Jose Fernandez

StepStone is a global private equity specialist overseeing more than $50 billion of private equity allocations, including over $10 billion of assets under management. The Firm creates customized portfolios for the world's most sophisticated investors using a highly disciplined research-focused approach that prudently integrates fund, secondary, mezzanine and co-investments. These services include: Strategic advisory, including program design, investment allocation and customized portfolio construction; Fund investment recommendation and due diligence; Specialized separate account discretionary management; and Portfolio Monitoring, Reporting and Analytics. StepStone builds private equity portfolios by accessing the market through a combination of fund investments, co-investments and secondary purchases. The firm annually deploys approximately $5 billion through fund investments, co-investments and secondary investments across all strategies and geographies. The Partners who manage StepStone's secondary practice have sourced, analyzed, negotiated and closed over $2.5 billion across 77 secondary transactions over the last 13 years. StepStone generally seeks private equity co-investments of between $10 million and $200 million in established businesses alongside proven investors. The firm was founded in 2006 and is based in La Jolla, California with additional offices globally.