
San Francisco, CA
Airbnb is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for alternative accommodations and authentic experiences and has transformed how people think about places to stay and things to do.
We partner with growth-oriented companies to provide bespoke financing solutions that often fall between traditional growth equity and commercial debt.
Our investments range from $25M to over $500M. Capital can be used to finance organic growth, acquisitions, and/or recapitalizations including for shareholder liquidity.
Our capital solutions often come in forms that limit the dilution of current equity. These include preferred equity, growth-oriented credit, or hybrid preferred equity/credit solutions.
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COMPANIES
GLOBAL
LOCATIONS
San Francisco, CA
Airbnb is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for alternative accommodations and authentic experiences and has transformed how people think about places to stay and things to do.
North Sydney, NSW, Australia
AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre specialist creating a platform for cloud, content and large enterprise customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Jersey City, NJ
AvePoint provides data governance, protection and migration solutions for Office 365 and SharePoint.
Charlotte, NC, USA
AvidXchange is a comprehensive accounts payable and bill payment solution.
Irving, TX, USA
Caris Life Sciences is a leading innovator in molecular science focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine.
San Diego, CA, USA
ChiroTouch is an electronic health records and practice management system designed specifically for small to midsize chiropractic practices.
Portland, OR, USA
Clinicient is a leading provider of clinical and business solutions for the outpatient rehabilitation therapy market.
Rockville, MD, USA
DrFirst provides healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Gainsight is the Customer Success platform helping businesses retain and grow customers.
San Diego, CA, USA
Kyriba is a global leader in cloud treasury solutions, delivering award winning cash management technology to CFOs, Treasurers and Financial Professionals.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Lucidworks builds AI-powered search solutions for many of the world’s largest brands.
Carlsbad, CA
Medsphere provides efficient and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) software solutions and services.
Miramar, Florida
MDLIVE is one of the largest and fastest growing telehealth companies in the U.S. offering virtual healthcare services in all 50 states.
Norwood, OH, USA
PayCor is a leading provider of human capital management solutions, including human resource (HR), payroll and timekeeping software.
Seattle, WA, USA
PayScale is a leader in precise, on-demand cloud compensation data and software for businesses and individuals.
Denver, CO, USA
PaySimple is a leading service commerce platform for businesses, enabling them to market services, accept payments and retain customers using one end-to-end solution.
San Diego, CA, USA
SmartDrive is a leader in video-based safety telematics and transportation intelligence.
Stockholm, Sweden
Spotify is a digital music service that enables users to remotely source millions of different songs on various record labels from a laptop, smartphone or other device.
New York, New York
Sprinklr is a Customer Experience Management (CXM) platform for modern enterprises.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2016, Jens worked as an Investment Analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s Americas Special Situations Group. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a BSBA in Finance and International Business.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Ben was a Vice President with Battery Ventures focused on venture capital & growth equity investments in the internet and software space. Previously, he was a Senior Equity Research Associate at Rutberg & Company and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Chemistry from Duke University.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Alex worked as an Associate at General Atlantic and Abry Partners. He started his career as an Investment Analyst in the Private Equity Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He graduated summa cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University.
CO-head of
sixth street growth
CO-head of
sixth street growth
Mike is a Partner of Sixth Street and Co-Head of Sixth Street Growth. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Mike was a Managing Director in AmSSG at Goldman Sachs, which he joined in 2004. From 2013 through 2018, he was co-head of PCI, AmSSG’s preferred equity, growth capital business. Prior to co-heading PCI, Mike worked in AmSSG’s Multi-Strategy Investing Group and Specialty Lending Group. Before joining AmSSG in 2006, he worked in Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Division. Mike received a B.B.A. in Finance and Business Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 2002.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2019, Vishva was an Associate at Harvest Partners in the Structured Capital Fund, a group dedicated to non-control, structured equity investments. Prior to Harvest Partners, Vishva worked in the investment banking division of Lincoln International where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, special situations, and capital raises across multiple sectors. He graduated with honors and distinction from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Finance.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Lee was a Vice President at TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm where he focused on healthcare investments. Prior to TA Associates, Lee worked in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He received an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and graduated magna cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance.
Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Kam was an Associate in the Principal Investments group at C-III Capital Partners and previously worked as Head of New York Acquisitions for Titan Partners, a special situations real estate firm. She began her career as an analyst in the Leverage Finance group at Deutsche Bank. She received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard College.
CO-head of
sixth street growth
CO-head of
sixth street growth
Mr. Stanley is a Partner of Sixth Street and Co-Head of Sixth Street Growth, which is the firm’s platform for providing customized, non-control private capital for growth-oriented companies. Mr. Stanley focuses on originating transactions in the software, payment systems, data infrastructure and business services sectors. Representative portfolio companies include AvidXchange, Kaseya, Lucidworks, PayScale and SmartDrive. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2011, Mr. Stanley was with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, where he served in multiple roles providing specialized financing to companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Maine.
Prior to joining Sixth Street, Ben was a Senior Managing Director in Principal Finance at Macquarie Group, where he invested balance sheet capital into direct opportunities. Before Macquarie, he was a Principal in Growth Equity at General Catalyst Partners and a Vice President in Drawbridge Special Opportunities at Fortress Investment Group. Ben holds a JD from Harvard Law School, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School, MS in Computer Science, and BSE/BSE degrees summa cum laude from the Management & Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Ben is also a member of the Finance and Audit Committees at Tufts Medical Center.
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
John joined Sixth Street as Senior Advisor in 2018 with a focus on partnering with portfolio company CEOs and management teams to address strategic and operational issues associated with growth.
John brings a 30-year track record of innovation, vision and execution in creating successful businesses. As a multi-time CEO, John raised over $100 million and created over $1.5 billion in shareholder value in partnership with 12 financial sponsors. He’s also served as chairman, non-executive chairman, or director on over 25 boards, including Regulatory DataCorp (RDC) where he served alongside Michael McGinn, Co-Head of Sixth Street’s Capital Solutions business.
He was previously a Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures, chairman and CEO of M|C Communications, President and CEO of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), and held several senior positions at IBM. While at IBM, John was responsible for leading the integration program that brought together 70,000 PWCC and IBM professionals from across 56 countries to create the IBM Business Consulting Group. John also founded two companies, Mainspring, Inc. and Course Technology. Mainspring was established in 1996, and grew from a startup to a publicly traded company that was ultimately purchased by IBM in June 2001. Prior to Mainspring, John founded Course Technology, which was sold to the Thomson Corporation.
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