Mizuho Americas is to acquire Capstone Partners, an independent, middle-market placement agent focused on fundraising and advisory services to private equity, credit, real assets, and infrastructure investment firms.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed.
Capstone was named “Best Placement Agent” by Private Equity Wire in 2021, following a year when its clients held closes totalling more than USD10 billion in fund commitments.