This provider

Capital provider· US
Sponsors financed
1
Repeat sponsors
0
Announced deals
1
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

1 sponsor, 1 observed deal as lender, senior debt: Onward Capital (1).

Observed financing in manufacturing (1).

Sponsors this provider has financed

1 sponsor observed, 0 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
Fact1 observed sponsor transaction· 90%· DFX's own graph
Announced transactions naming them
  1. Oct 18, 2023Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%
    Onward Capital acquired PFI InStore (St. Louis, MO)
    Ropes & Gray LLP · CounselMerit Capital Partners · Equity providerthis provider · LenderMerit Capital Partners · Lender
    Deal team: 2 firms · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) meritcapital.com · onwardcapllc.com onwardcapllc.com
Service providers who work with this capital provider
Legal (1)
Investment banking (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 · 1 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
    No financier is named in any announcement we have read for this firm.
  • Glen Oaks CapitalNYManufacturing1 deal in manufacturing, latest Sep 9, 2026
    No financier is named in any announcement we have read for this firm.
  • 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
Evidence
FactValueClassEffectiveSource
Entity kindUnknown investment entityInference2026-09-26DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL
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