Post Road Group (Post Road), an alternative investment firm focused on middle-market corporate strategies and real estate, has closed the Post Road Special Opportunity Fund II LP with total capital commitments of more than USD300 million, exceeding the Fund’s target.
SOF II received significant backing from existing Post Road limited partners as well as new investors globally, including pension funds, fund of funds, university endowments, private foundations, and family offices.
SOF II invests in a range of corporate strategies, including secured credit, structured equity, and special situations in middle-market technology, media, telecommunications, and business services sectors. The Fund seeks to generate strong risk-adjusted returns by creatively structuring credit investments with equity-like upside in sectors that exhibit less cyclicality but require significant industry and investment expertise to mitigate downside risk. To date, the Fund has committed ~45 per cent of total capital commitments.
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