17Capital partners with high quality private equity investors to support their ambition, growth, and performance objectives. NAV finance has flexible solutions, whether investing for portfolio growth, improving fund performance, or increasing commitments to new funds.
We build long term partnerships with management companies, funds and institutional investors, providing flexible, tailored structuring with certainty of execution and strong alignment of GP and LP interests.
As the leading provider of NAV finance, we are currently investing from our $2.9 billion 17Capital Fund 5 and our €2.6 billion Credit Fund.
One strategy, two differentiated products
We listen to our clients' objectives and structure the most effective transaction in the form of NAV lending or preferred equity to help them achieve their goals.
NAV lending
$3.4bn deployed
12 investments
Preferred equity
$6.9bn deployed
81 investments
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Increase capital
- Increase investment capacity
- Support portfolio / asset growth
- Max and retain value creation
Accelerate liquidity
- Generate cash without selling
- Hold assets, retain value
- Optimise performance
A selection of our transactions
Management Company
Financing to GP team for balance sheet optimisation
US buyout manager
United States
$220mManagement Company
Growth capital for GP to build its platform, seed new strategies and increase commitments
US buyout manager
United States
$80mFund Investor
Financing to support an investor's fund commitments and co-investments
US investment manager
United States
$165mFund Investor
Financing an LPs increased commitment to new funds
Investor in European buyout funds
Europe
€250mFund Investor
Financing for a teams' commitment to their latest private equity fund
Investor in European buyout funds
Europe
€140mFund Portfolio
Financing to two PE funds for opportunistic add-ons and growth opportunities
US buyout & growth manager
United States
$75mFund Portfolio
Accelerating liquidity for LPs and creating recallable fund capital
European buyout manager
Europe
€300mFund Portfolio
Financing to a PE fund for opportunistic add-ons
UK buyout manager
Europe
£125mFund Portfolio
Financing for debt buy back at portfolio level and funding growth opportunities
US buyout manager
United States
$100mFund Portfolio
Accelerating liquidity for fund LPs
European buyout manager
Europe
€275mFund Portfolio
Directly financing separate portfolio companies, with fund-level repayment mechanism
Global buyout & growth manager
Asia
€68mFund Portfolio
Financing to a private quity fund to bridge an equity capital increase in portfolio company
European buyout manager
Europe
€100mFund Portfolio
Increase capacity for follow-on investments
European buyout manager
Europe
€517mFund Portfolio
Financing an LPs increased commitment to new funds
European Fund Portfolio
Europe
€260m
Meet the Investment team
Greg Hardiman
Investment Director
Greg joined 17Capital in 2019 and previously held roles at Man Group and Conning. Greg studied at Villanova University and Columbia Business School and is a CFA charterholder.
Stephen Quinn
Senior Managing Director
Stephen joined 17Capital in 2019 from Lloyds Banking Group and has worked with private equity managers for almost 20 years. Stephen studied at the University of Ulster.
Pierre Garnier
Investment Director
Pierre joined 17Capital in 2018 from Lazard Investment Banking, he previously held positions at Pantheon and AXA Private Equity (Ardian). Pierre studied at the ESSEC Business School & EPF Graduate School of Engineering, Paris as well as at the London School of Economics.
Nicolò Colombo
Investment Director
Nicolò joined 17Capital in 2015 from Adams Street Partners and was previously at Credit Suisse. Nicolò studied at the Bocconi University, Milan and the London School of Economics.
Owen James
Managing Director
Owen joined 17Capital in 2015. Owen previously held positions at PWC, Bank of Scotland & SVG Advisers. Owen studied at the University of Durham.
Investment Insights
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Read nowMar 22 2023Why 2022 was another record-breaking year for NAV Finance
NAV finance has come a long way in just the last few years. 17Capital executives Robert de Corainville and Greg Hardiman explain the dynamics of the market in 2022 and how they suggest explosive growth in the years to come.
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Read nowFeb 02 202317Capital promotions 2023
17Capital, the global go-to source of strategic financing for investors in private equity, is pleased to announce a number of promotions across its Investment, Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications, and Finance & Operations teams, following record deployment in 2022 and continued demand for NAV finance. Promotions include Stephen Quinn to Senior Managing Director. Federica Bogoni has been promoted to Vice President. These promotions show our continued growth with $4.1bn committed across 16 investments in 2022. There have also been promotions within our Investor Relations team, Pauline Chatin has been promoted to Head of Investor Relations France, Switzerland & Southern Europe. Isabelle Richards has been promoted to Senior Associate. In 2022, 17Capital raised one of the largest debut credit funds ever raised at €2.6 billion exceeding its initial €1.5 billion target. Within the 17Capital Infrastructure team, Alex Walker has been promoted to Head of Marketing & Communications. Catrin Watts has been promoted to Senior Marketing Associate. Nick Evans, Shamyl Khushal and Andrew Burder have all been promoted to Finance Director. Simon Bowley has been promoted to Technology Director, and Becky Wang has been promoted to Fund Operations Manager. Nadya Feteha has been promoted to Operations Manager and Liliana Quintero has been promoted to Receptionist/Administration Assistant. Pierre Antoine de Selancy, Managing Partner of 17Capital, said: “I would like to congratulate all the team for their hard work and dedication during 2022. These promotions reflect their ongoing contributions to support our continued growth and serving our investors. I would like to wish all the team success in their new roles.”
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Read nowFeb 01 2023NAV financing set to take-off
Amid uncertain market conditions, GPs and LPs are seeing significant benefits from NAV financing, and as a result, the sector will likely surge.