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Jeff Carter Did Two Years of Homework Before He Lent a Dollar
A portfolio analyst turned developer studied private lending for two years, found the gap banks left open, and built Grand Coast Capital around speed, structure and aligned incentives.
Grand Coast Built a $470 Million Lending Machine in the Gap Banks Left Behind
Banks like tidy buildings and long timelines. Grand Coast found its business in the messy middle - the 12 to 18 months when a serious property investor needs money now, not after the opportunity is gone.
The Firm That Bet Against the Buyout Playbook - and Ran It 40 Years
For four decades, a Beverly Hills firm has invested in middle-market companies by lending and owning at the same time. In July 2025 it closed its seventh flagship fund at over $3.6 billion - proof the contrarian model still sells.
StepStone Group and the Business of Getting Into Rooms Most Investors Never See
A private markets firm started in 2007 now helps steer roughly $700 billion across private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure - and it is quietly opening the door to individual investors.
Percent
Percent is a New York-based fintech company building the technology infrastructure for the private credit market. Its platform digitizes the full lifecycle of private credit transactions - sourcing, structuring, syndication, surveillance and servicing - connecting corporate and asset-based borrowers, underwriters and accredited investors on a single, transparent marketplace. Founded in 2018 (originally as Cadence) by Nelson Chu, Percent has powered roughly $2 billion in transaction volume and offers short-duration, high-yield private credit deals with lower minimums than traditional channels.