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Capital provider· US
Sponsors financed
2
Repeat sponsors
1
Announced deals
2
Lender, observedequity
As of · the mandate; last verified Sep 27, 2026, 1 source, 2 observations

The capital provider's name, 9 additional sponsor and service provider relationships

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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Observed financing independent sponsors

2 sponsors, 3 observed deals as lender, senior debt, capital provider: City Capital Ventures (2), Novastone Capital Advisors (1).

Observed financing in manufacturing (2).

Sponsors this provider has financed

2 sponsors observed, 1 of them more than once.

Observed once
What do they fund, equity or debt, how much, what structures
Provider kinds
Observed sponsor backer
Factsources in which the provider appears· 100%
Capital side
Equity
Factacted as equity provider in an observed transaction· 85%· DFX's own graph
Independent sponsor friendliness
Observed
Fact2 observed sponsor transactions· 90%· DFX's own graph
Announced transactions naming them
  1. Oct 1, 2024Recapitalizationconfidence 90%
    Novastone Capital Advisors recapitalised Umecc (West Chester, OH)
    UHY LLP · Advisorthis provider · Capital providerAdam Salmen / Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA) · Capital providerSherman Howard · Counsel
    Deal team: 2 firms · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) novastone-ca.com
  2. May 5, 2016Majority investmentconfidence 90%
    City Capital Ventures acquired Diedrich Roasters LLC (Ponderay, ID)
    Lighthouse Ventures · Advisorthis provider · Lender
    Deal page · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) comunicaffe.com · uncommonequity.com uncommonequity.com
Service providers who work with this capital provider
Legal (1)
Accounting and QoE (1)
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them beside

DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.

Coverage behind this list: 3 sponsors observed closing in your sector · 2 of your own financings read in those sectors · most recent of theirs observed Sep 16, 2026.

  • Madison Lake CapitalWIManufacturing1 deal in manufacturing, latest Sep 16, 2026
    Capital named on their deals: Capitol Bank
  • Salt Creek CapitalCAManufacturing12 deals in manufacturing, latest Sep 9, 2026
    Capital named on their deals: Cyprium Partners, HCAP Partners, LLC, NorthCoast Mezzanine, Ocean Avenue Capital Partners, L.P., White Oak Global Advisors, LLC
  • Glen Oaks CapitalNYManufacturing1 deal in manufacturing, latest Sep 9, 2026
    Capital named on their deals: Tecum Capital, First Commonwealth Bank, Five Points Capital, Inc., SharpVue Capital
Evidence
FactValueClassEffectiveSource
Entity kindUnknown investment entityInference2026-09-27DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
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