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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 3, 2022, StepStone Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and presentation announcing its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022. A copy of the press release and presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Press Release of StepStone Group Inc. dated November 3, 2022 | ||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: November 3, 2022 | By: | /s/ Johnny D. Randel | ||||||
| Johnny D. Randel | ||||||||
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STEPSTONE GROUP REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2023 RESULTS
NEW YORK, November 3, 2022 – StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP), a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. This represents results for the second quarter for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. The Board of Directors of the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of Class A common stock, payable on December 15, 2022, to the holders of record as of the close of business on November 30, 2022.
StepStone issued a full detailed presentation of its second quarter fiscal 2023 results, which can be accessed by clicking here.
Webcast and Earnings Conference Call
Management will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 5:00 pm ET to discuss the Company’s results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022. The conference call will also be made available in the Shareholders section of the Company's website at https://shareholders.stepstonegroup.com/. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-999-5318 (United States) or 1-848-280-6460 (international).
A replay of the call will also be available on the Company's website approximately two hours after the live call through November 17, 2022. To access the replay, dial 1-844-512-2921 (United States) or 1-412-317-6671 (international). The replay PIN is 11152429. The replay can also be accessed on the shareholders section of the Company's website at https://shareholders.stepstonegroup.com.
About StepStone
StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory, data and administrative services to its clients. As of September 30, 2022, StepStone oversaw approximately $602 billion of private markets allocations, including $135 billion of assets under management. StepStone's clients include some of the world's largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan” and “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current plans, estimates and expectations and are inherently uncertain. The inclusion of any forward-looking information in this release should not be regarded as a representation that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated will be achieved. Forward-
looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, global and domestic market and business conditions, successful execution of business and growth strategies and regulatory factors relevant to our business, as well as assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity and the risks and uncertainties described in greater detail under the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contacts
Shareholder Relations:
Seth Weiss
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Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Presentation NOVEMBER 3, 2022
2STEPSTONE GROUP Today’s Presenters Scott Hart CEO Jason Ment President & Co-COO Mike McCabe Head of Strategy Johnny Randel Chief Financial Officer
3STEPSTONE GROUP GAAP Consolidated Income Statements GAAP net loss was $67.1 million for the quarter and $88.5 million year-to-date. GAAP net loss attributable to StepStone Group Inc. was $29.2 million (or $0.48 per share) for the quarter and $40.3 million (or $0.66 per share) year-to-date. 1 Reflects amounts attributable to consolidated VIEs for which we did not acquire any direct economic interests. Such amounts are attributable to employees and therefore have been reflected as legacy Greenspring performance fee-related compensation and net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in legacy Greenspring entities, respectively. For the quarter and year-to-date ended September 30, 2021, reflects the net effect of gross realized gains fully offset by the reversal of such amounts in unrealized gains for the 10- day period ended September 30, 2021. ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Reven u es Management and advisory fees, net 83,583$ 119,121$ 43% 161,644$ 235,853$ 46% Performance fees: Incentive fees 1,796 5,365 199% 5,978 5,365 -10% Carried interest allocations: Realized 52,531 22,469 -57% 102,494 96,076 -6% Unrealized 143,855 (176,778) na 320,254 (290,728) na Total carried interest allocations 196,386 (154,309) na 422,748 (194,652) na Legacy Greenspring carried interest allocations(1) - (128,672) na - (282,279) na To t al reven u es 2 8 1 , 7 6 5 (1 5 8 , 4 9 5 ) n a 5 9 0 , 3 7 0 (2 3 5 , 7 1 3 ) n a Ex p en ses Compensation and benefits: Cash-based compensation 43,881 59,501 -36% 86,552 119,562 -38% Equity-based compensation 3,213 3,783 -18% 6,956 7,497 -8% Performance fee-related compensation: Realized 26,781 13,630 49% 52,089 55,365 -6% Unrealized 74,206 (86,126) na 159,778 (140,679) na Total performance fee-related compensation 100,987 (72,496) na 211,867 (85,314) na Legacy Greenspring performance fee-related compensation(1) - (128,672) na - (282,279) na Total compensation and benefits 148,081 (137,884) na 305,375 (240,534) na General, administrative and other 25,320 33,733 -33% 41,750 67,965 -63% To t al ex p en ses 1 7 3 , 4 0 1 (1 0 4 , 1 5 1 ) n a 3 4 7 , 1 2 5 (1 7 2 , 5 6 9 ) n a Ot h er in c o m e (ex p en se) Investment income (loss) 7,187 (3,691) na 13,611 (4,792) na Legacy Greenspring investment loss(1) - (15,357) na - (23,961) na Interest income 206 356 73% 286 367 28% Interest expense (88) (817) -828% (94) (1,404) -1394% Other loss (1,952) (634) 68% (2,389) (1,738) 27% Total other income (expense) 5,353 (20,143) na 11,414 (31,528) na I n c o m e (lo ss) b efo re in c o m e t ax 1 1 3 , 7 1 7 (7 4 , 4 8 7 ) n a 2 5 4 , 6 5 9 (9 4 , 6 7 2 ) n a Income tax expense (benefit) (14,145) (7,422) 48% 278 (6,136) na Net in c o m e (lo ss) 1 2 7 , 8 6 2 (6 7 , 0 6 5 ) n a 2 5 4 , 3 8 1 (8 8 , 5 3 6 ) n a Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries 6,032 8,690 -44% 11,646 16,261 -40% Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in legacy Greenspring entities(1) - (15,357) na - (23,961) na Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in the Partnership 59,756 (31,177) na 139,011 (40,575) na Net in c o m e (lo ss) at t r ib u t ab le t o St ep St o n e Gro u p I n c . 6 2 , 0 7 4$ (2 9 , 2 2 1 )$ n a 1 0 3 , 7 2 4$ (4 0 , 2 6 1 )$ n a Net in c o m e (lo ss) p er sh are o f C lass A c o m m o n st o c k – Basic 1 . 4 9$ (0 . 4 8 )$ n a 2 . 5 7$ (0 . 6 6 )$ n a Net in c o m e (lo ss) p er sh are o f C lass A c o m m o n st o c k – D ilu t ed 1 . 4 5$ (0 . 4 8 )$ n a 2 . 5 0$ (0 . 6 6 )$ n a Qu art er Year -To -D at e
4STEPSTONE GROUP Robust Growth Profile Since Inception TOTALS ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND ADVISEMENT ($B) $1 $5 $9 $27 $47 $54 $62 $64 $84 $116 $130 $155 $266 $296 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 FY'17 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY’21 FY'22 FQ2'23 Assets under management Assets under advisement $427 $602 $570 Note: Fiscal 2017-2022 reflect AUM/AUA as of March 31 of each fiscal year then ended. Prior year amounts are reported on a calendar year basis. Strategic acquisitions contributed approximately $5.6 billion, $1.8 billion, $0.9 billion, $3.6 billion, $2.4 billion and $22.5 billion of AUM and $1.0 billion, $0.0 billion, $0.0 billion, $1.0 billion, $92.5 billion and $0.0 billion of AUA in calendar year 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, and fiscal year 2019 and 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, approximately $0.9 billion, $0.2 billion, $0.1 billion, $2.8 billion, $2.3 billion and $20.5 billion of AUM and $0.0 billion, $0.0 billion, $0.0 billion, $0.2 billion, $118.8 billion and $0.0 billion of AUA acquired in calendar year 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, and fiscal year 2019 and 2022, respectively, remains. An expansion of client data tracked contributed $70 billion of AUA for fiscal 2021. The incremental client data captured represents assets for which StepStone serves as investment advisor for the portfolio but does not provide monitoring/reporting services and did not make the initial investment recommendation.
