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This Money Manager Will Do ~$1B Of Transactions This Year and Shares How You Create Defensible Alpha
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- Smart Money Circle
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- Apr 8, 2026
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Guest Scott Stevens, Founder and CEO Grays Peak Capital + Black Peak Group With Approximately $1B Of Transactions Year. Veteran portfolio manager who successfully led multi-billion-dollar portfolios at top funds including Coatue Capital, SAC Capital, and JAT Capital. Scott Stevens is the Founder and CEO of Grays Peak Capital, a New York-based global investment firm that has deployed +$300 million of private credit loans over the last 12 months using next gen data science and AI in its loan screening and investment process. He is also the Founder and CEO of Black Peak, the specialized National Security arm of the business that invests in Defense Technology, Military & Government Contracting. Grays Peak has completed over 60 venture investments into 8 unicorns and 15 exits with a specialty in technology, software and FinTech. The private equity portfolio consists of a broad range of companies with a specialty in mid-market companies with a long history of profitability. Scott has 25+ years of global investment experience across venture capital, private equity, private credit, real estate and M&A. Prior to founding Grays Peak in 2014 and Black Peak in 2024, he held key positions at some of the leading asset managers and hedge funds. He began his career at Coatue Capital, a technology-focused fund founded by Tiger Cub Philippe Laffont, where he was one of the early investment professionals. Scott went on to hold senior investment roles at Ivory Capital, Strata Capital (Head of Research), and SAC Capital Advisors (now Point72), where he managed a $250 million TMT portfolio, before ultimately serving as a Managing Director at JAT Capital, overseeing a $1 billion long/short equity portfolio in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sectors. Before joining the buy-si…