GP Solutions

Private equity fund and management company capital solutions

Our GP Solutions team provides strategic capital to private equity sponsors through NAV and GP management company finance solutions. Our capital helps sponsors increase investable capital to fund new or follow-on investments and optimize portfolio construction. Our solutions also enable sponsors to pursue strategic growth initiatives, increase GP commitments, and facilitate investor liquidity.

We invest in the full spectrum of GP Solutions transactions, including NAV loans and preferred equity fund financing, single and multi-asset continuation funds, and GP management company financings.

GP Solutions invests ORIX USA’s flexible balance sheet capital to craft bespoke investment solutions for private equity partners while leveraging the firm’s broad capabilities across business lines within our private credit, real estate and private equity verticals.

Bespoke investment solutions for private equity partners

Our team is led by Jed Johnson, whose 25 years of private equity investment experience includes control, non-control, structured equity, GP seeding, GP stakes, and GP-led secondary transactions with a focus on the lower middle-market.

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GP Solutions Video Highlights

Dakota Research Interview

In this Dakota Research Interview, Jed Johnson, Head of GP Solutions at ORIX USA, discusses how our team provides non-dilutive financing—including NAV loans, GP financings, and continuation vehicle solutions—supported by ORIX USA’s $10B balance sheet. Hear Jed’s perspective on trends shaping the middle market and the role of customized capital solutions in driving sponsor growth.

Fund Fanatics Podcast

Jed Johnson, Head of GP Solutions at ORIX USA, recently appeared on Fund Fanatics, a video podcast featuring in-depth discussions with industry leaders in private markets. In this episode, he discusses NAV lending, ORIX USA’s history in the private credit space, and his motivation for creating the GP Solutions business. Jed also talks about the types of deals he has been involved in, the advantages of focusing on the lower middle-market, the value ORIX USA can offer to GPs, and the evolution of strategic capital for private equity GPs.