5STEPSTONE GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(1) BUSINESS UPDATE Fiscal Q2 2023 Overview 1 See definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP measures at the end of this presentation. 2 Includes advisory accounts for which we have discretion. ($M, except per share amounts) FQ2’23 FQ2’22 vs. FQ2’22 FQ2’23 YTD FQ2’22 YTD vs. FQ2’22 YTD Adjusted revenues $150.6 $139.7 8% $341.0 $275.9 24% Management and advisory fees, net $119.1 $83.6 43% $235.9 $161.6 46% Fee-related earnings (“FRE”) $39.0 $26.4 48% $75.7 $49.5 53% Fee-related earnings margin 33% 32% 32% 31% Adjusted Net Income (“ANI”) $37.3 $40.1 -7% $84.4 $80.6 5% ANI per share $0.33 $0.40 -18% $0.74 $0.81 -9% FQ2’23 FQ2’22 vs. FQ2’22 FQ1’23 vs. FQ1’23 Assets under management (“AUM”) $135.0 B $121.3 B 11% $136.5 B -1% Fee-Earning AUM (“FEAUM”) $80.1 B $66.7 B 20% $78.6 B 2% Undeployed fee-earning capital $16.5 B $17.8 B -7% $17.1 B -4% Gross accrued carry $1,189.3 M $1,215.9 M -2% $1,366.3 M -13% • Declared a dividend of $0.20 per share of Class A common stock, payable on December 15, 2022 to record holders of Class A common stock at the close of business on November 30, 2022 • Updating approach to capital management, plan to augment the normal quarterly dividend with a recurring, supplemental, annual dividend funded by excess cash generation that is tied to performance-based earnings • Raised a total of $11 billion of new SMA2 capital over the LTM • Additional closings of StepStone’s multi-strategy global venture capital fund, infrastructure co-investments fund, and Conversus StepStone Private Markets (“CPRIM”); raised a total of $7 billion for commingled funds over the LTM • Total retail platform assets surpassed $1 billion in AUM, driven by continued strong subscriptions in CPRIM (to be renamed SPRIM), the first close of the private venture & growth fund (to be renamed SPRING), and the expansion into Europe and Australia • Rebranding the Conversus platform as StepStone Private Wealth and entered into an agreement with the Private Wealth team which will enhance alignment with the broader StepStone platform KEY BUSINESS DRIVERS
OVERVIEW
7STEPSTONE GROUP SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS FOCUSED COMMINGLED FUNDS $53B +23% from prior year $27B +16% from prior year FEAUM StepStone’s Growth Drivers Note: As of September 30, 2022. Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS FOCUSED COMMINGLED FUNDS ADVISORY • A total of ~$11B of new capital additions during the LTM • A total of ~$7B raised in focused commingled funds during the LTM • Additional closings on StepStone’s funds including multi-strategy global venture capital, infrastructure co-investments, and CPRIM • Net client activity increased AUA by $70B over the last twelve months • ~$12B of AUA relates to advisory accounts for which we have discretion $79B 7% growth from prior year $44B 13% growth from prior year $467B AUA Total undeployed fee-earning capital of $16.5B UFEC AUM
8STEPSTONE GROUP 12.9 16.2 19.9 24.5 40.4 42.8 1.0 3.0 3.5 4.4 4.8 5.4 4.6 8.4 11.4 12.6 17.7 18.6 3.8 4.6 6.3 10.5 12.2 13.4 $22.3 $32.2 $41.2 $52.0 $75.21 $80.1 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FQ2'23 Private debt Infrastructure Real estate Private equity 16.5 24.2 31.1 40.6 49.6 52.9 5.8 8.0 10.1 11.4 25.6 27.2 $22.3 $32.2 $41.2 $52.0 $75.21 $80.1 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FQ2'23 Focused commingled funds Separately managed accounts Total AUM FEE-EARNING AUM BY ASSET CLASS ($B) FEE-EARNING AUM BY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE ($B) % SMAs 74% 75% 76% 78% 66% 66% % Commingled 26% 25% 24% 22% 34% 34% Organic CAGR2: 28% $53 $86$67 Note: Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. PE – Private equity, RE – Real estate, INFRA – Infrastructure, PD – Private debt 1 The acquisition of Greenspring added approximately $22.5B of AUM, $11.4B of FEAUM, and $0.5B of undeployed fee-earning capital as of 9/20/21. 2 Organic CAGR excludes $11.4B of FEAUM and $0.5B of undeployed fee-earning capital acquired as part of Greenspring as of 9/20/21. 22.3 32.2 41.2 52.0 75.2 80.1 12.4 12.3 14.4 14.0 17.0 16.5 $34.7 $44.5 $55.6 $66.0 $92.2 $96.6 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FQ2'23 FEAUM + UNDEPLOYED FEE-EARNING CAPITAL ($B)1 FEAUM Undeployed fee-earning capital Organic CAGR2: 22% Fee-earning AUM Evolution 35% clients with exposure to more than one asset class FEAUM Growth SMAs +23% from prior year Commingled +16% from prior year $40 Organic CAGR2: 28% $1341 $135 % PE 58% 50% 48% 47% 54% 53% % RE/INFRA/PD 42% 50% 52% 53% 46% 47%
9STEPSTONE GROUP 52 86 107 136 174 194 49 59 79 97 149 200 40 45 48 52 56 57 $140 $190 $234 $285 $3792 $4512 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 LTM FQ2'23 Advisory fees Focused commingled funds Separately managed accounts Trend in Management and Advisory Fees MANAGEMENT & ADVISORY FEES ($M)1 Blended mgmt. fee rates:3 Overall 0.56% 0.53% 0.51% 0.52% 0.52% 0.55% By Type: SMAs 0.42% 0.41% 0.39% 0.39% 0.40% 0.40% Commingled 0.83% 0.87% 0.89% 0.90% 0.85% 0.85% By Asset Class: PE 0.66% 0.63% 0.66% 0.62% 0.64% 0.67% RE / INFRA / PD 0.46% 0.41% 0.37% 0.42% 0.40% 0.41% MANAGEMENT & ADVISORY FEES PER SHARE6 $1.44 $1.95 $2.40 $2.91 $3.55 $3.96 FY'18 FY'19 FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 LTM FQ2'23 Assets under management and advisement FEAUM ($B) $22 $32 $41 $52 $752 $80 AUM ($B) $40 $53 $67 $86 $1342 $135 AUA ($B) $115 $2134 $229 $3405 $436 $467 % of fee revenue from management and advisory fees1 Mgmt 72% 76% 80% 82% 85% 87% Advisory 28% 24% 20% 18% 15% 13% Note: Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. PE – Private equity, RE – Real estate, INFRA – Infrastructure, PD – Private debt 1 Excludes fund reimbursement revenues. 2 The acquisition of Greenspring contributed $11.4B of FEAUM and $22.5B of AUM as of 9/20/21, and $43.4M and $84.3M of management and advisory fees for fiscal 2022 and LTM FQ2’23, respectively. 3 Weighted-average fee rates reflect the applicable management fees for the last 12 months ending on each period presented and is inclusive of any retroactive fees for such period. 4 The acquisition of Courtland Partners contributed $90B of AUA for fiscal 2019. 5 An expansion of client data tracked contributed $70B of AUA for fiscal 2021. 6 Per share amounts calculated using adjusted shares for each respective period. See slide 32 for calculation of adjusted shares.
