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SouthState Private Capital Management
SouthState Private Capital Management extends from SouthState Bank, a publicly traded regional bank headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida with a...
SouthState Private Capital Management
SouthState Private Capital Management extends from SouthState Bank, a publicly traded regional bank headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida with a footprint across the Southeastern United States. The firm functions as the bank's captive investment arm, deploying capital sourced from the bank's own balance sheet as well as fiduciary accounts managed through SouthState's wealth and trust division. This structure gives the investment team direct access to the bank's capital committee and a permanent capital base atypical of independent fund managers. The firm's investment strategy centers on private equity fund commitments and direct co-investments across middle-market buyout, growth equity, and special situations. The bank's regulatory filings disclose participation in limited partnership interests across a range of private capital vehicles — positions that are held at amortized cost on the bank's balance sheet. The geographic concentration mirrors SouthState Bank's branch network, with deal flow originating predominantly from the Southeast and Texas, though fund commitments extend exposure nationally. SouthState Bank has expanded through a series of accretive acquisitions, most recently completing its merger with Independent Bank Group in 2024, adding $18B in assets and deepening the Texas presence from which the private capital unit can draw proprietary deal flow. The investment team operates within the bank's broader treasury and wealth management functions, drawing on credit underwriting talent and regional relationship managers to source and diligence opportunities. Structurally, the firm's embedded position within a regulated bank creates a distinct sourcing model: deal flow arrives through commercial banking relationships, loan restructurings, and private banking introductions to family-held businesses in the bank's footprint. That pipeline — filtered through a bank credit culture — produces a deal mix weighted toward asset-heavy, cash-flowing businesses where the bank can provide follow-on senior lending, giving the private capital unit an underwriting edge over non-bank competitors.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
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AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
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Corporate office
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Frequently asked questions
How does SouthState Private Capital source its investment opportunities?
The firm sources primarily through SouthState Bank's commercial lending and private banking relationships across the Southeastern U.S. and Texas. Bankers on the ground encounter business owners seeking growth capital, succession solutions, or acquisition financing, and direct those opportunities to the private capital team. This internal pipeline — coupled with general partner relationships from fund commitments — produces a mix of direct and co-investment deal flow that is difficult for non-bank investors to replicate.
What is the firm's relationship to SouthState Bank's balance sheet?
SouthState Private Capital operates as a department within the bank rather than a separately capitalized fund manager. Its investment capital comes from two sources: the bank's own equity capital, held as limited partnership interests on the balance sheet, and fiduciary capital from the bank's trust and wealth management clients. This eliminates the fundraising cycle and LP redemption risk that independent firms manage, but also subjects investment decisions to bank-level regulatory capital requirements and oversight.
Does SouthState Private Capital invest in funds or only directly into companies?
Both. The firm commits to external private equity funds as a limited partner — primarily in lower-middle-market and middle-market buyout, growth equity, and special situations strategies — and selectively co-invests alongside those same general partners. Direct investing tends to concentrate on companies within the bank's geographic footprint where SouthState can also provide senior debt.
Is SouthState Private Capital registered with the SEC?
As an operating division of SouthState Bank, N.A., the firm operates under the bank's regulatory framework rather than as a standalone registered investment adviser. The parent company, SouthState Corporation, files quarterly and annual reports with the SEC as a public company, and private equity holdings are disclosed within those filings under the bank's investment portfolio line items.
What investment stages and deal sizes does the firm target?
The firm targets middle-market companies with typically between $3 million and $15 million of EBITDA. Stage coverage spans growth equity for expanding regional companies, buyout capital for founder transitions, and special situations where the bank's dual role as lender and equity investor creates a restructuring advantage. No minimum check size is publicly disclosed, though co-investment positions are likely sized relative to the sponsoring fund's equity requirements.
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