. The investment strengthens the bank's capital base, reinforces local ownership and governance, and adds Taylor representation on the bank's board.