FINANCIAL UPDATE
11STEPSTONE GROUP • Fee revenues increased 43% for the quarter and 46% year-to-date, driven by FEAUM growth and the impact of the Greenspring acquisition • ANI per share decreased 18% for the quarter and 9% year-to-date, reflecting lower net realized performance fees partially offset by higher FRE Financial Highlights FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS1 1 StepStone completed the acquisition of Greenspring on September 20, 2021, which added $22.5 billion of AUM, $11.4 billion of FEAUM, and $0.5 billion of undeployed fee-earning capital. 2 Undeployed fee-earning capital is defined as capital not yet invested or considered active on which StepStone will earn fees once the capital is deployed or activated. 3 Fee-Related Earnings Margin is calculated by dividing Fee-Related Earnings by Management & Advisory Fees, net. 4 Gross Realized Performance Fees include deferred incentive fees that are not included in our GAAP results; FQ2’23: $3.7m, FQ2’23 YTD: $3.7m. FQ2’22: $1.8m, FQ2’22 YTD: $5.8m. Excludes legacy Greenspring entities. 5 Reflects a 22.3% blended statutory rate applied to Pre-tax Adjusted Net Income and 114.6 million and 114.5 million adjusted shares outstanding for FQ2’23 and FQ2’23 YTD. Reflects a 22.6% blended statutory rate applied to Pre-tax Adjusted Net Income and 100.7 million and 99.7 million adjusted shares outstanding for FQ2’22 and FQ2’22 YTD. See slide 32 for calculation of ANI per share and a reconciliation of adjusted shares. Three Months Ended Sep 30 ($M, except per share amounts and where noted) 2022 2021 % ∆ YTY AUM ($B) $ 135.0 $ 121.3 11% FEAUM ($B) 80.1 66.7 20% Undeployed Fee-Earning capital ($B)2 16.5 17.8 -7% Management & Advisory Fees, net $ 119.1 $ 83.6 43% Fee-Related Earnings 39.0 26.4 48% Fee-Related Earnings Margin3 33% 32% Gross Realized Performance Fees4 31.5 56.1 -44% Pre-tax Adjusted Net Income (“ANI”) 48.0 51.8 -7% Adjusted Net Income Per Share5 $ 0.33 $ 0.40 -18% Adjusted Revenues 150.6 139.7 8% Six Months Ended Sep 30 2022 2021 % ∆ YTY $ 235.9 $ 161.6 46% 75.7 49.5 53% 32% 31% 105.1 114.3 -8% 108.6 104.1 4% $ 0.74 $ 0.81 -9% 341.0 275.9 24%
12STEPSTONE GROUP Per Share Per Share $162 $236 Sep-21 Sep-22 YTD Per Share $175 $659 Mar-18 LTM Sep-22 Long-Term Growth $34 $205 Mar-18 LTM Sep-22 Long-Term Growth $141 $454 Mar-18 LTM Sep-22 Long-Term Growth MGMT. & ADVISORY FEES ADJUSTED REVENUES $114 $105 Sep-21 Sep-22 YTD -20% $276 $341 Sep-21 Sep-22 YTD Adjusted Revenues • Management fees per share increased 33% YTD driven by strong FEAUM growth • Management fees per share increased by a compound annual growth rate of 31% over the long-term growth period • Advisory fees per share decreased 12% YTD and increased by a compound annual growth rate of 4% over the long-term growth period • Gross realized performance fees were down $9 million YTD primarily driven by decreased realization activity from our PE funds CAGR +25% +8% GROSS REALIZED PERFORMANCE FEES $1.62 $2.06 $1.44 $3.96 $1.15 $0.92 $0.35 $1.78 $2.77 $2.98 $1.79 $5.75 CAGR +44% CAGR +30% +27% ($M, except per share amounts)
13STEPSTONE GROUP $81 $84 Sep-21 Sep-22 YTD Per Share Per Share $50 $76 Sep-21 Sep-22 YTD $35 $177 Mar-18 LTM Sep-22 Long-Term Growth $24 $148 Mar-18 LTM Sep-22 Long-Term Growth FEE-RELATED EARNINGS Profitability • Fee-related earnings per share growth driven primarily by growth in FEAUM and margin expansion for both the YTD and long-term growth periods • FRE margins were 32% YTD as compared with 31% in the prior year and 17% four fiscal years ago – There were no retroactive fees in FQ2’23. FRE margins in FQ2’22 were impacted by $2.3 million of retroactive fees, which corresponds to $2.1 million of fee-related earnings • Adjusted net income per share decreased 9% YTD driven by the moderation in realized performance fees and a higher share count • Adjusted net income per share increased by a CAGR of 38% over the long-term growth period driven by higher FRE and higher net realized performance fees +32% -9%$0.81 $0.74 $0.36 $1.54 CAGR +38% $0.50 $0.66 $0.24 $1.29 CAGR +45% ADJUSTED NET INCOME ($M, except per share amounts)
14STEPSTONE GROUP Private Equity 93% Infrastructure 3% Real Estate 4% 2013 & Prior 8% 2014 11% 2015 13% 2016 17% 2017 15% Post 2017 36% $90 $99 $107 $108 $107 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 FQ2'22 FQ3'22 FQ4'22 FQ1'23 FQ2'23 $1,216 $1,347 $1,481 $1,366 $1,189 $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600 FQ2'22 FQ3'22 FQ4'22 FQ1'23 FQ2'23 Accrued Carry and Fund Investments1 • Gross accrued unrealized carried interest of $1,189 million, net accrued unrealized carry of $567 million as of September 30, 2022 (note: valuations reported on a one quarter lag) • Over $59 billion in performance fee-eligible capital as of September 30, 2022 • $681 million, or 57%, of gross accrued unrealized carried interest allocation balance is in SMAs or commingled funds that have American style (or deal-by-deal) carry waterfalls • Approximately 165 programs with carry or incentive fee structures • The value of investments held by the firm increased to $107 million, up 18% from September 30, 2021 • Unfunded commitments were $85 million as of September 30, 20221 -2% +18% ACCRUED CARRY ($M)2 INVESTMENTS ($M) 63% from 2017 or prior vintages NET UNREALIZED CARRY AS OF 9/30/2022 BY VINTAGE AND TYPE 1 Excludes $1.0 billion of investments in funds and accrued carried interest allocations and $39.0 million of unfunded commitments held by the legacy Greenspring general partner entities in legacy Greenspring funds for which we do not hold any direct economic interests. 2 Changes in our accrued carry balance reflect our share of the unrealized gains or losses of our client portfolios on a one quarter lag.
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16STEPSTONE GROUP Consolidated Balance Sheets 1 Represents amounts attributable to consolidated VIEs for which we did not acquire any direct economic interests. Such amounts are attributable to employees and therefore have been reflected as non-controlling interests in legacy Greenspring entities and legacy Greenspring accrued carried interest-related compensation, respectively. ($ in thousands) Sep '2 1 Mar '2 2 Sep '2 2 Asset s Cash and cash equivalents 175,015$ 116,386$ 143,562$ Restricted cash 1,016 1,063 921 Fees and accounts receivable 34,264 34,141 34,344 Due from affiliates 10,236 19,369 13,516 Investments: Investments in funds 90,325 107,045 106,977 Accrued carried interest allocations 1,215,919 1,480,515 1,189,323 Legacy Greenspring investments in funds and accrued carried interest allocations(1) 1,208,693 1,334,581 991,116 Deferred income tax assets 678 27,866 39,500 Lease right-of-use assets, net 65,476 61,065 62,768 Other assets and receivables 26,760 27,426 36,640 Intangibles, net 420,132 398,126 376,385 Goodwill 582,973 580,542 580,542 To t al asset s 3 , 8 3 1 , 4 8 7$ 4 , 1 8 8 , 1 2 5$ 3 , 5 7 5 , 5 9 4$ L iab ilit ies an d st o c kh o ld ers’ eq u it y Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 69,197$ 80,541$ 84,377$ Accrued compensation and benefits 65,492 39,966 75,466 Accrued carried interest-related compensation 638,754 769,988 625,360 Legacy Greenspring accrued carried interest-related compensation(1) 989,607 1,140,101 817,673 Due to affiliates 148,234 199,355 196,410 Lease liabilities 75,806 70,965 72,084 Debt obligations 112,644 62,879 63,115 To t al liab ilit ies 2 , 0 9 9 , 7 3 4 2 , 3 6 3 , 7 9 5 1 , 9 3 4 , 4 8 5 To t al st o c kh o ld ers' eq u it y 1 , 7 3 1 , 7 5 3 1 , 8 2 4 , 3 3 0 1 , 6 4 1 , 1 0 9 To t al liab ilit ies an d st o c kh o ld ers' eq u it y 3 , 8 3 1 , 4 8 7$ 4 , 1 8 8 , 1 2 5$ 3 , 5 7 5 , 5 9 4$
