Barings

What they do

Barings is one of the world's largest and most prominent global financial services firms. Operating as a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Barings leverages its massive scale to provide flexible financing solutions. The firm is highly distinctive for its cycle-tested approach, investing its own capital alongside its clients. In the private markets ecosystem, Barings is renowned as a powerhouse in middle-market direct lending, portfolio finance, and real estate, offering everything from senior secured debt to equity co-investments and complex asset-based finance.

What they look for

Barings seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets. In its massive private credit and direct lending arm, the firm's thesis centers on generating current yield and capital appreciation by providing tailored, flexible capital solutions to well-established middle-market businesses. They emphasize a "buy-and-build" investment thesis, partnering with private equity sponsors to support companies' long-term growth trajectories through initial buyouts and subsequent add-on acquisitions.

Stage

Series B+, Series A

Sectors

Fintech, Healthcare, SaaS, Food and agriculture, Proptech, Mobility and logistics, Consumer

Based

Charlotte, US