Xponance
Alts
Solutions
Transforming Access to Alpha
Through GP Capital Solutions
Xponance Alts Solutions (XAlts) provides GP Capital Solutions to emerging alternative managers, enabling institutional allocators to access differentiated talent from underrepresented firms in the Lower Middle Market.
As a subsidiary of Xponance LLC—with more than $20 billion in assets under management—XAlts extends nearly three decades of sourcing, supporting, and seeding diverse managers into the private markets. Through a strategic partnership with Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group (SCG), XAlts combines specialized emerging and diverse manager expertise with institutional GP capital capabilities.
Strategic Minority Investments
in Emerging and Lower Middle Market Alternative Managers
XAlts acquires non-control, minority equity interests in the management companies of alternative asset managers—providing exposure to management fee economics, carried interest participation, and balance sheet appreciation. This approach differs from traditional Limisted Partner (LP) fund commitments by investing in the General Partner’s (GP’s) business itself, offering differentiated return sources and earlier cash flow generation.
The firm targets lower middle market investments with a strategic focus on emerging firms across the GP lifecycle:
Emerging Managers
(Fund I) – Acceleration capital for promising first-time funds
Scaling Managers
(Funds II-III) – Infrastructure support for institutionalization
Business Development
(Funds IV+) – Capital for new strategies and team expansion
Inflection Planning
Succession planning and equity recycling solutions
Inflection Planning
Succession planning and equity recycling solutions
Generating Alpha Through
Identifying Market Inefficiency
Consistent with Xponance’s mission and track record of Transforming Access to Capital by investing in overlooked and underinvested investor, XAlts targets emerging and lower mid-market firms. According to Pitchbook, only 7.6% of firms below $4 billion sold a stake between January 2011 through June 2021. For GP staking, the return on our investments greatly depends on our ability to invest in talented GPs with whom we can partner to grow the value of their firm and sell our stake profitably. We believe the alpha opportunity in these market segments are driven by the following:
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1. Value creation Our value creation services (such as marketing, personnel, and fund structure advice), allow emerging and lower-mid market GPs to accelerate their growth and enhance the value of our GP stake. |
2. More attractive entry valuations and lower leverage dependency XAlts’ research indicates that lower middle market firms may be more durable throughout interest rate cycles |
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3. More flexible exit options Relative to large $10 billion plus GPs, emerging and lower-mid market have more flexible exits possibilities through management buy-backs, as well as strategic and financial buyers. |
4. Diversity Most diverse owned and led GPs fall into the XAlts target markets. Research by NAIC and others have shown that diverse PE funds beat the Burgiss median across several key performance indicators: net IRR, net TVPI, and DPI. |
Diversified
Asset Class Coverage
XAlts’ investment mandate spans the major alternative asset classes to provide an advantageous return stream which is diversified across management fees, carried interest, and terminal value for our LP investors. In addition to the strategies below, we diversify our stakes across vintage years and sectors.
| Asset Class | Sub-Strategies |
| Private Equity | Buyout, Deep Value, Secondaries |
| Private Credit | Distressed, Special Situations, Corporate Lending |
| Real Estate | Core Plus, Value Add, Opportunistic |
| Infrastructure | Essential Services, Transportation Assets |
| Venture Capital | Later Stage, Growth Equity |
Diversified Drivers of Return
XAlts’ return is derived from multiple and diversified sources. The terminal value of our stakes is driven by the change in the valuation of our GP investments, which is in turn driven by the success of the GP’s growth strategy, market and economic factors (such as equity multiples and interest rates). Our participation in “in the ground” management fees and carried interest dampens the risk associated with these drivers, smooths the variability of our return and accelerates the return of LP capital.
Institutional Partnership
with Investcorp Strategic Capital Group
In April 2021, XAlts announced a strategic collaboration with Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group (SCG)—part of Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $80+ billion in assets under management. This partnership combines Xponance’s specialized emerging and diverse manager sourcing with SCG’s institutional GP capital capabilities.
SCG’s leadership participates on the XAlts Investment Committee, providing institutional rigor while expanding access to mid-market opportunities.
Leadership
Tina Byles Williams
CEO & CIO | Founder
Marquette Chester
Senior Managing Director
Head of Alternatives
Michael A.B. Orr
Managing Director and
Chief Investment Officer
Fact Sheet
Explore XAlts
Our Strategies: Learn about GP staking, manager seeding, and asset class coverage. Our Strategies
How We Invest: Understand our institutional-grade investment process and due diligence. How We Invest
Our Team & Partners: Meet our leadership team and strategic partnerships. See Team
Insights & Research: Read our market research on the private equity regime shift. Discover Insights
Contact Information
For Asset Allocators: Allocators@XponanceAlts.com
For General Partners: GP@XponanceAlts.com
General Inquiries: Info@XponanceAlts.com
Headquarters:
Xponance LLC
1845 Walnut Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.567.1100
This material is intended solely for use by qualified institutional investors and their consultants. The information provided is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy interests in any private investment fund. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investments involve significant risks including illiquidity, loss of principal, and uncertain exit timing.
Recent Xponance Alts News & Insights
XAlts research on private equity regime shift, lower middle market advantages, and diverse manager performance. Institutional thought leadership for allocators.
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