17STEPSTONE GROUP Non-GAAP Financial Results1 1 See slides 30 and 31 for reconciliation of GAAP to ANI and FRE, GAAP revenues to adjusted revenues, and GAAP expenses to adjusted expenses. 2 Excludes amounts for Tax Receivable Agreements adjustments recognized as other income (loss) ($(1.4) million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021). 3 Includes carried interest-related compensation expense related to the portion of net carried interest allocation revenue attributable to equity holders of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries that are not 100% owned ($2.4 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $6.8 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively). 4 Reflects the portion of fee-related earnings of our subsidiaries attributable to non-controlling interests. 5 Reflects components of pre-tax adjusted net income of our subsidiaries attributable to non-controlling interests other than fee-related earnings, including incentive fees and related compensation, realized investment income, net interest expense and other income (loss). 6 Represents corporate income taxes at a blended statutory rate of 22.3% applied to pre-tax adjusted net income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, and a blended statutory rate of 22.6% applied to pre-tax adjusted net income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021. The 22.3% rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 is based on a federal statutory rate of 21.0% and a combined state, local and foreign rate net of federal benefits of 1.3%, and the 22.6% rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 is based on a federal statutory rate of 21.0% and a combined state, local and foreign rate net of federal benefits of 1.6%. ($ in thousands, unless otherwise mentioned) Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Management and advisory fees, net $ 83,583 $ 119,121 43% $ 161,644 $ 235,853 46% Less: Adjusted cash-based compensation 43,881 58,761 -34% 86,445 118,131 -37% Adjusted equity-based compensation 115 658 -472% 223 1,301 -483% Adjusted general, administrative and other 13,182 20,658 -57% 25,444 40,760 -60% F ee-rela ted earning s 26,405 39,044 48% 49,532 75,661 53% Plus: Realized carried interest allocations 52,531 22,469 -57% 102,494 96,076 -6% Incentive fees 1,796 5,365 199% 5,978 5,365 -10% Deferred incentive fees 1,769 3,683 108% 5,811 3,683 -37% Realized investment income 2,423 2,104 -13% 4,834 4,073 -16% Interest income 206 356 73% 286 367 28% Other loss(2) (561) (634) -13% (998) (1,738) -74% Less: Realized performance fee-related compensation(3) 26,781 13,630 49% 52,089 55,365 -6% Interest expense 88 817 -828% 94 1,404 -1394% Income attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries: Fee-related earnings attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries(4) 5,853 10,149 -73% 11,376 18,663 -64% Non fee-related earnings (losses) attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries(5) 52 (164) na 249 (562) na Pre- tax adjus ted net incom e 51,795 47,955 -7% 104,129 108,617 4% Less: Income taxes(6) 11,680 10,694 8% 23,481 24,222 -3% Adjus ted net incom e $ 40,115 $ 37,261 -7% $ 80,648 $ 84,395 5% ANI per s hare $ 0.40 $ 0.33 -18% $ 0.81 $ 0.74 -9% Quarter Y ear - to-date
18STEPSTONE GROUP FEAUM Overview • FEAUM increased by approximately 2% for the quarter to $80 billion • Activated/Deployed approximately $2.0 billion of capital from our existing undeployed fee-earning capital during the quarter Note: Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. Amounts related to reductions in fee-earning AUM from funds that moved from a committed capital to net invested capital fee basis or from funds and accounts that no longer pay fees are included within Distributions. Prior periods have been recast for this change. 1 Weighted-average fee rates reflect the applicable management fees for the last 12 months ending on each period presented, and is inclusive of any retroactive fees for such period. Walk from AUM to FEAUM $B Total AUM as of 9/30/22 135.0$ Less: Non-Fee Earning AUM 14.2 Less: Market appreciation included in AUM 24.2 Less: Undeployed Fee-Earning Capital (capital not yet invested or considered active on which we will earn fees once capital is invested or activated) 16.5 Fee-Earning AUM as of 9/30/22 80.1$ ( $B, unless noted) F Q2' 23 F Q2' 22 $ % SMAs Beginning balance 52.2$ 41.4$ 10.8$ 26% Contributions 1.8 2.2 (0.5) -21% Distributions (0.6) (0.7) 0.1 12% Market value, FX and other (0.5) 0.2 (0.7) -356% Ending balance 52.9$ 43.2$ 9.7$ 23% Management fees ($M) 52.2$ 42.5$ 9.7$ 23% Average fee rate1 0.40% 0.40% -2% Com m ing led F unds Beginning balance 26.4$ 11.5$ 14.9$ 129% Contributions 1.1 1.0 0.1 14% Distributions (0.3) (0.4) 0.1 32% Acquisitions - 11.4 (11.4) na Market value, FX and other 0.0 0.1 (0.0) -22% Ending balance 27.2$ 23.5$ 3.7$ 16% Management fees ($M) 51.6$ 28.5$ 23.1$ 81% Average fee rate1 0.85% 0.85% 0% Tota l Beginning balance 78.6$ 52.9$ 25.6$ 48% Contributions 2.9 3.2 (0.3) -10% Distributions (0.9) (1.1) 0.2 20% Acquisitions - 11.4 (11.4) na Market value, FX and other (0.4) 0.3 (0.7) -273% Ending balance 80.1$ 66.7$ 13.4$ 20% Management fees ($M) 103.7$ 71.0$ 32.7$ 46% Average fee rate1 0.55% 0.51% 7% F av / U nf av Chang e
19STEPSTONE GROUP StepStone Occupies a Critical Position within the GP & LP Ecosystem Reviewed over 3,700 investment opportunities annually2 Over $75B in annual private markets capital allocations¹ Primaries Secondaries Co-investments Global Private Markets Clients Private Equity Infrastructure Private Debt Real Estate Corporations Endowments/Foundations Family Offices Private Wealth/Defined Contribution Plans Insurance Companies Pension Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds Fund Managers Asset management Advisory and data services Portfolio analytics and reporting 1 Data reflecting twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Excludes legacy funds, feeder funds and research-only, non-advisory services. 2 Data reflecting twelve months ended September 30, 2022.
20STEPSTONE GROUP StepStone is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory data services to clients $602B combined AUM/AUA1 $80B fee-earning assets under management 886 professionalsassets under management1 $135B Expertise in building customized portfolios designed to meet clients’ specific objectives Global-and-local approach Global operating platform with strong local teams in 24 cities in 15 countries across 5 continents Multi-asset class expertise Scaled presence across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes drives ability to execute tailored and complex investment solutions Large and experienced team Approximately 310 investment professionals and 575 other employees dedicated to sourcing, executing, analyzing and monitoring private markets opportunities $75B+ annual private market allocations2 Proprietary data and technology Valuable information advantage generates enhanced private markets insight and improves operational efficiency StepStone is a Global Private Markets Solutions and Services Provider As of September 30, 2022. All dollars are USD. 1 $602 billion includes $135 billion in assets under management and $467 billion in assets under advisement. Reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. Does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. 2 For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Excludes legacy funds, feeder funds and research-only, non-advisory services. Focus on customization
21STEPSTONE GROUP Comprehensive Private Markets Solutions Note: As of September 30, 2022. Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. 1 StepStone Private Markets Intelligence. StepStone’s flexible business model helps clients access opportunities across all asset classes: SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS FOCUSED COMMINGLED FUNDS ADVISORY & DATA SERVICES PORTFOLIO ANALYTICS & REPORTING • Owned by one client and managed according to their specific preferences • Address client’s specific portfolio risk/return, diversification, and liquidity objectives • Integrates a combination of investment strategies across one or more asset classes • Owned by multiple clients • Deploy capital in specific asset classes with defined investment strategies • Leverages StepStone’s multi-asset class expertise • Recurring support of portfolio construction and design • Discrete or project-based due diligence • Detailed review of existing private markets investments • Consulting services • Licensed access to SPI1 • Provide clients with tailored reporting packages • Mandates typically include access to Omni $79B AUM and $53B FEAUM (66% of total) $44B AUM and $27B FEAUM (34% of total) $467B AUA and $12B AUM Provided portfolio analytics and reporting on over $605B of client commitments ASSET MANAGEMENT ADVISORY RESEARCH
22STEPSTONE GROUP • Offers a comprehensive, full-service model to clients seeking a customized solution to private markets investing • Each solution is offered across each of the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes • Empowered by industry-transforming technology capabilities that create a virtuous cycle of client engagement providing a significant data advantage ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS ADVISORY AND DATA SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIO ANALYTICS AND REPORTING CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS ACROSS ALL MARKETS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR EACH ASSET CLASS PRIVATE EQUITY REAL ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE DEBT INDUSTRY-TRANSFORMING TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES 1 2 3 $72B1 AUM AUA $240B FEAUM $43B Investment professionals 157 $12B1 AUM AUA $163B FEAUM $5B Investment professionals 55 $28B1 AUM AUA $48B FEAUM $19B Investment professionals 56 $24B1 AUM AUA $17B FEAUM $13B Investment professionals 43 Portfolio monitoring tool SPAR2 BACK-END Investment decisioning tool FRONT-END 253 bespoke SMA accounts and focused commingled funds 35% of advisory clients also have an AUM relationship Note: Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. Data presented as of September 30, 2022. AUM/AUA reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. Does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. 1 Allocation of AUM by asset class is presented by underlying investment asset classification. 2 StepStone Portfolio Analytics & Reporting. Comprehensive, Full Service Model
