DFX Intelligence
Stellus Capital Management
As of · the mandate; last verified Sep 19, 2026, 3 sources, 25 observations
- Sponsors financed
- 29
- Repeat sponsors
- 14
- Announced deals
- 36
Lender and equity co-investor, observedSEC RIAequity
As of · the mandate; last verified Sep 19, 2026, 3 sources, 25 observations
What the rest of DFX holds on this provider
- Provider type
- Private credit fund · registry: private credit graph lender or credit fund
- Also on DFX
- Private Credit, Private Equity, RIA
- Form ADV
- $3.5B regulatory AUM · 13 private funds · 36 employees · filed Jul 14, 2026 IAPD
- BDC book
- 290 positions · 124 borrowers · $973M fair value · 9 on non-accrual · as of Jun 30, 2026
- PE portfolio
- 202 companies, 202 active
6 additional people, 36 additional sponsor relationships, 33 additional announced deals
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Observed financing independent sponsors
29 sponsors, 47 observed deals as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt, unitranche: Tailwind Capital (3), Palm Peak Capital, LLC (3), Bv Investment Partners, L.P. (3).
Observed financing in business services (7), manufacturing (7), tech-enabled services (3), specialty distribution (2), industrial services (2).
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them besideHow this is orderedOrdered by the sponsor's depth in your sectors. The capital named on their deals is printed beside each one so the absence can be checked rather than taken on trust.
DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.
Coverage behind this list: 3 sponsors observed closing in your 8 sectors · 26 of your own financings read in those sectors · most recent of theirs observed Sep 9, 2026.
- Capital named on their deals: Cyprium Partners, HCAP Partners, LLC, NorthCoast Mezzanine, Ocean Avenue Capital Partners, L.P., White Oak Global Advisors, LLC
- Capital named on their deals: Tecum Capital, First Commonwealth Bank, Five Points Capital, Inc., SharpVue Capital
- Capital named on their deals: Align Collaborate
What do they fund, equity or debt, how much, what structures
- Provider kinds
- Observed sponsor backer; Pe adviserFactsources in which the provider appears· 100%· Federal regulator filings
- Capital side
- EquityFactForm ADV private fund type· 85%· Federal regulator filings
- Aum private funds
- $2.0BFactForm ADV 7B gross assets of private funds· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Pe fund count
- $13FactForm ADV 7B· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Independent sponsor friendliness
- ObservedFact49 observed sponsor transactions· 90%· DFX's own graph
- Fund vehicles
- 2 fund vehicles: Stellus Private Credit BDC; Stellus Private Credit BDC Feeder LPInferenceForm D funds whose name begins with the adviser's name, same state (inference)· 80%· Federal regulator filings
- Adviser since
- 2012-01-17FactForm ADV SEC status effective date· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Adviser class
- Pe manager midInferencegross private fund assets: small <$300M, mid <$2B, large· 80%· Federal regulator filings
Announced transactions naming them
- Feb 3, 2026Add onconfidence 90%Stellus Capital Management · Equity providerStellus Capital Management · Lender
Houston, TX – February 3, 2026 – Stellus Capital Management, LLC (“Stellus”), alongside its affiliates, provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Caring, LLC (“Caring.com”) by SilverAssist, a comprehensive senior assistance network connecting families with trusted information, expert guidance, and quality services to simplify aging and senior living decisions. SilverAssist is currently backed by Growth Catalyst Partners.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com - Jan 20, 2026Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%Stellus Capital Management · Equity providerStellus Capital Management · Lender
Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support Tailwind Capital's investment in Leesburg, Virginia-based Valor Fleet Services.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com - Nov 4, 2025Platform acquisitionconfidence 45%Stellus Capital Management · Equity providerStellus Capital Management · Lender
Stellus Capital Management, LLC ("Stellus") announced today that its affiliates participated in providing senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Catchment Capital's ("Catchment") investment in Fidus Systems.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com
Affiliated: Stellus Private Credit BDC Feeder LP; Stellus Private Credit BDC; Stellus Capital SBIC II LP
Sponsors this provider has financedWhat these counts meanCounts are the financings DFX has read in announcements. Most come from lenders' own deal archives, which list a lender's repeat deals with a sponsor but not the sponsor's deals with other lenders, so a repeat relationship shows where one lender publishes and is not a rate at which sponsors return to a lender. Counts undercount and record past financing; DFX does not predict who will finance a deal.
29 sponsors observed, 14 of them more than once.
- Repeat relationshipStellus Capital Management has financed 2 observed Tailwind Capital transactions (2025 to 2026).Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt
- Jan 20, 2026Valor Fleet Servicesstelluscapital.com
- Sep 23, 2025DMD Systems Recoverystelluscapital.com
- Repeat relationshipStellus Capital Management has financed 2 observed Palm Peak Capital, LLC transactions (2025).Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt, unitranche
- Oct 7, 2025Domaille Engineeringstelluscapital.com
- Feb 4, 2025Pacific Shoring Products, LLCstelluscapital.com
- Repeat relationshipStellus Capital Management has financed 2 observed Bv Investment Partners, L.P. transactions (2023 to 2025).Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt, unitranche
- Aug 12, 2025The Millennium Alliancestelluscapital.com
- Sep 6, 2023Hardenbergh Group, Inc.stelluscapital.com
Who works here
- Bill HaverlandManaging Director whose prior role focused on private equity coverage and originating and executing M&A transactions, now on Stellus's investment team.Managing Director stelluscapital.com
- John SieversManaging Director with a background in leveraged finance and corporate banking at J.P. Morgan, now on Stellus's investment team.Managing Director stelluscapital.com
- Kenneth DebowManaging Director with 24+ years of investing and finance experience, on the firm's senior deal team since its 2012 formation.Managing Director stelluscapital.com
Who to call
the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts
The firm's published line
Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 website (Form ADV) · as of 2026-09-26
- Bill HaverlandManaging Director · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
- John SieversManaging Director · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
- Kenneth DebowManaging Director · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan
The Stellus Capital Management team works with private equity-backed, lower middle market platforms, providing capital to help them grow and succeed.
In the firm's own words.
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adv firm type | RIA | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv latest filing date | 2026-04-29 | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status | Approved | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status effective date | 2012-01-17 | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adviser class | PE manager mid | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Description | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) no URL | ||
| Employee count | 36 | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Entity kind | Private equity fund manager | Inference | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Hq location | Houston, TX | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Investment thesis | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) no URL | ||
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Pe fund count | 13 | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund count | 13 | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund gross assets usd | $2.0B | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Website | Fact | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL | ||
| Website | Fact | 2026-04-29 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
13 further observations are on the record behind these, each with its own source and date. Ask and we will send the lot.