
RBC Capital Markets
455 Patroon Creek Blvd, Suite 207, Albany, NY, 12206, United States
Overview
RBC Capital Markets is A Premier Investment Bank that provides a focused set of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and high net worth clients in 160 countries. With nearly 3,000 professional and support staff, we operate out of 75 offices in 15 countries and deliver our products and services through operations in Asia and Australasia, the UK and Europe and in every major North American city. According to Bloomberg, we are consistently ranked among the top 15 global investment banks. We are part of a leading provider of financial services, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Operating since 1869, RBC has more than US$612 billion in assets and one of the highest credit ratings of any financial institution - Moody's Aaa and Standard & Poor's AA-.
- Total investments
- 14
- Lead investments
- 7
- Investments · 12mo
- 4
- Active investors
- 9
Sector focus
- Banking
- Finance
- Financial Services
Investment portfolio
- Flexential
Led · Debt Financing · Aug 2026
Flexential offers customizable IT and data center solutions for high-density computing needs, delivering services including colocation, cloud, interconnection, data protection, and professional services through its FlexAnywhere® platform. The company operates 40 data centers across 18 highly connected markets on a scalable 100+ Gbps private network backbone. Flexential positions its offerings to meet stringent security, compliance, and resiliency requirements for complex enterprise customers. The company is expanding capacity to meet growing enterprise and AI-driven demand and is investing ahead of customer needs. Its recent $800 million credit facility, supported by an 11-bank syndicate and equity sponsors GI Partners and MSIP, will fund more than 130 MW of new capacity across four key markets. Ongoing projects named in the financing include facilities in Atlanta-Douglasville, Portland-Hillsboro, Denver-Parker, and an expansion near Atlanta-Norcross.
- Nscale
Participated · Debt Financing · Jul 2026
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI data centers, controlling everything from renewable energy sourcing and facility construction to the compute stack and orchestration layer. Backed by Nvidia, the company is developing ‘Stargate Norway,’ an installation targeting 100,000 Nvidia GPUs by the end of 2026 with OpenAI as an initial customer. In October it also partnered with Microsoft and Dell to deploy roughly 200,000 Nvidia GPUs across four data centers in Europe and the U.S. The firm positions itself as a low-cost, green alternative for AI compute, pledging to reuse waste heat and invest in local skills and infrastructure. Its latest funding round values the company at $14.6 billion, placing it among Europe’s few AI decacorns. Nscale plans to use the new capital to accelerate build-outs in Europe, North America and Asia while expanding its engineering and operations teams. The company has hinted at a possible IPO as early as this year to further bolster its capital base. High-profile board appointments—including Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Decker and Nick Clegg—underscore its growing prominence.
- Terawatt Infrastructure
Led · Debt Financing · Jun 2026
Terawatt operates what it describes as the nation’s largest network of purpose‑built AV and commercial EV charging sites and counts leading AV rideshare companies and heavy‑duty fleets among its customers. The company owns and operates every layer of the charging infrastructure stack, including real estate, power, chargers, power management software, and charging operations. Terawatt converts high capital expenditures for fleet operators into a streamlined operating expense and emphasizes high uptime charging operations. The new bank facility will accelerate the company’s acquisition and development of additional depots across the U.S. Terawatt announced the financing from its San Francisco headquarters; no prior funding rounds or revenue figures were disclosed in the announcement.
- Lendbuzz
Participated · Debt Financing · Feb 2026
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Lendbuzz leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to evaluate non-traditional data and extend vehicle loans to borrowers who are often overlooked by conventional credit models. Its platform processes large data sets to more accurately predict a consumer’s credit profile, benefiting both consumers—through expanded credit access—and auto dealerships via increased sales. Since launching its asset-backed securitization (ABS) program in late 2021, the company has completed more than $2.4 billion of publicly syndicated ABS transactions across eleven deals, providing diversified funding for continued loan origination. Lendbuzz structures these securitizations around pools of loans secured by new and used cars, light trucks, and vans. The firm’s growing investor interest underscores market confidence in its underwriting technology and loan performance. By expanding its capital base through repeated ABS issuance, Lendbuzz aims to scale its mission of fair credit access for millions of potential car buyers.
- Catalyze
Led · Equity · Apr 2025
Catalyze develops and operates distributed renewable energy projects and serves as an independent power producer for commercial, industrial, and public sector customers. Its platform combines proprietary REenergyze technology with asset development and operations expertise to streamline planning, financing, deployment, and operation of solar and storage assets. The company intends to use new capital to accelerate origination, financing, and deployment, support acquisitions, and advance early-stage project development. Catalyze closed a $200 million three-year facility from Deutsche Bank that comprises revolving and term debt plus a letter of credit to provide flexible expansion capital. Earlier in 2025 it secured $400 million from ATLAS SP Partners and an $85 million tax equity investment from RBC, bringing total capital raised in 2025 to nearly $700 million. These financings position Catalyze to scale its model, meet rising demand for distributed energy solutions, and expand its footprint nationwide. Catalyze originates, acquires, builds, owns, and operates distributed solar and storage assets across community solar, commercial & industrial (C&I), and public sector verticals. The company leverages proprietary technology, REenergyze®, to streamline the origination-to-operations process and accelerate deployment. Catalyze’s distributed generation portfolio totals 300MW of projects in operations and construction. Its private equity sponsors, EnCap Investments and Actis, continue to support the company’s growth strategy. Catalyze plans to expand its distributed generation pipeline and deliver energy resilience, decarbonization, and long-term value to property owners, businesses, and communities nationwide by advancing solar and storage deployments. Catalyze develops and operates distributed renewable energy assets including rooftop solar, community solar, and battery storage. The company uses a proprietary software platform, REenergyze, to streamline and automate the origination-to-operations process. Its project portfolio currently consists of 300 MW in operations and construction, with more than 1 GW of additional investment opportunity in its development pipeline. Catalyze is focused on scaling distributed renewable solutions for commercial and industrial customers and communities across the United States. The company’s private equity sponsors, EnCap Investments and Actis, continue to support its growth strategy. Leadership says the new financing will enable accelerated growth and project execution. Catalyze develops, finances, owns, and operates integrated renewable assets—primarily solar and battery storage—for commercial and industrial customers. The company combines proprietary technologies (REenergyze and SolarStrap) with financing and operations capabilities to standardize and scale deployments. Catalyze is leveraging its platform to expand community distributed generation (CDG) projects in New York State and recently announced projects reaching operation in Lancaster and Amherst. It secured a $100 million financing to support a 79 MW CDG solar portfolio across New York. The firm emphasizes equitable access, with this transaction requiring a significant percentage of subscribers to benefit disadvantaged communities. Catalyze is backed by energy investors EnCap Investments L.P. and Actis and positions itself as a national Energy Transition Partner. Catalyze is a renewable energy data analytics, development, and asset management platform that partners with mid-to-large commercial and industrial real estate owners. The company designs, delivers, finances, and provides asset management services for smart energy infrastructure over the assets' life cycle. Its smart energy infrastructure offerings include solar, battery electric storage, electric vehicle charging, and microgrids. Catalyze says these systems improve the profitability, resiliency, and tenant value of commercial properties. Led by CEO Joel Serface, COO James Geshwiler, and CTO Steve Atherton, the company plans to use the financing to expand its operations, finance, and sales teams. Catalyze secured a $4.6M initial institutional financing from backers including the Innosphere Fund and Prisma Energy.