23STEPSTONE GROUP As of September 30, 2022 Total AUM: $135B Infrastructure $28B / 21% Private Equity $72B / 53% Private Debt $24B / 17% Real Estate $12B / 9% BY AUM1 Total AUA: $467B Private Debt $17B / 4%Infrastructure $48B / 10% Real Estate $163B / 35% BY AUA 48% ($290B) combined AUM / AUA in RE / INFRA / PD asset classes Note: Amounts and percentages may not sum to total due to rounding. Reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. Does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. RE – Real estate, INFRA – Infrastructure, PD – Private debt 1Allocation of AUM by asset class is presented by underlying investment asset classification. Private Equity $240B / 51% Investment Expertise Across All Private Markets Asset Classes
24STEPSTONE GROUP $6 $7 $5 $2 $5 $7 $6 $9 $1 $8 $6 $16 $13 $33 $29 $33 $28 $32 $18 $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120 $130 Net Realized Performance Fees QUARTERLY NET REALIZED PERFORMANCE FEES ($m, unless otherwise mentioned) Note: Net Realized Performance Fees represent gross realized performance fees, less realized performance fee-related compensation. Gross realized performance fees include deferred incentive fees that are not included in GAAP revenues. See reconciliation of net realized performance fees on slide 33. Excludes legacy Greenspring entities. $23 $29 $24 $20 $19 $18 $20 $27 $23 $25 $24 $31 $43 $68 $91 $107 $123 $122 $110 $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120 $130 LTM NET REALIZED PERFORMANCE FEES ($m, unless otherwise mentioned)
25STEPSTONE GROUP Revenues - Management and Advisory Fees, Net LTM SEP ’21 LTM SEP ’22 Focused commingled funds 32% SMAs 51% Advisory and other services 17% Focused commingled funds 44% SMAs 43% Advisory and other services 12% Fund reimbursement revenues 1% ($ in thousands) Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Sep '21 Sep '22 % Fav / Unfav Sep '21 Sep '22 otal % Fav / Unfav Focused commingled funds 28,500$ 51,553$ 81% 52,650$ 104,295$ 98% 99,199$ 200,370$ ## 102% SMAs 42,510 52,179 23% 83,115 102,639 23% 156,948 193,842 ## 24% Advisory and other services 12,380 13,788 11% 25,635 26,772 4% 51,387 56,660 ## 10% Fund reimbursement revenues 193 1,601 730% 244 2,147 780% 420 3,594 ## 756% Total management and advisory fees, net $ 83 ,583 $ 119 ,121 43% $ 161 ,644 $ 235 ,853 46% $ 307 ,954 $ 454 ,466 ## 48% Quarter Year-To -Date Last Twelve Months
26STEPSTONE GROUP 25% 7% 68% Top 10 Top 11-20 Other Blue-chip, Sophisticated, Global Clientele As of September 30, 2022 1 Our top 10 clients comprise 50 separate mandates and commitments to commingled funds. 2 Includes ~44% of management and advisory fee contribution from focused commingled funds. 57%29% 6% 8% > 7 years 3-7 years 1-3 years < 1 year 34% 23% 21% 17% 3% 2% North America Asia/Australia Europe Middle East Central and South America Rest of World 38% 16% 16% 9% 9% 6% 6% Pension Funds Insurance Companies Private Wealth/ Defined Contribution Plans Sovereign Wealth Funds Corporations Family Offices Endowments/Foundations BY TYPE LTM management and advisory fees (%) BY GEOGRAPHY LTM management and advisory fees (%) BY REMAINING ACCOUNT TENOR LTM management fees (%) BY CLIENT LTM management and advisory fees (%) 2 1
27STEPSTONE GROUP StepStone’s Diversified Platform Spans Private Markets Solutions PRIVATE EQUITY REAL ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE DEBT • Total AUM: $72B - SMA AUM: $36B - FCF AUM: $37B • Advisory AUA: $240B • $44B Approved in 2021 • Total AUM: $12B - SMA AUM: $4B - FCF AUM: $4B - Advisory AUM: $4B • Advisory AUA: $163B • $12B Approved in 2021 • Total AUM: $28B - SMA AUM: $26B - FCF AUM: $--B - Advisory AUM: $2B • Advisory AUA: $48B • $12B Approved in 2021 • Total AUM: $24B - SMA AUM: $13B - FCF AUM: $3B - Advisory AUM: $7B • Advisory AUA: $17B • $8B Approved in 2021 Note: Approvals are LTM as of December 31, 2021. Excludes legacy funds, feeder funds and research-only, non-advisory services. Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. SMA – Separately Managed Accounts. FCF – Focused Commingled Funds. AUM/AUA as of September 30, 2022. Reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. Does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. Please see next slide for performance footnote references. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results and there can be no assurance that the fund will achieve comparable results or avoid substantial losses. INVESTMENT STRATEGY1,2,4 NET IRR3 NET TVM3 PRIMARIES 18.1% 1.6x SECONDARIES 18.9% 1.5x CO-INVESTMENTS 21.0% 1.7x INVESTMENT STRATEGY1,4,5 NET IRR3 NET TVM3 CORE/CORE+ FUND INVESTMENTS 9.5% 1.6x VALUE- ADD/OPPORTUNISTIC FUND INVESTMENTS 10.5% 1.4x REAL ESTATE DEBT FUND INVESTMENTS 6.2% 1.2x VALUE- ADD/OPPORTUNISTIC SECONDARIES & CO-INVESTMENTS 16.4% 1.3x INVESTMENT STRATEGY1,4,6 NET IRR3 PRIMARIES 11.8% SECONDARIES 13.2% CO-INVESTMENTS7 9.5% INVESTMENT STRATEGY1,4,8 IRR8 DIRECT LENDING (GROSS)9 7.2% DISTRESSED DEBT (GROSS)9 9.8% OTHER (GROSS)9,10 7.2% PRIVATE DEBT GROSS TRACK RECORD9 7.7% PRIVATE DEBT NET TRACK RECORD 6.9%
28STEPSTONE GROUP Track Record Disclosures Note: Descriptions for certain terms can be found on the definitions page starting on slide 34 of this presentation. 1 Investment returns reflect NAV data for underlying investments as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. For investment returns where NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. 2 Private Equity includes 1,411 investments totaling $145.5 billion of capital commitments and excludes (i) two advisory co-investments, totaling $100.0 million, (ii) all client-directed private equity investments (175 investments totaling $22.4 billion of capital commitments), and (iii) investments for which StepStone does not provide monitoring and reporting services to the client that made the investment, and (iv) Greenspring investments until the data integration is completed. 3 Net IRR and Net TVM are presented solely for illustrative purposes and do not represent actual returns received by any investor in any of the StepStone Funds represented above. No individual investor received the aggregate returns described herein as the investments were made across multiple mandates over multiple years. StepStone fees and expenses are based on the following assumptions (management fees represent an annual rate): (i) Primaries: 25 basis points of net invested capital for management fee, applied quarterly. (ii) Secondaries: 125 basis points (60 basis points for Infrastructure) on capital commitments in years 1 through 4 for management fee, applied quarterly. In year 5, management fees step down to 90% of the previous year’s fee. (iii) Co-investments: 100 basis points and 50 basis points for co-investments and direct asset management investments, respectively, on net committed capital for management fees, charged quarterly. (iv) All investment types assess 5 basis points of capital commitments for fund expenses, applied quarterly, and 1 basis point of capital commitments drawn down in the first cash flow quarter for organizational costs. (v) Private Equity and Infrastructure secondaries and co-investments include 12.5% and 10.0% of paid and unrealized carry, respectively, with an 8% preferred return hurdle. Real Estate secondaries and co-investments include 15.0% of paid and unrealized carry, with an 8.0% preferred return hurdle. Net IRR and Net TVM for certain investments may have been impacted by StepStone’s or the underlying fund manager’s use of subscription backed credit facilities by such vehicles. Reinvested/recycled amounts increase contributed capital. Investment returns reflect NAV data for underlying investments as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. For investment returns where NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. Investment returns are calculated on a constant currency adjusted reporting basis converting non-USD investment cash flows and NAVs to USD using the foreign currency exchange rate corresponding to each client’s first cash flow date. 4 Investments of former clients are included in performance summary past the client termination date until such time as StepStone stops receiving current investment data (quarterly valuations and cash flows) for the investment. At that point, StepStone will then ‘liquidate’ the fund by entering a distribution amount equal to the last reported NAV, thus ending its contribution to the track record as of that date. Historical performance contribution will be maintained up until the ‘liquidation’ date. 5 Real Estate includes 452 investments totaling $70.0 billion of capital commitments and excludes (i) all client-directed real estate investments (66 investments totaling $10.4 billion of capital commitments), (ii) eight secondary/co-investment core/core+ or credit investments, totaling $589.7 million, (iii) four advisory fund investments totaling $463.6 million, and (iv) investments for which StepStone does not provide monitoring and reporting services to the client that made the investment. Includes the discretionary track record of Courtland Partners, Ltd., which StepStone acquired on April 1, 2018 (the “Courtland acquisition”). 