MUFG Extends Capital Commitment to MARS Growth Capital to US$1 Billion
Japan’s largest bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), has increased its LP capital commitment to the non-dilutive funds operated by Mars Growth Capital from $750m to $1b. This signals MUFG’s strong belief in the future potential of MARS Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, the largest AI-based financial asset management firm in the world. The Group’s patented machine learning and AI technology enables capital deployment through more deals faster than at any time in the history of financial markets.
Since its founding in 2021, MARS Growth Capital has entered into non-dilutive financing agreements with over 40 mid-market and growth-stage technology companies. The decision to extend MARS Growth Capital’s non-dilutive funding war chest both points to the success of this strategy, as well as confirms strong global demand for non-dilutive investment.
With the combined financial might of MUFG and the decision-science AI technology of the Liquidity Group, MARS Growth Capital today offers both non-dilutive financing and equity funding for burgeoning mid-market growth-stage technology companies, at previously unseen speeds.
Fumitaka Nakahama, the Group Head of Global Corporate and Investment Banking at MUFG, stated, “Our ambition is to stand as a perpetual growth ally for our partners, offering unparalleled financial versatility.”
Liquidity is the world’s leading pioneer of bespoke technology for private credit, powered by advanced infrastructure with AI at its core. It defines a new standard in capital allocation through a nexus of the sharpest minds in private credit and technology.
Proven at scale in Liquidity’s own multi-billion-dollar private credit business, this technology deploys capital faster than any firm in capital markets history—with unmatched speed, precision, and adaptability across North America, Europe, APAC and MENA.
Liquidity develops bespoke technology infrastructure for banks and asset managers, embedding intelligent decision science across the full credit lifecycle from origination to compliance, while serving visionary growth-stage and mid-market companies in 45+ sectors through its own structures and funds.
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