New Canaan Funding

Overview

New Canaan Funding is a boutique investment firm specializing in mezzanine, second lien, and unitranche debt financings for middle-market companies. With offices in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and Texas, the firm partners with leading private equity sponsors to provide acquisition, buyout, recapitalization, and growth financing solutions. Their investment approach is characterized by a disciplined underwriting process, quick decision-making, and a commitment to delivering on their commitments. The firm's foundation is built on a proven track record, excellence in client service, and continuity of their investment team. New Canaan Funding is currently investing out of its most recent fund, New Canaan Funding Mezzanine VII SBIC, L.P., which has $263 million of investable capital. The firm's philosophy centers on being a value-added partner to its clients, offering expertise in creating and growing long-term value in its portfolio. Clients have been working with the principals for over twenty-five years, based on trust, quick decision-making capabilities, mutual respect, and results. In addition to providing capital, New Canaan Funding focuses on fostering long-term value creation in its portfolio companies. The partners collectively have spent 125 years providing business capital, mainly in conjunction with private equity sponsors, and have led over $5 billion of leveraged loan transactions. New Canaan Funding's investment strategy includes providing value-added capital due to the experience of its partners. The firm has completed over 100 investments, with more than 75 realized investments, and has a portfolio that includes over 90 distinct platform investments and 35 add-on investments. The firm's approach emphasizes growth-oriented portfolio management, equity stakes in most investments, and a partnership approach with its clients. This strategy has led to consistent returns and a strong reputation in the mezzanine finance sector.