BlackRock

BlackRock is a global investment management company based in New York City. It serves institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors, operating as a leading global asset manager that oversees and advises on a wide range of investment portfolios across multiple asset classes, strategies, sectors, and regions. The firm is noted for its emphasis on technology and financial solutions that support the broader financial industry, including risk management, advisory services, and integrated investment platforms. Through its diversified offerings, BlackRock aims to help clients pursue long-term goals across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies, while leveraging data and analytics to inform investment decisions and risk controls.

William Abecassis

Investor

Joseph Auriemma

Managing Director, Private Equity

Cailey Barker

Portfolio Manager and Director, Natural Resources and Thematic

James Berner

Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners

Paul Braude

Chief Investment Officer and Head, Direct Private Opportunities

Joseph Chalom

Managing Director, Head of Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships

Al DeFurianni

Vice President

Antonio DeSpirito

Managing Director and Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, US Fundamental Equities

Audrey Delorenzo

Vice President

Michael Dennis

Managing Director and Head of Alternatives Strategy and Capital Markets

Sean Dunne

Managing Director

Justin Ferrier

Managing Director, Asian private credit platform

David Giordano

Managing Director and Global Head of Climate Infrastructure

Raja Hussain

Director

Robert S. Kapito

President and Director

Tony Kim

Managing Director and Head of the Global Technology Team

Courtney Lynfield

Vice President, Long Term Private Capital Product Strategy

Keith Mangan

Managing Director, Renewable Power

Persefoni Noulika

Director

Charlie Reid

Managing Director

Jean-Christophe Rey

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit, Alternative Specialists (EMEA)

Spencer Rhodes

Managing Director, Private Markets at BlackRock

Ladell Robbins

Managing Director

Jeffrey Rosenberg

Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Systematic Fixed Income

Neeraj Seth

Chief Investment Officer and Head of Asia pacific Fundamental Fixed Income

Scott Snell

Co-head of the US CLO business and Director

Aarthi Sowrirajan

Managing Director and Co-Head of Portfolio Management for BlackRock Impact Opportunities

Martin Torres

Managing Director and Head of the Americas for the Renewable Power Group

Marten Vading

Managing Director

Guillaume Vandewalle

Director Infrastructure Debt EMEA

Zachary Viders

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Credit Opportunities

Celia Yan

Managing Director and Head of APAC Private Credit

Yan Yang MD

Managing Director and Global Investment Committee Member

Nathalie von Niederhausern

Managing Director and Head of EMEA for Private Equity Partners

Past deals in New York

HPS Investment Partners

Acquisition in 2024
HPS Investment Partners is a global investment firm focused on non-investment grade credit. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, it operates with offices worldwide. The firm originated as a unit of Highbridge Capital Management, a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and was acquired by its principals in 2016, with J.P. Morgan retaining the hedge fund strategies. HPS manages a broad set of capital-structure strategies, including syndicated leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, privately negotiated senior secured debt, mezzanine financing, asset-based leasing, and private equity, serving clients across industries such as insurance, healthcare, media, retail, logistics, and marine.

RapidSOS

Series C in 2024
RapidSOS, Inc. is an emergency response data platform that connects life-saving information from over 350 million devices directly to 9-1-1 and first responders during emergencies. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including Clearinghouse, which enables users to send emergency requests from RapidSOS-enabled devices, and an Emergency API suite that delivers user data to emergency services. Additionally, the RapidSOS Portal provides public safety agencies with secure access to essential Next Generation 911 (NG911) data. The platform supports more than 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers and plays a vital role in protecting over 90% of the U.S. population, responding to approximately 250 million emergencies annually. By collaborating with certified partners, RapidSOS enhances response capabilities by transmitting critical data such as precise location and real-time health information, ultimately aiming to improve emergency response efficiency and save lives.

Minute Media

Venture Round in 2024
Minute Media is a global technology company specializing in sports and culture. It owns leading sports content brands like The Players' Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, reaching over 200 million monthly users across 14 markets in 10 languages. The company's proprietary platform enables the creation, distribution, and monetization of digital short-form content experiences.

