Aperture Investors, LLC (“Aperture”), an alternative asset manager and part of Generali Investments, announced that it led a $300 million asset-based financing facility with Avant, LLC, a leading financial technology company.
The facility provides flexible capital designed to support Avant’s continued growth across its platform. The transaction further strengthens a longstanding relationship between Aperture’s Asset-Based Finance (“ABF”) team and Avant.
Launched in 2025, Aperture’s ABF strategy seeks to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to leading consumer and commercial finance platforms. Led by Global Head of Asset-Based Finance and Portfolio Manager Nick Turgeon, the strategy leverages disciplined underwriting and specialized asset-level expertise to identify, structure, and manage attractive investment opportunities.
“We’re pleased to partner with Avant to support its continued growth,” Turgeon said. “Our ABF strategy is focused on working with high-quality partners that combine dynamic underwriting models with proven operating capabilities, and Avant exemplifies those qualities. We look forward to continuing to seek attractive investment opportunities for our clients.”
“At Avant, we’ve spent more than a decade building a data-driven platform designed to expand access to responsible credit for middle-income Americans,” said Al Goldstein, CEO of Avant. “Partnering with Aperture on this facility aligns with that mission: it gives us flexible funding to grow our credit card portfolio while maintaining the discipline and risk management our customers and capital partners expect. We’re excited to deepen the relationship as we scale the platform to serve more people.”
Founded in 2012, Avant is a data-driven, multi-product platform that provides access to both credit cards and personal loans for middle-income American consumers. The company launched its branded credit card* in 2017 as part of a platform that has served more than 4.5 million unique customers and connected them to over $13.7 billion in personal loans and more than 3.1 million credit cards in aggregate.
About Aperture Investors
Aperture Investors is an alternative asset manager founded in partnership with Generali Group, a leading global insurance and asset management group, and part of the Generali Investments platform. Aperture invests across credit and equity asset classes globally and combines an entrepreneurial investment culture with institutional infrastructure. As of June 30, 2026, Aperture managed approximately $6.72 billion in assets under management. For more information, visit www.apertureinvestors.com.
About Avant
Avant is a data-driven platform at the intersection of technology and credit, built to meet the financial needs of millions of middle-income Americans. The company leverages data and machine learning to deliver access to a suite of financial products and services anchored by credit cards, personal loans, and a personal financial management tool. Since its founding in 2012, Avant has served more than 4.5 million unique customers, connecting them to over $16.8 billion in credit through personal loans and credit cards. For more information, visit www.avant.com. *Avant-branded credit products are issued by WebBank.
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