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Lattis Management closes $100M for middle-market energy push

What's the deal? Lattis ManagementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has secured more than $100 million in commitments for its flagship vehicle, Lattis LPDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and its infrastructure arm, Lattis Infrastructure LPDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. A Northeastern institutional investor managing over $25 billion in assets anchored the round, which also drew family offices and institutional backers from North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Why now? The close marks a second capital close for Lattis LP and the launch of Lattis Infrastructure LP. It comes as capital shifts toward middle-market energy infrastructure, where backers see room for operational agility and specialist expertise.

What's the endgame? The firm targets mid-sized energy and infrastructure assets — the localised projects underpinning the energy transition alongside larger utility-scale builds. "This second close reflects the strength of the relationships we've built with investors and our shared conviction in the enormous opportunity in middle market infrastructure," said managing partner and co-founder Arjun Kapoor.

Who's running it? Kapoor leads the firm after more than a decade of direct investments at the Dell Family OfficeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and MSD PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, where he handled structured deals across communications infrastructure, industrials, and energy. His track record spans transactions from $10 million to $500 million — the kind of proprietary, middle-market work institutional LPs now seek.

The signal: As mega-cap private equity contends with slow distributions and overallocated investors, specialist managers are gaining ground. Lattis's close signals that institutional money is migrating toward the middle market, where it can source returns harder to find in crowded large-cap buyouts.

Read more: briefglance.com

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