Global Infrastructure Partners

Acquisition in 2024
Global Infrastructure Partners is an independent global infrastructure investor and fund manager established in 2006. It targets core infrastructure assets in energy, transportation, digital infrastructure, water and waste management, with operations spanning Europe, North America and beyond. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment approach built on proprietary deal origination, thorough due diligence, strong stakeholder relationships, and clear value creation opportunities, while integrating ESG considerations to enhance long-term value for communities and investors.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals

Private Equity Round in 2023
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a mid-sized manufacturer specializing in generic respiratory medications. Established in 1937 and headquartered in Florida, New York, the company supplies its products to a diverse range of customers, including hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care facilities, home care companies, and mail-order pharmacies. Nephron's offerings are primarily aimed at treating conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the company also provides contract manufacturing services to meet the needs of its clients across various healthcare sectors.

Deep Instinct

Venture Round in 2022
Deep Instinct Ltd. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing advanced cybersecurity solutions that utilize artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to detect and prevent zero-day threats and advanced persistent threat attacks in real-time. Its platform offers comprehensive protection across various mobile devices, endpoints, and operating systems, regardless of whether they are connected to a network or the Internet. By leveraging deep learning's predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct enables enterprises to safeguard their infrastructures against unknown and evasive cyber threats, identifying and blocking attacks before they can cause harm.

AlphaSense

Debt Financing in 2022
AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform that helps research and business professionals discover, navigate, and monitor financial data and disclosures. The web-based platform collects data from filings, research, news, and other sources and makes it searchable through artificial intelligence and natural language processing, enabling users to search, set alerts, and analyze data points with accuracy. It serves a large enterprise base, including financial institutions and a majority of S&P 500 clients. Headquartered in New York, the company also operates offices in London, Helsinki, and Pune.

Circle

Private Equity Round in 2022
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.

AnyRoad

Series B in 2022
AnyRoad operates a platform connecting tourism customers with professional tour guides worldwide. Its services enable users to find, book, and take tours in various cities globally. Founded in 2012, AnyRoad is headquartered in San Francisco.

Loadsmart

Series D in 2022
Loadsmart is a logistics technology company that provides an online platform for shippers and carriers to quote, book, and track freight. The platform aims to move freight quickly and efficiently by offering real-time quotes, automated pricing, and streamlined shipper-carrier interactions. By leveraging technology and logistics data, Loadsmart seeks to optimize pricing, booking, and shipment visibility, delivering transparent, reliable freight services to shippers and carriers. Founded in 2014, the company is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI is a sustainability technology platform that uses machine learning and big data to deliver environmental and social insights to investors and organizations. The SaaS solution enables systematic measurement and optimization of the social impact of investment portfolios by analyzing the societal needs of populations and how those needs are addressed by various actors. The platform provides data and analytics for investing, corporate research, benchmarking, consumer e-commerce, and regulatory reporting, supporting decision-makers in understanding sustainability across all societal stakeholders. Clarity AI serves a global client base and helps allocate capital toward sustainable outcomes.

Via

Series G in 2021
Via Transportation Inc. is a company that develops innovative public mobility solutions, focusing on on-demand and pre-scheduled transit. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Via serves a diverse range of clients, including public transit agencies, cities, universities, corporations, and school districts. The company's mobile app connects passengers traveling in the same direction, allowing them to share premium vehicles and enhancing the efficiency of public transit systems. Via aims to transform traditional, rigid transit systems into dynamic networks by integrating its technology with existing public transportation infrastructure. This approach not only reduces operational costs and traffic congestion but also minimizes single-occupancy trips and carbon emissions, providing more accessible and environmentally friendly transit options. Via operates both in the United States and Europe through partnerships, including a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans.

Trumid

Venture Round in 2021
Trumid Financial LLC is a financial technology company based in New York that specializes in electronic trading solutions for the credit market. Founded in 2014, Trumid operates the Trumid Market Center, an electronic trading network specifically designed for corporate bonds, and offers Trumid Bond Stream, a tool that provides TRACE pricing data. The company focuses on enhancing the credit trading experience by integrating advanced technology with market expertise, facilitating direct access to liquidity and valuable market intelligence for professionals in the corporate bond sector. Additionally, Trumid Labs leverages data science to manage its network and provide bond price lookup services, enabling participants to make informed trading decisions. Trumid operates as a subsidiary of Trumid Holdings LLC.

