Top Food, Beverage & Tobacco Senior Lenders with Recent Private M&A Activity

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California-based non-bank first lien lender seeking companies looking to borrow $2 to $10MM. Pasadena Private Lending is a privately-funded commercial lender offering competitively priced loans to established borrowers who value flexibility, speed, and certainty of execution, and want to avoid the red tape of banks. We can lend to businesses across the country and are typically priced at Prime + 3-4%. Use of proceeds agnostic; can be for acquisitions, growth, dividend, recapitalization, or bridge financing. We typically require a personal guarantee.

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Feb 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Alternative Funding

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At Alternative Funding, we provide funding solutions for businesses of all sizes, industries and growth trajectories. Since inception, we have funded more than $200 Million in a variety of short and long term products that have driven growth and cultivated success in businesses across the country.As it has become increasingly more difficult for businesses to obtain funding through traditional means, we have stepped in to provide a tailored and hassle-free experience, so that you can get back to doing what you’re best at, running your business. Our mission is to provide quick, easy, and…

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Oct 2021 Provided debt financing to Confidential IT Service Company

Silverview Credit Partners LP

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Silverview Credit Partners LP (“Silverview Credit”) was founded in 2015 by former senior team members of UBS’ Legacy Investment Bank. Silverview Credit is a registered investment advisor specialized in identifying differentiated special situations lending opportunities in the non-sponsored, lower middle market. The firm has built an intricate process to source, underwrite, and fund $10-$30mm loan opportunities through the family of funds it manages.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company

Live Oak Bank

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Live Oak is a digital, cloud-based bank serving small business owners in all 50 states. We are the a leading USDA B&I lender and the #1 SBA 7(a) lender by dollar volume* in the country and our mission is to be America’s small business bank. We aim to fulfill that mission through banking products that help business owners buy, build and expand, along with FDIC-insured high-yield savings and CDs to grow their hard-earned money. Our family of companies under the holding and parent company Live Oak Bancshares (Nasdaq: LOB), and our subsidiaries, partner with businesses who share a…

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Feb 2018 Invested in Party Inflatables
Jan 2018 Invested in Specialty Design/Build Engineering Firm Serving Municipalities
Dec 2017 Invested in Commercial Catering
Sep 2017 Invested in Company provides access control, perimeter protection, and maintenance services to self-storage facilities

Cencor Capital, LLC

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Originally established in 1992, Rosemont, IL (Chicago suburb) based Cencor Capital, LLC is an independent equipment leasing company. Our principal focus is to provide equipment-based leasing or financing to US based private and public companies acquiring a variety of capital equipment as well as secured term loans used as part of an acquisition strategy. Funding for receivables/inventory and real estate is outside of our focus. Transaction size is $500K to $15M+ and may include both new and ‘in-place’ equipment. A variety of capital leases, operating FMV leases, loans as…

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Nov 2025 Provided debt financing to Cannabis Manufacturing Co
Nov 2024 Provided debt financing to Hospital
May 2024 Provided debt financing to Drug Discovery / Pharmaceutical Co
Aug 2021 Provided debt financing to Hospital

Whitehorse Capital Management, LLC

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Whitehorse Capital Management is the $12BN direct lending arm of H.I.G. Capital. Whitehorse provides debt financing to performing middle market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Our firm has a broad investment mandate to provide senior, subordinated, and unitranche debt for refinancings, growth capital, acquisitions, buyouts, and balance sheet recapitalizations. Whitehorse can underwrite up to $250MM per transaction and is industry agnostic in nature.

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Jun 2023 Invested in ZS Fund L.P.
May 2023 Acquired Abry Partners
Apr 2023 Acquired Symphony Technology Group
Feb 2023 Acquired Trivest Partners and Shoreline

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Northwest Bank

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northwest Bank was founded in Boise, Idaho, in 2008 on the idea that a banker’s experience matters and exceptional service should be expected.Our founders were business people who thought banks should provide financial solutions that fuel success, not roadblocks that hinder it. That’s why our culture is one of problem solving with a "yes" mindset. We act with a sense of urgency and speed that matches your own and we stay with you every step of the way.Our job is to be a strategic partner for our customers, delivering customized financial solutions that work.

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Jan 2024 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company
Aug 2023 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company
Apr 2023 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company
Nov 2021 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company

AdCap Growth Partners

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AdCap invests capital from $500k to $5 million across the capital stack to companies that require additional capital outside of conventional debt or equity financing channels. This financing is typically utilized where there are strong prospects for company growth, expansion capital, management transitions or acquisitions. We can customize a financing plan that could include senior short-term debt, senior long-term debt, subordinated debt, mezzanine or private equity financing. The Difference: We're entrepreneurs who serve other entrepreneurs.

