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Franklin Square Consolidates Brands, Preps for Expansion

Franklin Square Capital Partners, a leading alternative asset manager, is consolidating its brands under FS Investments as it prepares for the expansion of its alternative investment solutions, as well as its education and distribution platforms, the company said.

Franklin Square Capital Partners is now FS Investments and its affiliated broker-dealer, FS2 Capital Partners, is FS Investment Solutions. FS Investments currently expects to launch two additional strategies and a liquid alternatives platform in 2017. The company noted that having a broad menu of alternative investments allows the firm to help clients build better portfolios by providing income, growth and diversification.

“We were at the forefront of designing income-generating, private credit alternatives to help investors build better, more diversified portfolios,” said Michael Forman, chairman and chief executive officer of FS Investments. “Now we are working to offer more strategies, including private equity solutions, so that investors can diversify across the alternatives spectrum. The brand consolidation positions us to enter this new phase of expansion.”

An abbreviation of Franklin Square, “FS” precedes the names of the firm’s investment funds – FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC) and its three successor funds, FS Energy and Power Fund and FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund – as well as its co-managed operating company, FS OneEquity. Since 2011, FS Investments has been the firm’s brand for all investor communications, including account statements.

FS Investments also launched its new website at www.fsinvestments.com, which features new educational resources, expert insights on investing and enhanced fund research capabilities. The company said that it will continue expanding its distribution into new channels, including financial institutions, RIAs, wirehouses and institutional platforms.

Founded as Franklin Square Capital Partners in 2007, the firm has grown assets under management to more than $18 billion as of June 30, 2016. Headquartered in Philadelphia with offices in Orlando and Washington D.C., the firm provides access to alternative asset classes and managers through business development companies, closed-end credit funds, and operating companies.

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