MSouth Capital provides customized debt and minority equity financing solutions to lower middle market companies based primarily in the South. Our capital supports acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, generational transfers, internal growth and other corporate initiatives. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, we have a long history of successfully investing in the lower middle market, delivering resources typically only available to larger firms. A key element of our investment strategy is partnering with proven management teams that have a track record of value creation.
MSouth Capital is a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners IV, L.P., an investment partnership managed by MSouth Equity Partners, LLC. Based in Atlanta, with an office in Nashville, MSouth Equity Partners, LLC., is a PE firm that has raised $2.2 billion of capital across four funds.
We take a partnership approach with management to assist in implementing a range of strategic, operation and financial functions to help create value.
The cornerstone of our investment philosophy is partnering with outstanding management teams. We believe that the most critical element in any successful investment is the people. For this reason we attempt to partner with successful, experienced management teams. We expect these individuals to have significant ownership stakes in their company, to share our commitment to stable and sustainable growth and to maintain the highest standard of integrity.
While most of the capital committed will typically be in the form of a debt instrument, we are also interested in providing equity investments (up to 49% ownership). We believe minority equity ownership strengthens our shared commitment to success and ensures that our interests are aligned with those of our management partners.
We look to management to run the business while we aim to be an asset to management as a knowledgeable, interested, fair and trusted capital partner. Generating consistent growth requires collaboration. We are open and involved, and encourage frequent informal communication with our management partners. Our role is to support management, and we will leverage our resources and network to help create value where we can.
We seek to be a trusted capital partner to proven management teams
$12 Million
Subordinated Debt and Common Equity
$19.5 Million
Senior Term Debt, Preferred Equity, Common Equity
$14.5 Million
Senior Term Debt, Common Equity
$10.5 Million
Subordinated Debt, Preferred Equity
$6.2 Million
Senior Term Loan, Warrants
$10 Million
Senior Term Loan, Preferred Equity
$10 Million
Subordinated Debt, Common Equity
$7.5 Million
Senior Term Loan, Preferred Equity
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Frank Izzo
Chief Executive Officer
Derek R. Crevello
Managing Director
Kyle D. McCuen
Managing Director
Brooks Layson
Senior Associate
We are a private equity investment firm that provides equity capital and expertise to support management teams in acquisitions and recapitalizations of lower middle market companies typically valued between $25 and $200 million. Based in Atlanta with an office in Nashville, we invest primarily in the South with a consistent focus on management buyouts of companies in sectors where we have significant investment, management and transactional experience. We invest with the objective of increasing operating cash flow through growth initiatives and active ownership. A key element of our investment strategy is partnering with proven management teams to create value. Founded in 2007, MSouth manages $2.2 billion across four funds. MSouth is the successor to Cravey, Green & Wahlen, which was founded in 1984.
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