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- 5 platform or control deals, Nov 30, 2016 to Oct 18, 2023
- 5 add-ons bought by its portfolio companies
- 0 recapitalizations, 0 minority stakes
- Platform targets by state: MO 1, WI 1, CA 1, IN 1, MN 1
- Sectors: Industrial manufacturing, Specialty distribution, Industrial services, Energy services“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Sector thesis: Industrial manufacturing“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- EBITDA: $4M to $15M“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Revenue: $20M to $125M“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Geography (unaudited quote): United States, Canada“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Control (unaudited quote): yes“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Founder or family owned (unaudited quote): yes“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Add-ons (unaudited quote): yes“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Platforms (unaudited quote): yes“••• Locked” o•••••••••.com
- Sectors transacted
- Industrial manufacturing (6); Specialty distribution (4)Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· DFX's own graph
Verified sponsor. Evidence identifies a firm: a publisher named it as the buyer in an announced transaction, a law firm or capital partner page names it as an independent sponsor, or its own site says so.
Nothing on this page comes from a website claim unless it is labelled as such with the URL.
- Repeat relationshipM•••••• M•••••••• F•••• has financed 3 observed O••••• C•••••• transactions (2018 to 2021).Roles: lender, mezzanine
- Dec 15, 2021C•••••• D•••• • T••• L••mmfcapital.com
- Mar 14, 2018C••••••••• E•••••••• I•••tecum.com
- C•••••• D•••• • T•••no URL
- Repeat relationshipT••••••• S••••• C•••••• P••••••• has financed 2 observed O••••• C•••••• transactions (2016 to 2019).Roles: capital provider, equity coinvest
- Nov 30, 2016D••••••• E••••••••• L••o•••••••••.com
- S•••••• E••••••••• C••••••no URL
- Repeat relationshipT•••• C•••••• has financed 2 observed O••••• C•••••• transactions (2018).Roles: capital provider, equity coinvest, lender, mezzanine
- Sep 10, 2018F•• L•••••••o•••••••••.com
- Mar 14, 2018C••••••••• E•••••••• I•••tecum.com
- Repeat relationshipB••••• S•••••• F•••••• G•••• has financed 2 observed O••••• C•••••• transactions (2016 to 2018).Roles: lender, senior debt
- Mar 14, 2018C••••••••• E•••••••• I•••tecum.com
- Nov 30, 2016D••••••• E••••••••• L••o•••••••••.com
- M•••• C•••••• P••••••• financed O••••• C•••••• on its deal for P•• I•••••• (2023). Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, mezzanine. meritcapital.com
- O••• M•••••••• • P•••••• E••••• financed O••••• C•••••• on its deal for D••••••• E••••••••• L•• (2016 to 2018). Roles: capital provider, equity coinvest, lender, mezzanine. o•••••••••.com
- T•• C•••••• F•••••• financed O••••• C•••••• on its deal for F•• L••••••• (2018). Roles: lender, senior debt. o•••••••••.com
- N•••••••• M•••••••• financed O••••• C•••••• on its deal for D••••••• E••••••••• L•• (2016). Roles: lender, mezzanine. o•••••••••.com
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: 10 providers observed financing sponsors in these 2 sectors · 10 of this firm's own deals read in them · most recent of theirs observed Jul 15, 2026.
- seen as lender, mezzanine
- S•••••• C•••••• M•••••••••Specialty distribution2 deals in specialty distribution, latest Sep 23, 2025seen as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt
- seen as lender, senior debt
- seen as lender, senior debt
- seen as lender, senior debt
- seen as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, mezzanine
- seen as lender, mezzanine
- A••••• F•••••• G••••• L••Specialty distribution1 deal in specialty distribution, latest Jan 14, 2025seen as equity coinvest, equity provider, lender, senior debt
- seen as equity coinvest, equity provider
- seen as capital provider, co sponsor
Read from the sectors this firm has actually bought in: manufacturing (6), specialty distribution (4).
- Oct 18, 2023Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%M•••• C•••••• P••••••• · Equity providerM•••• C•••••• P••••••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) meritcapital.com - Dec 15, 2021Platform acquisitionconfidence 85%M•••••• M•••••••• F•••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) mmfcapital.com - Sep 10, 2018Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%T•••• C•••••• · Capital providerO••• M•••••••• • P•••••• E••••• · Capital providerT•• C•••••• F•••••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com - Mar 14, 2018Platform acquisitionconfidence 70%
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) tecum.com - Nov 30, 2016Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%T••••••• S••••• C•••••• P••••••• · Capital providerN•••••••• M•••••••• · LenderO••• M•••••••• • P•••••• E••••• · LenderB••••• S•••••• F•••••• G•••• · Lender
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com
- Jul 17, 2025Add onconfidence 90%O••••• C•••••• acquired E••••••• S•• o• N•••• A•••••• •••• s••••••••• R•••• C•••••• T•••• (Hutchinson, KS)
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com - Dec 29, 2023Add onconfidence 90%
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com - Dec 29, 2023Add onconfidence 90%
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com - Feb 7, 2019Add onconfidence 90%T••••••• S••••• C•••••• P••••••• · Capital provider
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com - Feb 7, 2018Add onconfidence 90%T••••••• S••••• C•••••• P••••••• · Capital provider
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DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) o•••••••••.com
No vehicle filed in the last 12 months; latest filing n/a, first observed n/a.
- M••••• G•••••Partner
- L•••• L•••••Partner
- J••• T••••••Vice President
| Fact | Value | Class | Source |
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| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) o•••••••••.com |
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent S•••••• Forum roster sbia.org |
| Entity kind | Independent sponsor firm | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Hq location | Skokie, IL | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) o•••••••••.com |
| Investment thesis | ••• Locked | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) o•••••••••.com |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Mandate | ••• Locked | Inference | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Sponsor classification | Independent sponsor firm | Fact | SBIA Independent S•••••• Forum roster sbia.org |
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