Steve O’Leary, CEO of Clarus Capital, believes private equity sponsors are showing increased interest in capital-intensive businesses with tangible assets. Well-constructed equipment finance portfolios can help investors focus on what matters most: cash flows supported by assets and collateral. Under O’Leary’s leadership, Clarus has helped build stronger connections between institutional capital and large-ticket equipment finance, expanding the capital available to equipment-intensive businesses.

“One of the most important trends is the significant amount of capital moving into asset-backed finance. Investors will increasingly differentiate among platforms based on execution, portfolio performance and operating capabilities,” O’Leary says.

Clarus has built the origination, investment, finance and operational capabilities needed to provide client partners with capital while giving institutional investors access to high-quality equipment finance assets.