6 Infrastructure includes 196 investments totaling $40.7 billion of capital commitments and excludes (i) 11 infrastructure investments made by the Partnership prior to the formation of the Infrastructure subsidiary in 2013 or made prior to the Courtland acquisition totaling $501.9 million, (ii) all client-directed infrastructure investments (20 investments totaling $3.7 billion of capital commitments), and (iii) investments for which StepStone does not provide monitoring and reporting services to the client that made the investment. 7 Includes asset management investments. 8 Private Debt includes 748 investments totaling $39.1 billion of capital commitments and excludes (i) all client-directed debt investments (26 client-directed investments, totaling $2.0 billion of capital commitments), and (ii) investments for which StepStone does not provide monitoring and reporting services to the client that made the investment. Investment returns are calculated on a constant currency adjusted reporting basis converting non-USD investment cash flows and NAVs to USD using the foreign currency exchange rate corresponding to each client’s first cash flow date. IRR is presented solely for illustrative purposes and does not represent actual returns received by any investor in any of the StepStone Funds represented above. No individual investor received the aggregate returns described herein as the investments were made across multiple mandates over multiple years. StepStone fees and expenses are based on the following assumptions (management fees represent an annual rate): Private Debt fund investments include 65 basis points on the quarterly NAV for management fee. Net IRR for certain investments may have been impacted by StepStone’s or the underlying fund manager’s use of subscription backed credit facilities by such vehicles. Reinvested/recycled amounts increase contributed capital. Investment returns reflect NAV data for underlying investments as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. For investment returns where NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. 9 Subset performance is presented net of fees and expenses charged by the underlying fund manager only (performance results do not reflect StepStone fees and expenses). 10 Other includes mezzanine debt, collateralized loan obligations, private performing debt, senior/enhanced senior debt, leasing, regulatory capital, trade finance, intellectual property/royalty, multi-strategy debt, real estate debt and infrastructure debt. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results and there can be no assurance that the fund will achieve comparable results or avoid substantial losses.
29STEPSTONE GROUP Notable StepStone Focused Commingled Funds1 1 Includes funds with fund size greater than $150 million. 2 Reflects most recently closed fund for each category of investment strategy. 3 Reflects fair value of the fund’s portfolio as of October 1, 2022. • Current funds in market include: private equity secondaries fund, multi-strategy global venture capital fund, multi-strategy growth equity fund, expansion stage venture capital directs fund, special situation real estate secondaries fund, infrastructure co-investments fund, corporate direct lending fund, and SPRING Fund Name2 Desc ription Vintage Year Fund Size ($M) PRIVATE EQU ITY StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund IV Private Equity Secondaries 2019 $ 2,097 StepStone VC Global Partners X Multi-Strategy Global Venture Capital 2020 1,480 StepStone Tactical Growth Fund III Multi-Strategy Growth Equity 2020 696 StepStone VC Opportunities VI Expansion Stage Venture Capital Directs 2020 653 StepStone VC Asia Fund I Multi-Strategy Asia Venture Capital 2020 251 StepStone VC Micro IV Micro Venture Capital Primaries 2022 234 StepStone VC Early Stage II Early Stage Venture Capital Directs 2021 352 StepStone VC Secondaries Fund V Venture Capital Secondaries 2021 2,600 StepStone Capital Partners V Private Equity Co-Investments 2021 2,364 REAL ESTATE StepStone Real Estate Partners IV Special Situation Real Estate Secondaries 2019 $ 1,404 PRIVATE DEBT StepStone Credit Opportunities Fund I Corporate / Opportunistic Lending 2021 $ 632 Senior Corporate Lending Fund II Corporate Direct Lending 2021 1,275 PRIVATE W EALTH CPRIM (to be renamed SPRIM) Evergreen 2020 $ 8283
30STEPSTONE GROUP Reconciliation of GAAP to ANI and FRE 1 Reflects the portion of pre-tax adjusted net income of our subsidiaries attributable to non-controlling interests. 2 Reflects equity-based compensation for awards granted prior to and in connection with the IPO. 3 Includes (income) expense related to compensation paid to certain equity holders as part of an acquisition earn-out ($0.8 million for fiscal 2018), transaction costs ($10.3 million and $13.8 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, $0.1 million for fiscal 2018 and $0.4 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022), lease remeasurement adjustments ($(2.7) million for the three, six, and last twelve months ended September 30, 2022), accelerated depreciation of leasehold improvements for changes in lease terms ($0.2 million for the three, six and last twelve months ended September 30, 2022), severance costs ($0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1.7 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022), loss on change in fair value for contingent consideration obligation ($4.7 million and $8.0 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and $17.6 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022), compensation paid to certain employees as part of an acquisition earn-out ($0.6 million and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and $2.0 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022 ) and other non-core operating income and expenses. 4 Represents corporate income taxes at a blended statutory rate of 22.3% applied to pre-tax adjusted net income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, and a blended statutory rate of 22.6% applied to pre-tax adjusted net income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021. The 22.3% rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 is based on a federal statutory rate of 21.0% and a combined state, local and foreign rate net of federal benefits of 1.3%, and the 22.6% rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 is based on a federal statutory rate of 21.0% and a combined state, local and foreign rate net of federal benefits of 1.6%. As we were not subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes prior to the Reorganization and IPO, a blended statutory rate of 25.0% has been applied to fiscal 2018 for comparability purposes. 5 Includes carried interest-related compensation expense related to the portion of net carried interest allocation revenue attributable to equity holders of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries that are not 100% owned ($2.4 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $6.8 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $8.4 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022). 6 Excludes amounts for Tax Receivable Agreements adjustments recognized as other income (loss) ($(1.4) million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $5.0 million for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2022). ($ in thousands) Fu ll Year L ast Tw elve Mo n t h s Sep '21 Sep '22 Sep '21 Sep '22 Mar '18 Sep '22 I n c o m e (lo ss) b efo re in c o m e t ax 113,717$ (74,487)$ 254,659$ (94,672)$ 85,805$ 163,250$ Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries(1) (5,905) (9,985) (11,625) (18,101) (2,350) (34,576) Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in legacy Greenspring - 15,357 - 23,961 - (8,625) Unrealized carried interest allocations (143,855) 176,778 (320,254) 290,728 (91,753) 25,131 Unrealized performance fee-related compensation 74,206 (86,126) 159,778 (140,679) 48,278 12,446 Unrealized investment (income) loss (4,764) 5,795 (8,777) 8,865 (1,870) (19) Deferred incentive fees 1,769 3,683 5,811 3,683 2,801 (690) Equity-based compensation(2) 3,098 3,125 6,733 6,196 189 12,637 Amortization of intangibles 1,870 10,870 2,490 21,741 3,382 43,748 Tax Receivable Agreements adjustments through earnings 1,391 - 1,391 - - (4,951) Non-core items(3) 10,268 2,945 13,923 6,895 2,211 19,232 P re-t ax ad j u st ed n et in c o m e 5 1 , 7 9 5 4 7 , 9 5 5 1 0 4 , 1 2 9 1 0 8 , 6 1 7 4 6 , 6 9 3 2 2 7 , 5 8 3 Income taxes(4) (11,680) (10,694) (23,481) (24,222) (11,673) (50,893) Ad j u st ed n et in c o m e 4 0 , 1 1 5 3 7 , 2 6 1 8 0 , 6 4 8 8 4 , 3 9 5 3 5 , 0 2 0 1 7 6 , 6 9 0 Income taxes(4) 11,680 10,694 23,481 24,222 11,673 50,893 Realized carried interest allocations (52,531) (22,469) (102,494) (96,076) (30,081) (194,300) Realized performance fee-related compensation(5) 26,781 13,630 52,089 55,365 11,406 94,484 Realized investment income (2,423) (2,104) (4,834) (4,073) (3,137) (7,738) Incentive fees (1,796) (5,365) (5,978) (5,365) (1,489) (10,980) Deferred incentive fees (1,769) (3,683) (5,811) (3,683) (2,801) 690 Interest income (206) (356) (286) (367) (143) (418) Interest expense 88 817 94 1,404 913 2,423 Other loss(6) 561 634 998 1,738 125 2,051 Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries(1) 5,905 9,985 11,625 18,101 2,350 34,576 Fee-relat ed earn in gs 2 6 , 4 0 5$ 3 9 , 0 4 4$ 4 9 , 5 3 2$ 7 5 , 6 6 1$ 2 3 , 8 3 6$ 1 4 8 , 3 7 1$ Year -To -D at eQu art er
