Babson Capital has extensive experience in mezzanine and private equity financing, having been active in providing financing solutions for a wide-variety of partners since the 1960s.
Our transactions are focused on leveraged buy-outs, corporate acquisitions and recapitalizations, with sizes ranging from $50 - $300 million. We focus on middle-market companies. Our typical investment commitment ranges from $10 - $40 million in mezzanine deals and $3 - $15 million in private equity investments.
We look to form close partnerships with experienced, like-minded sponsors.
- Through many years of activity, we have established long-standing relationships with a significant number of experienced, like-minded private equity firms
- We strive to be a "user friendly" investor, offering:
- Quick responses to proposals
- Efficient due diligence
- A streamlined approval process
- Support during the investment period, and
- Participation in future financings
When we consider a potential investment, we employ a rigorous, bottom-up evaluation process. Key factors assessed include:
- Quality of a company’s sponsor/shareholder group
- Quality and depth of company management:
- Strength of business model
- Drivers of past and future product or service demand
- Market conditions and a company’s competitive position
- Customer, supplier and competitors perceptions of the company’s products, services and management
- Historical and projected financial statements
- Company’s need for additional capital
- Potential exit opportunities
We pursue opportunities across broad industries, with particular focus on:
- Manufacturing
- Business Services
- Distribution
- Consumer Products & Services
- Food Products & Services
- Packaging
- Healthcare