secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ridgepost Capital, Inc. (RPC)
CIK:        0001841968
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-038508
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

P10 acquires Stellus Capital Management for $250M, expanding into lower-middle market direct lending
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- Initial consideration $250M ($125M cash + $125M units); up to $60M earnout based on 2027/2029 FRR.
- Stellus adds ~$3.8B AUM ($2.6B fee-paying); >70% FRR from permanent capital vehicles.
- Stellus senior team invested $10.3B across 375+ companies over 20+ years; annualized loss rate ~0.14%.
- Transaction expected to close mid-2026; modestly accretive to ANI per share and FRE margin in first full year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841968/000119312526038508/0001193125-26-038508-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841968/000119312526038508/px-20260205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-038508

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