Patriot Capital
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Patriot Capital is a private equity
firm with offices in Baltimore, MD and Chicago, IL. The firm focuses on growth capital
and mezzanine capital
investments in middle-market companies seeking to finance business expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts or balance sheet recapitalizations.
Patriot Capital II and its predecessor Funds, Allegiance Capital and Patriot Capital I have over $270 million of capital under management.
The firm typically makes subordinated debt
and preferred equity investments in acquisitions, management buyout
s and leveraged recapitalization
s in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southern United States. Additionally, Patriot Capital will participate in financings that are significantly larger through its extensive network of regional and national private equity and mezzanine firms.
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm with offices in Baltimore, MD and Chicago, IL. The firm focuses on growth capital
Growth capital
Growth capital is a type of private equity investment, most often a minority investment, in relatively mature companies that are looking for capital to expand or restructure operations, enter new markets or finance a significant acquisition without a change of control of the business.Companies...
and mezzanine capital
Mezzanine capital
Mezzanine capital, in finance, refers to a subordinated debt or preferred equity instrument that represents a claim on a company's assets which is senior only to that of the common shares...
investments in middle-market companies seeking to finance business expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts or balance sheet recapitalizations.
Patriot Capital II and its predecessor Funds, Allegiance Capital and Patriot Capital I have over $270 million of capital under management.
The firm typically makes subordinated debt
Subordinated debt
In finance, subordinated debt is debt which ranks after other debts should a company fall into receivership or bankruptcy....
and preferred equity investments in acquisitions, management buyout
Management buyout
A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...
s and leveraged recapitalization
Leveraged recapitalization
In corporate finance, a leveraged recapitalization is a change of the capital structure of a company, a substitution of equity for debt —e.g. by issuing bonds to raise money, and using that money to buy the company's stock or to pay dividends...
s in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southern United States. Additionally, Patriot Capital will participate in financings that are significantly larger through its extensive network of regional and national private equity and mezzanine firms.