# Clarus Capital

> Clarus Capital is a Boston private-credit firm that finances the tangible assets behind sponsor-backed middle-market and large U.S. companies. It offers equipment loans, leases and sale-leasebacks, holds direct investments of up to $100 million on its balance sheet, and uses securitization to recycle capital. The practical pitch is simple: preserve cash and conventional debt capacity while funding the machines, fleets and infrastructure that make growth possible.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Steve O'Leary (Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President), Tim Conway (Co-Founder and Chairman)
- **Team size:** 11-50 employees on LinkedIn; 25 employees supplied in company data
- **Products:** Equipment loans, Capital and operating leases, Sale-leaseback financing, Project and delayed-draw facilities, Equipment-finance advisory and structuring
- **Notable:** Surpassed $1 billion in investments supporting private-equity-backed companies by April 2026., Completed two equipment ABS transactions with more than $600 million of total issuance by June 2026., Reached number 24 among U.S. independent equipment finance companies in Monitor's 2024 ranking after roughly two years of operations.

## Products & services

- **Equipment loans** — Secured loans for new purchases, recurring refresh cycles, project spending and fleet or infrastructure expansion.
- **Capital and operating leases** — Lease structures with varied end-of-term options for essential-use equipment across numerous industries.
- **Sale-leaseback financing** — Financing that monetizes equipment already owned by a borrower to release liquidity while preserving use of the assets.
- **Project and delayed-draw facilities** — Facilities designed to fund equipment programs over time rather than forcing a borrower into a single purchase date.
- **Equipment-finance advisory and structuring** — Direct underwriting that combines leveraged-credit analysis, equipment risk, portfolio construction and end-of-term planning.

## Achievements

- Surpassed $1 billion in investments supporting private-equity-backed companies by April 2026.
- Completed two equipment ABS transactions with more than $600 million of total issuance by June 2026.
- Reached number 24 among U.S. independent equipment finance companies in Monitor's 2024 ranking after roughly two years of operations.
- Reported a roughly $537 million net asset portfolio across 229 contracts and more than 45 obligors as of December 31, 2025.
- Moody's upgraded two classes of CLARUS 2024-1 notes in 2026; the transaction had zero cumulative net losses at the time of the review.
- Expanded its downtown Boston headquarters in 2026 to nearly double its office footprint.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Closed a $15 million lease facility for a sponsor-backed environmental services company to support recurring maintenance spending and growth.
- **2026-06** — Closed a $30 million lease facility for a sponsor-backed infrastructure services company.
- **2026-06** — Completed CLARUS 2026-1, a second securitization backed by more than $332 million of equipment leases and loans.
- **2026-05** — Moody's upgraded the Class B and Class C notes in CLARUS 2024-1 after strong performance and zero cumulative net losses.
- **2026-04** — Announced that cumulative investments supporting private-equity-backed companies had passed $1 billion.
- **2026-03** — Moved to an expanded downtown Boston headquarters that nearly doubled its footprint.

## Links

- Website: https://claruscap.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/claruscap/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22