Transaction to provide complementary resources, expertise, and relationships to enhance Stellus' existing platform Stellus investment processes, strategy, and operations to remain unchanged HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Management ("Stellus" or the "Company), a U.S. direct lender with $3.8 billion of AUM specializing in senior secured loans in the lower-middle market, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by P10, Inc. (NYSE: PX) ("P10"), a leading private markets solutions provider that similarly serves the lower-middle market. Stellus will continue to be managed by its current partners who will retain control of its day-to-day operations, including investment decisions and investment committee processes.