31STEPSTONE GROUP Reconciliation of Adjusted Revenues and Expenses 1 Reflects the removal of severance and compensation paid to certain employees as part of an acquisition earn-out. 2 Reflects the removal of equity-based compensation for awards granted prior to and in connection with the IPO. 3 Reflects the removal of lease remeasurement adjustments, accelerated depreciation of leasehold improvements for changes in lease terms, amortization of intangibles, transaction-related costs and other non-core operating income and expenses. ($ in thousands) Fu ll Year L ast Tw elve Mo n t h s Sep '21 Sep '22 Sep '21 Sep '22 Mar '18 Sep '22 To t al reven u es 2 8 1 , 7 6 5$ (1 5 8 , 4 9 5 )$ 5 9 0 , 3 7 0$ (2 3 5 , 7 1 3 )$ 2 6 4 , 2 7 5$ 5 3 9 , 4 4 2$ Unrealized carried interest allocations (143,855) 176,778 (320,254) 290,728 (91,753) 25,131 Deferred incentive fees 1,769 3,683 5,811 3,683 2,801 (690) Legacy Greenspring carried interest allocations - 128,672 - 282,279 - 95,173 Ad j u st ed reven u es 1 3 9 , 6 7 9$ 1 5 0 , 6 3 8$ 2 7 5 , 9 2 7$ 3 4 0 , 9 7 7$ 1 7 5 , 3 2 3$ 6 5 9 , 0 5 6$ Cash -b ased c o m p en sat io n 43,881$ 59,501$ 86,552$ 119,562$ Adjustments(1) - (740) (107) (1,431) Ad j u st ed c ash -b ased c o m p en sat io n 4 3 , 8 8 1$ 5 8 , 7 6 1$ 8 6 , 4 4 5$ 1 1 8 , 1 3 1$ Eq u it y -b ased c o m p en sat io n 3,213$ 3,783$ 6,956$ 7,497$ Adjustments(2) (3,098) (3,125) (6,733) (6,196) Ad j u st ed eq u it y-b ased c o m p en sat io n 1 1 5$ 6 5 8$ 2 2 3$ 1 , 3 0 1$ Gen eral, ad m in ist rat ive an d o t h er 25,320$ 33,733$ 41,750$ 67,965$ Adjustments(3) (12,138) (13,075) (16,306) (27,205) Ad j u st ed gen eral, ad m in ist rat ive an d o t h er 1 3 , 1 8 2$ 2 0 , 6 5 8$ 2 5 , 4 4 4$ 4 0 , 7 6 0$ Qu art er Year -To -D at e
32STEPSTONE GROUP Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Per Share 1 Our Class A common stock did not exist prior to the Reorganization and IPO in September 2020. As a result, the computation of ANI per share for fiscal 2018 assumes the same number of adjusted shares outstanding as reported for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for comparability purposes. 2 Assumes the full exchange of Class B units in StepStone Group LP for Class A common stock of SSG pursuant to the Class B Exchange Agreement. 3 Assumes the full exchange of Class C units in StepStone Group LP for Class A common stock of SSG pursuant to the Class C Exchange Agreement. ($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Ful l Year Last Twelve Months Sep '21 Sep '22 Sep '21 Sep '22 Mar '18 Sep '22 Adjusted net income 40,115$ 37,261$ 80,648$ 84,395$ 35,020$ 176,690$ Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding – Basic(1) 41,745,492 61,407,834 40,401,379 61,276,707 29,237,500 60,304,990 Assumed vesting of RSUs(1) 1,691,661 913,479 1,523,631 856,217 745,347 954,908 Assumed vesting and exchange of Class B2 units(1) 2,471,208 2,466,194 2,480,045 2,457,561 2,411,318 2,465,360 Exchange of Class B units in the Partnership(1)(2) 54,457,705 46,889,995 55,112,174 47,017,716 65,578,831 47,964,966 Exchange of Class C units in the Partnership(3) 333,861 2,928,824 167,843 2,928,824 - 2,947,437 Adjusted shares(1) 100,699,927 114,606,326 99,685,072 114,537,025 97,972,996 114,637,661 Adjusted net income per share 0.40$ 0.33$ 0.81$ 0.74$ 0.36$ 1.54$ Quarter Year-to-Date
33STEPSTONE GROUP Reconciliation of Gross and Net Realized Performance Fees(1) Note: Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding. 1 Excludes legacy Greenspring entities. ($ in millions) FQ4'18 FQ1'19 FQ2'19 FQ3'19 FQ4'19 FQ1'20 FQ2'20 FQ3'20 FQ4'20 FQ1'21 FQ2'21 FQ3'21 FQ4'21 FQ1'22 FQ2'22 FQ3'22 FQ4'22 FQ1'23 FQ2'23 Realized carried interest allocations 9.9$ 11.3$ 10.1$ 5.4$ 9.9$ 12.9$ 11.1$ 19.6$ 2.6$ 3.6$ 8.6$ 26.1$ 24.7$ 50.0$ 52.5$ 66.6$ 31.7$ 73.6$ 22.5$ Incentive fees 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.4 4.2 1.8 0.0 5.6 - 5.4 Deferred incentive fees 0.6 1.0 - - - - 0.8 - - 3.5 1.2 - - 4.0 1.8 - (4.4) - 3.7 Gross real ized performanc e fees 10.7 13.5 10.2 5.5 10.0 14.5 12.6 19.8 3.4 10.8 10.9 26.4 25.1 58.2 56.1 66.6 32.9 73.6 31.5 Realized performance fee-related compensation (4.8) (6.3) (5.6) (3.0) (5.4) (7.8) (6.4) (10.4) (2.4) (2.9) (4.8) (10.2) (12.6) (25.3) (26.8) (34.0) (5.1) (41.7) (13.6) Net real ized performanc e fees 5.9$ 7.2$ 4.6$ 2.5$ 4.6$ 6.7$ 6.2$ 9.4$ 1.0$ 7.9$ 6.1$ 16.1$ 12.5$ 32.9$ 29.3$ 32.6$ 27.8$ 31.9$ 17.9$ FQ4'18 FQ1'19 FQ2'19 FQ3'19 FQ4'19 FQ1'20 FQ2'20 FQ3'20 FQ4'20 FQ1'21 FQ2'21 FQ3'21 FQ4'21 FQ1'22 FQ2'22 FQ3'22 FQ4'22 FQ1'23 FQ2'23 Realized carried interest allocations 30.1$ 39.7$ 36.8$ 36.6$ 36.6$ 38.3$ 39.2$ 53.4$ 46.2$ 36.9$ 34.4$ 40.9$ 63.0$ 109.3$ 153.3$ 193.7$ 200.7$ 224.4$ 194.3$ Incentive fees 1.5 2.7 3.2 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.6 2.7 3.4 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.4 11.6 7.4 11.0 Deferred incentive fees 2.8 3.6 3.0 1.6 1.0 - 0.8 0.8 0.8 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.8 5.8 1.4 (2.6) (0.7) Gross real ized performanc e fees 34.4 46.0 42.9 39.9 39.2 40.2 42.6 57.0 50.4 46.6 44.9 51.5 73.1 120.5 165.7 205.9 213.8 229.2 204.6 Realized performance fee-related compensation (11.4) (16.8) (18.7) (19.7) (20.3) (21.8) (22.6) (30.0) (27.0) (22.1) (20.5) (20.4) (30.5) (52.9) (74.9) (98.7) (91.2) (107.6) (94.5) Net real ized performanc e fees 23.0$ 29.2$ 24.2$ 20.1$ 18.9$ 18.4$ 20.0$ 27.0$ 23.4$ 24.5$ 24.4$ 31.1$ 42.6$ 67.6$ 90.8$ 107.2$ 122.5$ 121.5$ 110.1$ Quarter Last Twelve Months
34STEPSTONE GROUP Definitions • Company refers to SSG and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Partnership, following the Reorganization and IPO and to the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Reorganization and IPO. • StepStone Group Inc. or “SSG” refers solely to StepStone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and not to any of its subsidiaries. • Partnership refers solely to StepStone Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and not to any of its subsidiaries. • Reorganization refers to the series of transactions immediately before the Company's initial public offering (“IPO”), which was completed on September 18, 2020. • Assets Under Management, or “AUM”, primarily reflects the assets associated with our SMAs and focused commingled funds. We classify assets as AUM if we have full discretion over the investment decisions in an account or have responsibility or custody of assets. Although management fees are based on a variety of factors and are not linearly correlated with AUM, we believe AUM is a useful metric for assessing the relative size and scope of our asset management business. Our AUM is calculated as the sum of (i) the net asset value (“NAV”) of client portfolio assets, including the StepStone Funds and (ii) the unfunded commitments of clients to the underlying investments and the StepStone Funds. Our AUM reflects the investment valuations in respect of the underlying investments of our funds and accounts on a three-month lag, adjusted for new client account activity through the period end. Our AUM does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. AUM as of September 30, 2022 reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. • Assets Under Advisement, or “AUA”, consists of client assets for which we do not have full discretion to make investment decisions but play a role in advising the client or monitoring their investments. We generally earn revenue for advisory-related services on a contractual fixed fee basis. Advisory-related services include asset allocation, strategic planning, development of investment policies and guidelines, screening and recommending investments, legal negotiations, monitoring and reporting on investments, and investment manager review and due diligence. Advisory fees vary by client based on the scope of services, investment activity and other factors. Most of our advisory fees are fixed, and therefore, increases or decreases in AUA do not necessarily lead to proportionate changes in revenue. Our AUA is calculated as the sum of (i) the NAV of client portfolio assets for which we do not have full discretion and (ii) the unfunded commitments of clients to the underlying investments. Our AUA reflects the investment valuations in respect of the underlying investments of our client accounts on a three-month lag, adjusted for new client account activity through the period end. Our AUA does not include post-period investment valuation or cash activity. AUA as of September 30, 2022 reflects final data for the prior period (June 30, 2022), adjusted for net new client account activity through September 30, 2022. NAV data for underlying investments is as of June 30, 2022, as reported by underlying managers up to 100 days following June 30, 2022. When NAV data is not available by 100 days following June 30, 2022, such NAVs are adjusted for cash activity following the last available reported NAV. Beginning in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the computation of AUA was modified to include the portion of client portfolio assets for which we do not directly provide recommendations, monitoring and/or reporting services. Prior period amounts have not been recast for this change as such historical data does not exist. The impact of the change was approximately $70 billion in the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