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Aug 2023 Acquired TransCap
Aug 2023 Invested in Encore Funding
Aug 2023 Acquired Adcap Partners
Aug 2023 Acquired Adcap Leasing and Rental

VFI Corporate Finance

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VFI Corporate Finance is an independent direct lender providing non‑dilutive equipment and project financing that strengthens sell‑side processes and increases certainty of close. We fund 100% of CapEx—including soft costs—for business‑critical assets such as technology, vehicles, medical equipment, software, and tenant improvements.Sell‑side advisors rely on VFI when they need a fast, flexible capital partner who can support buyers without slowing diligence or consuming senior debt capacity. Our structures help buyers preserve liquidity, help sellers present CapEx‑intensive…

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Dec 2025 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company
Jul 2025 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company
Jan 2023 Provided debt financing to Confidential Company

JGB Management Inc

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JGB is an investment firm specializing in privately negotiated deals. We are industry agnostic and have experience investing in a wide range of both public and private companies. Our deal size ranges from $5M to $100M, with a tenor of between twelve and thirty-six months. The typical use of proceeds includes acquisition capital, refinancing, growth & working capital, recapitalizations, and special situations.

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Direct Wholesale Rates

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Direct Wholesale Rates is a national SBA 7(a) lender specializing in business acquisitions and equipment financing — and a trusted capital partner for M&A brokers and CPAs who need deals to close.As a subsidiary of SNB Bank N.A. (Member FDIC), we offer wholesale-rate SBA 7(a) financing up to $5 million, with longer terms, lower equity injection requirements, and faster decisions than conventional lenders. For larger transactions, we structure pari passu arrangements with the SBA — allowing us to meet bigger capital needs while keeping terms borrower-friendly.When your client is buying…

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AIP Private Capital

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AIP provides senior secured loans to publicly traded and soon to be publicly traded North American small cap companies. Our loans are typically convertible, and we are industry agnostic. We will consider every industry except for real estate.

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SouthState Bank

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SouthState Bank provides a wide range of relationship-driven commercial banking products and services tailored to meet the needs of businesses, professionals and individuals. SouthState Bank operates in eight states in the southeast including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Colorado. SouthState Bank specializes in senior debt lending for commercial real estate acquisition, development, and refinance as well as general C&I lending for owner/operator, founder-led, private equity, and family office investors for the purposes of operating…

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Republic Square

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Republic Square is an alternative investment manager specializing in private credit and private equity for lower to mid-market companies. It offers flexible debt and equity capital solutions, aiming to deliver bespoke capital solutions tailored to specific goals. With a focus on growth and long-term value, Republic Square partners with companies to provide structured capital that promotes success while preserving and growing investor capital. The firm is committed to supporting company growth through structured loan options for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts,…

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Stonehenge Growth Capital

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Stonehenge Growth Capital, LLC ("SGC") manages the venture capital, private equity and mezzanine investment activities of Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC ("SCC"). Stonehenge Growth Capital manages over $400 million across venture capital, private equity, and debt funds, operating out of five regional offices across the United States. Stonehenge is a perfect match for companies with a long-term vision focused on pursuing new, exciting and high-growth opportunities, and for entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and achievement. Our flexible and creative financing approach sets our…

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Flagler Advance LLC

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Flagler Advance is a receivables financing in addition to providing private credit term loans to lower-middle market entities ranging from 1-5MM investment size. Three years in business, focused on providing opportunity capital; will not invest in any residential contractors or trucking companies doing less than 12MM in annual revenue. Industry agnostic for the most part.

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Monroe Capital LLC

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Monroe Capital is a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing. Since 2004, the firm has provided private credit solutions to borrowers in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe’s middle market lending platform provides senior and junior debt financing to businesses, special situation borrowers, and private equity sponsors. Investment types include unitranche financings; cash flow, asset based and enterprise value based loans; and equity co-investments. Monroe is committed to being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business…

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Cayla Holleman

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TransPecos Banks' Government Guaranteed Lending (GGL) division specializes in large, complex, mission-driven financing through federally guaranteed loan programs. The division operates at the intersection of community development, rural infrastructure, energy transition, and economic opportunity, deploying capital in markets and projects that conventional bank lending alone cannot adequately serve.

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Amerisource Funding

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Founded in 1984 in Houston, Texas, Amerisource was born out of the realization that for any business to thrive, it needs access to working capital. For over 30 years, Amerisource has provided small and middle market businesses with asset based lending, outsourced management of accounts receivable (“A/R”), credit support and collection functions – all of which are vital to the success of any business, large or small. Having provided over $7 billion in financing for over 1500 companies in virtually every U.S. state and Canada, Amerisource maintains one of the largest and most…

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Jarret Callahan

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I’m an accredited individual investor and senior operations executive with 15+ years in medical device and consumer goods manufacturing. I'm focused on minority co-investment opportunities and value creation through operational improvement, post-close integration, and strategic scale-up. I’m especially interested in industrial and healthcare businesses under $5M EBITDA in the Midwest.

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Firms in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Senior Lenders directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Relevant Food, Beverage & Tobacco experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 65 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Food, Beverage & Tobacco.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Senior Lenders directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Food, Beverage & Tobacco, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Senior Lenders with experience in Food, Beverage & Tobacco, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 65 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Senior Lenders directory, you can request information here.

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