Tecum Capital Leads Investment in CM Industries

Cantilever Group Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Tecum Capital

September 4, 2025

Financial Services

Cantilever Group has made a minority equity investment in Tecum Capital to support Tecum's expansion and strategic growth initiatives within the SBIC and lower-middle-market private credit space. Tecum's existing management will remain in place as the firm leverages Cantilever's capital and resources to build its leadership position and invest in team and platform growth.

Tecum Capital and Genesis Park Invest in Chemistry to Support Breakwater Management Majority Recapitalization

June 9, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Tecum Capital, alongside Genesis Park, has invested debt and equity capital in Chemistry to support Breakwater Management’s majority recapitalization of the full-service marketing and digital agency. The financing package, which included senior bank financing from S&T Bank, is intended to strengthen Chemistry’s capacity for growth and expand its competitive position across creative, digital, and multicultural marketing services.

Tecum Capital Leads Strategic Investment in The Lewis Group

September 29, 2023

Environmental Services

Tecum Capital, alongside Glen Oaks Capital, Five Points Capital and SharpVue Capital, has made a strategic capital investment in The Lewis Group, a provider of environmental remediation, emergency response and property/industrial maintenance services. CEO Rick Lewis remains the company’s largest shareholder and management will continue to run the business; the capital will support organic growth, geographic expansion and selected add-on acquisitions.

LFM Capital and Tecum Capital Invest in Marcy Laboratories

April 22, 2025

Manufacturing

LFM Capital led a control investment in Marcy Laboratories, a Glendale Heights, Illinois-based contract manufacturer serving fragrance and beauty brands, with Tecum Capital supporting the transaction. Management (Kevin Morton and Mike Buehler) will continue to lead the company and the investors plan to expand Marcy's operations, automation, and manufacturing capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Tecum Equity and Western Allegheny Capital Acquire Pinnacle Cranes

October 16, 2019

Industrial Services

Tecum Equity (Western Allegheny Capital, LLC) has acquired Pinnacle Cranes, a Link‑Belt and Manitex dealer operating in North Carolina and South Carolina. Pinnacle will continue operating from its service facilities in Charlotte and Raleigh while partners plan a leadership transition and search for a new headquarters to support future growth; the business was previously a division of Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company (CTE).

Tecum Capital, Provariant and Centerfield Support Recapitalization of Midwest Equipment Sales

April 27, 2020

E-Commerce

Tecum Capital Partners joined Provariant Equity Partners, Centerfield Capital, and MWE founder/CEO James Cline Jr. in a recapitalization of Midwest Equipment Sales (MWE), a Columbus-based technology-enabled specialty distributor of outdoor power products and aftermarket parts. The investment provides capital and organizational support to fund MWE's next phase of growth while keeping founder James Cline Jr. in place as CEO.