35STEPSTONE GROUP Definitions (continued) • Fee-Earning AUM, or “FEAUM”, reflects the assets from which we earn management fee revenue (i.e., fee basis) and includes assets in our SMAs, focused commingled funds and assets held directly by our clients for which we have fiduciary oversight and are paid fees as the manager of the assets. Our SMAs and focused commingled funds typically pay management fees based on capital commitments, net invested capital and, in certain cases, NAV, depending on the fee terms. Management fees are only marginally affected by market appreciation or depreciation because substantially all of the StepStone Funds pay management fees based on capital commitments or net invested capital. As a result, management fees and FEAUM are not materially affected by changes in market value. • Undeployed Fee-Earning Capital represents the amount of capital commitments to StepStone Funds that has not yet been invested or considered active but will generate management fee revenue once this capital is invested or activated. • Adjusted net income, or “ANI”, is a non-GAAP performance measure that we present on a pre-tax and after-tax basis used to evaluate profitability. ANI represents the after-tax net realized income attributable to us. The components of revenues used in the determination of ANI (“Adjusted Revenues”) comprise net management and advisory fees, incentive fees (including the deferred portion) and realized carried interest allocations. In addition, ANI excludes: (a) unrealized carried interest allocation revenues and related compensation, (b) unrealized investment income, (c) equity-based compensation for awards granted prior to and in connection with our IPO, (d) amortization of intangibles and (e) certain other items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance, including charges associated with acquisitions and corporate transactions, contract terminations and employee severance. ANI does not reflect legacy Greenspring carried interest allocation revenues, legacy Greenspring carried interest-related compensation and legacy Greenspring investment income as none of the economics are attributable to us. ANI is income before taxes fully taxed at our blended statutory rate. We believe ANI and adjusted revenues are useful to investors because they enable investors to evaluate the performance of our business across reporting periods. • ANI Per Share measures our per-share earnings assuming all Class B units and Class C units in the Partnership were exchanged for Class A common stock in SSG, including the dilutive impact of outstanding equity-based awards. ANI per share is calculated as ANI divided by adjusted shares outstanding. We believe ANI per share is useful to investors because it enables them to better evaluate per-share operating performance across reporting periods. • Fee-Related Earnings, or “FRE”, is a non-GAAP performance measure used to monitor our baseline earnings from recurring management and advisory fees. FRE is a component of ANI and comprises net management and advisory fees, less operating expenses other than performance fee-related compensation, equity-based compensation for awards granted prior to and in connection with our IPO, amortization of intangibles and other non-core operating items. FRE is presented before income taxes. We believe FRE is useful to investors because it provides additional insight into the operating profitability of our business and our ability to cover direct base compensation and operating expenses from total fee revenues. • Fee-Related Earnings Margin is a non-GAAP performance measure which is calculated by dividing Fee-Related Earnings by Management & Advisory Fees, net. We believe Fee- Related Earnings Margin is an important measure of profitability on revenues that are largely recurring by nature. • Gross Realized Performance Fees represents realized carried interest allocations and incentive fees, including the deferred portion. Excludes legacy Greenspring entities.
36STEPSTONE GROUP Definitions (continued) • Net Realized Performance Fees represents gross realized performance fees, less realized performance fee-related compensation. Excludes legacy Greenspring entities. • Invested Capital refers to the total amount of all investments made by a fund, including commitment-reducing and non-commitment-reducing capital calls. • “IRR”, refers to the annualized internal rate of return for all investments within the relevant investment strategy on an inception-to-date basis as of June 30, 2022 (except as noted otherwise on slides 27 and 28), based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value. • “Net IRR” refers to IRR, net of fees and expenses charged by both the underlying fund managers and the Partnership. • Net Asset Value, or “NAV”, refers to the estimated fair value of unrealized investments plus any net assets or liabilities associated with the investment as of June 30, 2022. • “Net TVM” refers to the total value to paid-in capital or invested capital expressed as a multiple. Net TVM is calculated as distributions plus unrealized valuations divided by invested capital (including all capitalized costs). • Last Twelve Months, or “LTM,” refers to the preceding twelve months as of the period end. • Compound annual growth rate, or “CAGR,” represents a measure of the annual growth rate over multiple periods, considering the effect of compounding. • Legacy Greenspring entities refers to certain entities for which the Company, indirectly through its subsidiaries, became the sole and/or managing member in connection with the Greenspring acquisition. • Fund Size refers to total capital commitments to a StepStone Fund, including commitments from the Company as the general partner. • “StepStone Funds” refer to focused commingled funds and separately managed accounts of the Company, including acquired Greenspring funds, for which the Partnership or one of its subsidiaries acts as both investment adviser and general partner or managing member.
37STEPSTONE GROUP Disclosure Some of the statements in this presentation may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan” and “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements reflect management’s current plans, estimates and expectations and are inherently uncertain. The inclusion of any forward-looking information in this presentation should not be regarded as a representation that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, global and domestic market and business conditions, successful execution of business and growth strategies and regulatory factors relevant to our business, as well as assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity and the risks and uncertainties described in greater detail under “Risk Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, and in our subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as such factors may be updated from time to time. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. The non-GAAP financial measures contained in this presentation (including, without limitation, Adjusted Revenues, Adjusted Net Income (on both a pre-tax and after-tax basis), Adjusted Net Income per share, Fee-Related Earnings and Fee-Related Earnings Margin) are not GAAP measures of the Company’s financial performance or liquidity and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measure is included on slides 30-33 of this presentation. You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment to non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons management considers it appropriate for supplemental analysis. Our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry or across different industries.