Morae Global

Private Equity Round in 2021
Morae Global offers comprehensive legal and compliance solutions for General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers worldwide. Its expert team delivers strategic consulting, process improvement, technology implementation, and data-driven insights to enhance business performance in the legal industry.

Elvie

Series C in 2021
Elvie is a health and lifestyle brand developing smarter technology for women. They are committed to building extraordinary products that improve the health and lives of women everywhere and at all stages of life. Their first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected Kegel trainer that helps women strengthen the pelvic floor via fun, five-minute workouts. Launched in October 2015 to great acclaim, they took the wellness industry by storm! Our street cred includes more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious CES Innovation Award, the IDA Design Award, and the Red Dot Award. As a business, Elvie has been recognized as one of Wired’s ‘hottest start-ups" and named one of the 15 start-ups "to watch" by The Sunday Times, and both products have been featured in the Oscar nominee gift bags. They recently launched a second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent wearable breast pump, which is making it possible for new mothers to pump anytime, anywhere. Elvie Pump received international praise following its unveiling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B led by IPGL and supported by Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures. This represented the largest ever fundraise in femtech. This new round of financing will accelerate Elvie’s research and development efforts as well as help grow brand awareness and distribution for Elvie Pump and Elvie Trainer across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Headquartered in London, UK, with offices also in New York City, the company has received numerous awards and raised more than $52 million in investment.

Hyzon Fuel Cell

Post in 2021
Hyzon Motors Inc is a manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, specializing in heavy-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks, and buses, including city and coach models. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Honeoye Falls, New York, the company operates on a global scale, servicing markets in North America, Europe, China, and Australasia. Hyzon is committed to addressing the demand for zero-emission vehicles by integrating its advanced fuel cell and electric propulsion technologies into established vehicle platforms. In addition to vehicle manufacturing, the company is actively involved in developing a clean hydrogen supply ecosystem, collaborating with partners across the entire value chain, from feedstocks and production to dispensing and financing. This approach positions Hyzon to potentially expand its offerings to include light-duty commercial vehicles in the future.

Sunlight Financial

Post in 2021
Sunlight Financial is a technology-enabled point-of-sale financing company in the United States that partners with contractors to provide homeowners with financing for the installation of residential solar systems and other home improvements. The company offers point-of-sale financing to accelerate purchases and installations, serving projects across solar, roofing, HVAC, windows, energy efficiency, interiors, and related home upgrades. By leveraging technology and underwriting capabilities, Sunlight Financial aims to simplify consumer finance for both contractors and homeowners, delivering a fast, frictionless financing experience. It operates nationwide and was founded in 2014, with headquarters in New York.

Taboola

Post in 2021
Taboola is a content discovery platform that connects users with relevant articles and videos on over 9,000 publisher sites worldwide. Headquartered in New York City with offices globally, Taboola serves over 500 million unique visitors monthly, helping publishers retain users and monetize traffic.

Latch

Post in 2021
Latch is a technology company that provides an integrated smart building platform for multifamily properties. It deploys hardware and software to digitize building and unit access and in-unit device control, delivered via a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform known as the Latch Platform. The company offers products including cameras, locks, interconnects, and smart sensors that connect with the platform to manage access and building operations for owners, residents, guests, couriers, and service providers.

Deep Instinct

Series D in 2021
Deep Instinct Ltd. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, New York. The company specializes in developing advanced cybersecurity solutions that utilize artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to detect and prevent zero-day threats and advanced persistent threat attacks in real-time. Its platform offers comprehensive protection across various mobile devices, endpoints, and operating systems, regardless of whether they are connected to a network or the Internet. By leveraging deep learning's predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct enables enterprises to safeguard their infrastructures against unknown and evasive cyber threats, identifying and blocking attacks before they can cause harm.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI is a sustainability technology platform that uses machine learning and big data to deliver environmental and social insights to investors and organizations. The SaaS solution enables systematic measurement and optimization of the social impact of investment portfolios by analyzing the societal needs of populations and how those needs are addressed by various actors. The platform provides data and analytics for investing, corporate research, benchmarking, consumer e-commerce, and regulatory reporting, supporting decision-makers in understanding sustainability across all societal stakeholders. Clarity AI serves a global client base and helps allocate capital toward sustainable outcomes.

