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Northleaf Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSocial ImpactSocial GoodSustainable

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2593days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$222MRounds led0 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 67%
Pitch Northleaf Capital Partners

Northleaf Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Debt: 50% of its rounds

What they do

Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets firm with $32B+ in commitments across mid-market private equity, private credit, infrastructure.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Social ImpactSocial GoodSustainable
Based in
Toronto, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Sept
    VerafinDebt · CA · FinSMEs$389MWith 6 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Jan
    Pivot3$56MWith 9 others
  5. 2014

    2 rounds

  6. Aug
    Pivot3Series E · US$12MWith 7 others
  7. Apr
    WattpadSeries C · CA$46MWith 7 others
  8. 2013

    1 round

  9. Oct
    Pivot3Growth · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 7 others
  10. 2012

    1 round

  11. Feb
    Pivot3Growth · US · techcrunch.com$23MWith 6 others
  12. 2010

    1 round

  13. Apr
    Pivot3Series D · US · texastechpulse.com$4.0MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

JEJeffrey Edward George PentlandManaging Director/DirectoriForm ADV
JTJeffrey Theodorus LucassenChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
KMKatherine Mary GurneyGeneral Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & SecretaryiForm ADV
MWMichael William FloodManaging Director/DirectoriForm ADV
SDStuart Douglas WaughManaging Director and Managing Partner/DirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 19 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$4.5Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Northleaf Capital Advisors LTD.
SEC number
CRD 145014

Funds on its Form ADV

3 private funds, $540M in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

Private equity 2Infrastructure 1

  1. Northleaf Infrastructure Capital Partners (US) III L.P.Infrastructure11 investors$450M
  2. Northleaf Capital Opportunities (US) L.P.Private equity1 investor$85M
  3. Northleaf Global Private Equity Investors (International) III L.P.Private equity2 investors$5.2M

Funds they back

3 fund commitments on record

Managers
3

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Northleaf Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Northleaf Capital Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Northleaf Capital Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Northleaf Capital Partners

What does Northleaf Capital Partners invest in?

Northleaf Capital Partners invests most often at Growth and Debt (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social Impact, Social Good and Sustainable.

How active is Northleaf Capital Partners?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Northleaf Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Verafin (Debt, Sept 2019) and Pivot3 (Jan 2016).

How big are Northleaf Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $222M.

Does Northleaf Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Northleaf Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%) and Canada (33%).

Is Northleaf Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Northleaf Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often InterWest Partners (4 rounds together), Lightspeed Venture Partners (4 rounds together) and Focus Ventures (3 rounds together).

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