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    Stephens Group

    Little Rock, United StatesFounded 1933

    Stephens Group is a private investment firm and family office based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that partners with management teams to build businesses with long-term, sustainable value. With over 90 years of investing heritage, it focuses on control buyout and significant minority growth equity investments across industrial products & services, vertical software, and opportunistic investments.

    Average disclosed round size is $54.2M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    11

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Aaron Clark

    Aaron Clark

    Senior Managing Director

    Allie Laborde

    Allie Laborde

    Managing Director – Business Development

    Grant Jones

    Grant Jones

    Managing Director

    Jack Nadal

    Jack Nadal

    Managing Director

    Mark Steenhoek

    Mark Steenhoek

    Managing Director - Value Creation

    Ryan Morrow, CFA

    Ryan Morrow, CFA

    Managing Director

    Heather Bankhead, SHRM-CP

    Heather Bankhead, SHRM-CP

    Director of Human Resources

    Blake Tilley

    Blake Tilley

    Principal

    Chad Greenway

    Chad Greenway

    Principal and Executive Vice President

    Jens Talbert

    Jens Talbert

    Principal

    Anthony Porcelli

    Anthony Porcelli

    Vice President

    Chris E. Kauffman, CPA

    Chris E. Kauffman, CPA

    Executive Vice President - Finance & Accounting

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    13 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    SchooLinks logoSchooLinksSeries B—Oct 2024
    Roadie logoRoadieSeries C$37MFeb 2019
    Disco logoDiscoSeries A$20MJan 2019
    Choose Energy logoChoose EnergySeries B$7.5MNov 2013
    BBigfoot InteractiveSeries C$20MJan 2002
    SSmartsignalUnknown$12MOct 2001
    TierPoint logoTierPointUnknown$320M—
    CS Disco logoCS DiscoGrowth$60M—
    Choose Energy logoChoose EnergySeries A$4M—
    AArmorUnknown$89M—
    Disco logoDiscoSeries C$18.6M—
    Ledgebrook logoLedgebrookSeries B$17M—
    NNexGenSeries A$45M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026