Neurogene

Series B in 2020
Neurogene is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing genetic medicines for rare neurological diseases. It leverages its proprietary transgene regulation platform, EXACT, to create gene therapies with the aim of addressing high-need conditions. The company’s pipeline includes NGN-401 for Rett syndrome and NGN-101 for CLN5 Batten disease. Founded in 2018, Neurogene is headquartered in New York and concentrates on advancing therapies that can improve outcomes for patients with limited treatment options.

DoubleVerify

Private Equity Round in 2020
DoubleVerify is a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics that provides online media verification and campaign effectiveness solutions for brand marketers, agencies, advertising networks, demand-side platforms, exchanges, and digital publishers. The platform delivers consistent, unbiased data and analytics to improve the quality and return on digital ad investments, including real-time metrics through DV Pinnacle and the DV Authentic Ad metric that measures whether an ad was delivered in a brand-safe environment, is fully viewable, viewed by a real person, and delivered in the intended geography. Founded in 2008 and based in New York City, DoubleVerify helps clients ensure quality advertising environments, campaign transparency, and performance across digital media.

Klarna

Private Equity Round in 2020
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

Unqork

Series B in 2019
Founded in 2017, Unqork develops a no-code enterprise application platform that enables large companies to build complex custom software faster, with higher quality and lower costs. Its platform serves insurance, financial services, state and local government sectors.

Authentic Brands Group

Private Equity Round in 2019
Founded in 2010, Authentic Brands Group is a New York-based company specializing in brand development, marketing, and entertainment. It manages global brands across fashion, sports, and entertainment sectors, facilitating partnerships with various retail channels. The company transforms brands by offering compelling products, content, business strategies, and immersive experiences, driving success across consumer touchpoints.

Klarna

Private Equity Round in 2019
Klarna is a technology-driven payments company that provides a platform for connecting consumers and merchants with flexible payment options for online and offline shopping. It offers direct payments, pay-after-delivery options, and installment plans, supported by a mobile app that enhances the shopping experience with flexible payment options and cashback rewards. The company operates across multiple countries and serves merchants with payment solutions and tailored advertising services, including messaging and insights features. Klarna is known for its buy now, pay later model, enabling interest-free financing for purchases divided into installments.

KeyMe

Debt Financing in 2019
KeyMe is a technology company specializing in digital key management. Founded in 2012, it offers a mobile application that enables users to store, share, and duplicate physical keys using digital scans. KeyMe supports various key types and provides custom key designs and accessories. Its services are available through robotic kiosks located in over 2,500 retail locations across the U.S.

Postmates

Series F in 2019
Postmates Inc. is an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company connects customers with local couriers to facilitate the delivery of products from a wide range of stores and restaurants across the United States. With access to over 600,000 merchants, including exclusive offerings, Postmates enables users to discover, order, and track groceries, alcohol, and meals with ease. The platform is particularly prominent in Los Angeles and covers 80% of U.S. households, serving customers in all 50 states. Additionally, Postmates offers a subscription service, Postmates Unlimited, which provides free delivery from all participating merchants, enhancing the convenience of its service.

iCapital Network

Venture Round in 2018
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

iCapital Network

Series B in 2017
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

iCapital Network

Series B in 2016
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

State Street Research & Management

Acquisition in 2004
State Street Research & Management is an investment management company. It provides services for high-net-worth individuals; banking and thrift institutions; investment companies; pension and profit sharing plans; pooled investment vehicles; charitable organizations; corporations; and state and municipal government entities. State Street Research & Management manages separate client-focused portfolios and also serves as an investment advisor to a family of mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe, focusing on the United States and Canada. It invests in growth and value stocks of small- mid- and large-cap companies, employing quantitative analysis and hedging techniques. State Street Research & Management was founded in 1924 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York. It was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. on January 31, 2005.

Yext

Yext is a digital presence platform designed for multi-location brands, enabling them to manage their online information consistently and accurately across various digital channels. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, Yext's platform allows businesses to structure and control the facts about their brands in a database called a Knowledge Graph. This structured data powers direct answers on a business' own website and across a network of approximately 175 third-party services, including maps, apps, search engines, GPS systems, digital assistants, directories, and social networks. Yext's AI and machine learning technology automates workflows and provides actionable insights for data-driven decisions. The company serves industries such as healthcare, retail, and financial services, helping brands deliver engaging experiences to customers across the digital world.
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