Record Fundraising
Organic fundraising of $1.7B in Q4 and a record $7.7B for full year 2025, exceeding the original $6.0B target by >$1.0B and surpassing the revised $6.6B target; 2025 fundraising exceeded initial guidance by ~30%.
Strong Fee-Earning AUM Growth
Fee-earning AUM reached $40.8B in Q4 2025, up 24% year-over-year and 5% sequentially; pro forma for announced acquisitions FEAUM is ~$47.4B and management highlighted a path to a $70B year-end 2027 target.
Robust Fee-Related Earnings (FRE)
Full-year FRE of $202.5M (reported as $203M), up 19% year-over-year. Q4 FRE of ~$64.2M, up 17% YoY and ~30% sequentially; Q4 FRE margin improved by ~5 percentage points to ~63.6%.
Distributable Earnings and EPS
Full-year distributable earnings of $200.9M (+6% YoY from $189.2M) and distributable earnings per share of $1.27 for 2025; Q4 distributable earnings of $78.5M ($0.50 per share).
High-Quality, Sticky Asset Base & Lower Redemptions
Approximately 90% of FEAUM in vehicles with no or limited redemptions, including 22% ($9.1B) in permanent capital; redemptions decreased ~25% in 2025 vs 2024; organic net inflows of ~$2.4B in 2025 (~7% organic growth rate).
Targeted Strategic M&A and Scale Expansion
Closed acquisition of 51% of Solis (private credit) and RBR REIT assets (adds ~ $1.3B permanent capital REIT AUM); announced acquisition of WP Global Partners (US) — pro forma credit FEAUM ~ $12.1B and GPMS pro forma FEAUM ~ $13.6B — enhancing capabilities and scale.
Diversified Fundraising & Asset Mix
2025 fundraising strength came from infrastructure ($2.3B, ~5x 2024), GPMS (~$2B), credit (record $1.8B vs $1.4B in 2024, +~28.6%), and real estate (Q4 >$520M). Pro forma FEAUM mix: 29% GPMS, 26% credit, 19% real estate, 12% private equity, 9% infrastructure, 6% public equities.
Capital Allocation & Balance Sheet Strength
Net debt ~$105M at year-end; net debt / FRE = 0.5x (well below 1x target). Total unused debt capacity and liquidity provide flexibility for M&A and capital returns. Board approved expanded buyback capacity (additional 3M shares) and management signaled up to 7M shares that could be repurchased (including PHL intent).
Dividend Increase & Shareholder Returns
Updated fixed dividend policy to $0.65 per share for 2026, an 8% increase from $0.60 in 2025; declared Q4 dividend of $0.15 and expect ~ $100M dividend payment for 2026.
Operational & Product Momentum
Management fee rate averaged 92 bps (trailing 4 quarters) and is expected to trend toward ~90 bps; pending FEAUM of ~$2.9B, continued product expansion across strategies, and Tria energy trading contributed ~$4M in 2025 with transformational agreement signed to acquire Raizen Power.