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Please join us in congratulating Tom Fitzherbert-Brockholes and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Tom joined StepStone in 2021 and is based in London. He is a member of the Venture Capital and Growth Equity team.

Please join us in congratulating Ted Panarese and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Ted joined StepStone in 2016 and is based in New York. He is a member of the Private Equity team.

Please join us in congratulating Srdjan Vlaski and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Srdjan joined StepStone in 2016 and is based in Zurich. He is a member of the Private Debt team.

Please join us in congratulating Seth Weiss and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Seth joined StepStone in 2021 and is based in New York. He serves as Head of Corporate Investor Relations.

Please join us in congratulating Panos Tegos and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Panos joined StepStone in 2016 and is based in London. He is a member of the Private Equity team.

Please join us in congratulating Mohamed Khashoggi and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Mohamed joined StepStone in 2019 and is based in Riyadh. He is a member of the Business Development team.

Please join us in congratulating Kristine Westley and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Kristine joined StepStone in 2021 and is based in Orlando. She is a member of the Private Wealth team.

Please join us in congratulating Greg Wallem and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Greg joined StepStone in 2011 and is based in La Jolla. He is a member of the Venture Capital and Growth Equity Team.

Please join us in congratulating Clodagh Coghlan and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Clodagh joined StepStone in 2016 and is based in New York. She is a member of the Private Equity team

Please join us in congratulating Carson Kvaternik and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Carson joined StepStone in 2010 and is based in La Jolla. He is a member of the Private Equity team.

StepStone Principal Sue Yu recently joined a panel of female industry leaders at the 2026 PERE Asia Summit, discussing the evolving real estate landscape and the challenges and opportunities it presents. The panel drew on practical experiences from women across the industry, offering perspectives on leadership, strategy, and market dynamics. Thanks to Hillhouse Investment and Rava Partners for sponsoring the session and supporting a platform for this discussion.

Please join us in congratulating Aditya Fontana-Raina and the other members of StepStone's 2026 partner class! Aditya joined StepStone in 2014 and is based in New York. He is a member of the Private Equity team.

In our latest episode of RPM, Ted Panarese and Aditya Fontana-Raina sit down with co-host Anna Marcus to explore whether emerging managers, GPs raising their first, second or third fund, truly represent a disproportionate source of risk, or if the opportunity has been mischaracterized. Listen or watch here: bit.ly/4up09zw ICYMI, check out our recent whitepaper on this topic: bit.ly/3MXzWHz

Employees across our global offices have come together in support of StepStone Schools, our long-term partnership with United World Schools (UWS), contributing more than 1,000 pounds of clothing and essential items through the Step2Green ERG, Giving Tuesday fundraising and Run for Charities events. Later this month, a group of StepStone employees will be travelling to Thuloguan, Nepal to support the launch of a brand new 11-classroom school that UWS has built in collaboration with the surrounding community and local government. United World Schools is an international nonprofit working to end education poverty in remote and marginalized communities by building schools, training teachers, and strengthening local education systems. Since 2022, StepStone Schools has proudly provided financial support, employee engagement, and dedicated partnership to help advance sustainable educational development in the communities UWS serves.

Congratulations to StepStone Partner and Head of EMEA Real Estate Josh Cleveland on being named one of the “20 Most Influential in Real Estate 2026” by Private Equity News. The annual list recognizes senior leaders shaping the direction of real estate investing across Europe through performance, innovation, and market impact. A key factor behind the recognition includes the successful close StepStone Real Estate’s fifth secondaries fund at $3.8b, with an additional $1.5bn in co-investments, together marking the largest real estate secondaries fundraise to date, and exemplifying Josh’s ability to deliver meaningful results and navigate an evolving market with discipline and insight.

🎧 In our newest episode of RPM, Jeff Giller, Partner and Head of Real Estate, and Margaret McKnight, Partner and Head of Portfolio Solutions for StepStone Real Estate, rejoin co-host Maribel Yoo to discuss our Fall 2025 House Views on the state of the real estate market. Give it a listen to learn more: bit.ly/4uaIj37 StepStone Real Estate’s House Views are developed through a combination of macroeconomic, demographic, and geopolitical analysis conducted by our market research team, alongside the on-the-ground insights of our investment team. Our investment team’s perspectives are shaped by our experience allocating approximately $17 billion per year of our clients’ and investors’ capital into real estate funds, secondaries, recapitalizations, and co-investments, as well as insights gained from over 900 meetings with real estate GPs in 2025. For more information, check out our full House Views webinar and report: bit.ly/4b8bMlx

StepStone will be joining Asset Management Tomorrow at Tour & Taxis in Brussels on March 12, 2026. The event convenes leaders from across the asset management industry for conversations on the forces reshaping capital allocation, from market structure to portfolio construction. Willem Herman van der Wal and Marnix Philips from StepStone will be onsite to connect with attendees and discuss private markets insights and solutions, be sure to stop by and see them if you'll be attending.

Recently, our teams in Tokyo and Seoul partnered with AllianceBernstein to host two investor summits focused on the forces reshaping global real estate. Across both programs, leading investors and industry experts came together to reflect on macroeconomic trends, capital flows and liquidity, living and affordability, hospitality, and real estate debt, and how these themes are influencing portfolio construction today. We'd like to thank our partners at AllianceBernstein and the investors who joined us across both events.

StepStone is proud to sponsor the Women’s Private Equity Summit by With Intelligence, taking place March 8–11 in Phoenix, AZ. On Monday, March 9th, join Natalie Walker, Clodagh Coghlan and Bhavika Vyas Vincent as they host the Opening Forum, LP Challenges & Solutions. The forum provides a unique opportunity for LPs to meet in an intimate setting and discuss the realities facing institutional investors in today’s market environment, focusing on practical solutions, what’s changing, what’s working, and where LPs are finding opportunity. Shannon Bolton and Melissa Santaniello will also be attending the summit. Our team looks forward to connecting with you there!

StepStone Group and @BainandCompany have released our inaugural GP Outlook, offering a forward-looking perspective on how GPs are navigating shifting deal dynamics, liquidity conditions, and value creation priorities in 2026. Based on insights from more than 100 investment and investor relations professionals across North America and Europe, the survey highlights a growing emphasis on operational value creation, continued valuation discipline, increased use of continuation vehicles, and the evolving role of AI in sourcing and diligence. 📄 Read the full report to learn more about what GPs are underwriting and planning for the year ahead: bit.ly/4u5mvpv