Mosaic-led ESOP Acquires NuSource Financial from Tonka Bay
March 9, 2021
Mosaic Capital Partners led an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to acquire NuSource Financial, a bank-technology and ATM/branch transformation provider headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, from Tonka Bay Equity Partners. Stellus Capital Management provided first-lien term loan financing and a structured equity co-investment to support the transaction; Pagemill Partners served as NuSource's financial advisor.
- Buyers
- Mosaic Capital Partners, NuSource Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Stellus Capital Management, LLC
- Targets
- NuSource Financial, LLC
- Sellers
- Tonka Bay Equity Partners
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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