Stepstone Group (STEP) Stock News

StepStone Real Estate (NYSE:STEP) hired Jennifer Jones as a Partner to launch S-Core, a global Core/Core+ real estate platform. Jones will be based in San Francisco and oversee a global investment mandate after nearly two decades at UBS, where she led over $20 billion in transactions and served on a $100+ billion real estate team. StepStone says S-Core will expand its Core/Core+ activities across secondaries, co-investments, tactical operating-company investments and primary fund commitments, initially using customized separate accounts. In 2025, StepStone allocated over $17 billion to funds, secondaries and co-investments and held 1,000+ GP meetings to support S-Core deal sourcing.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) will release third quarter fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 after market close on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Management will host a webcast and earnings conference call on February 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET to discuss the quarter. The live webcast and replay will be available on the Shareholders section of the company website. Investors should visit the site at least 15 minutes before the call to register. Participants who want to join the live Q&A must register via the provided registration link to receive dial-in details and a PIN. A replay will be posted approximately two hours after the event concludes.

StepStone Real Estate (Nasdaq: STEP) and Blue Moon Capital Partners completed a $250 million continuation vehicle on Jan 21, 2026 to operate five Class A stabilized senior housing communities developed or redeveloped by Blue Moon.

The vehicle will also serve as a platform to acquire additional high-quality senior housing communities, with operating partners Senior Lifestyle, LCB Senior Living and Ascent Living Communities.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) was named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the third consecutive year on December 8, 2025. The recognition comes from Pensions & Investments' 14th annual survey, conducted with Workforce Research Group, using a two-part evaluation: ~20% employer policies and ~80% employee-experience survey. StepStone emphasized its culture and core values of agility, transparency, collegiality, and humility as central to attracting and retaining talent and supporting its private markets client solutions. The release directs readers to Pensions & Investments for the full 2025 winners list and firm profiles.

Willow Wealth (CG) launched direct access to three evergreen private markets funds from Carlyle (CG), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GS), and StepStone (STEP), offering investors curated exposure to private credit, private equity, and real estate. The three funds collectively represent $11.7 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025, and sit within a broader evergreen fund market of more than $180 billion.

Willow Wealth positions these funds as fully deployed portfolios with a structure providing periodic liquidity, available now to accredited investors on its platform, with additional funds expected in coming months.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) appointed longtime partner Lindsay Creedon as Head of Private Equity, effective January 1, 2026. Creedon joined StepStone in 2010, became a partner in 2015, and currently co-chairs the Private Equity Investment Committee while serving as Co-Head of Private Equity Co-Investments and a member of the Global Executive Committee.

CEO Scott Hart, who held the head role since 2017, will remain on the Private Equity Investment Committee and continue to support the firm’s global expansion. Creedon will keep her existing roles and continue managing key client relationships, including some of the firm’s largest private market investors.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) opened a new office in Madrid on November 17, 2025, marking its ninth European office and reinforcing its expansion in Southern Europe. The Madrid office will be managed by Guglielmo Russo Walti as Iberian Regional Lead, Business Development and Client Relations.

Management said the office aims to deepen proximity to clients in Spain, Portugal and Andorra and to expand access to institutional-grade global investment opportunities. The firm now operates 31 offices worldwide, positioning it to serve rising demand for diversified, risk-adjusted portfolios.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) launched the StepStone Private Equity Strategies Fund (STPEX), an evergreen interval fund focused on private equity via secondaries and co-investments, now available to buy via ticker. The Fund launched in September and has attracted more than $750 million at inception. STPEX accepts U.S. investors with a $5,000 minimum, no accreditation requirement, daily valuation, and semi-annual repurchases currently intended at 5% of NAV. STPEX will be managed alongside institutional mandates by StepStone’s global private equity team.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, representing the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, payable on December 15, 2025 to holders of record as of November 28, 2025. Management hosted a webcast and earnings conference call on November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET; a detailed presentation and replay are available in the Shareholders section of the company website.

This announcement covers the dividend, quarter designation, and investor webcast access; no specific revenue, EPS or guidance figures were included in the release.