Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Caltius Structured Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Caltius Structured Capital (formerly Caltius Mezzanine) is a provider of subordinated (mezzanine) debt, minority/structured equity, and unitranche solutions for middle-market companies. It typically invests about $7M–$50M to support growth, acquisitions, shareholder liquidity, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations/refinancings.

Focus Areas
Mezzanine debt, Structured finance, Minority/structured equity

Tracked deals

15

15 tracked deals across 2018-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

7 growth capital · 3 addon · 3 buyout

Caltius Structured Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Caltius Structured Capital. 1 2018 1 2019 2 2020 4 2021 3 2022 1 2023 1 2024 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 15 tracked deals for Caltius Structured Capital.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Structured Capital (Caltius Capital Management)
    Target
    Strategic Kids, LLC
    Industry
    Education

    Caltius Structured Capital (Caltius Capital Management) closed a debt and equity investment in Laguna Hills-based Strategic Kids, a provider of after-school enrichment programs and school staffing services. The financing will support the company's growth and geographic expansion into new schools and districts; Caltius principals Graham Brockington and Andy Morrow will join Strategic Kids' leadership team while co-founder Adam Brody remains President.

  • Buyer
    Seven Point Equity Partners, LLC, Caltius Structured Capital, Trinity Investors, Hall Capital Holdings, UMB Capital Corporation
    Target
    Frazier Aviation, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Seven Point Equity Partners announced a strategic partnership with San Fernando-based Frazier Aviation; the transaction was supported by a syndicate of investors including Caltius Structured Capital (which provided debt and equity), Trinity Investors, Hall Capital Holdings, and UMB Capital Corporation. Seven Point has established Frazier Aviation International, LLC as a holding company (Brian Williams named CEO) to serve as a growth platform to expand product offerings and manufacturing capabilities organically and via targeted acquisitions; Bob Frazier will continue to lead Frazier Aviation as a subsidiary.

  • Buyer
    Blackstone, Caltius Structured Capital
    Target
    Salas O'Brien

    Blackstone (through Tactical Opportunities and affiliated funds) has made a minority structured growth equity investment in Salas O’Brien, an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm headquartered in Irvine, California. The investment will support Salas O’Brien’s continued expansion in the AEC market — enhancing talent, technology resources, and capability to serve decarbonization, energy transition and critical infrastructure projects; Caltius Structured Capital will remain a minority investor alongside Blackstone.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Structured Capital
    Target
    AspireHR
    Industry
    IT Services

    Caltius Structured Capital provided a debt and minority/structured equity investment in AspireHR to support the HCM firm’s growth and product innovation. AspireHR is a Dallas-based Human Capital Management implementation, software and managed-services provider with longstanding partnerships with SAP SuccessFactors and Workforce Software.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Equity Partners
    Target
    APHIX

    Caltius Equity Partners has made a significant growth investment in APHIX, a founder-owned commercial landscaping services provider operating in Kentucky and Tennessee. The capital will support APHIX's organic growth and platform build, with Caltius planning to pursue add-on acquisitions to expand maintenance revenue and market footprint.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Structured Capital
    Target
    Kognitiv, Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services

    Caltius Structured Capital completed a debt and equity investment in Kognitiv, Inc. to provide growth capital and fund a shareholder dividend. Kognitiv, a Newton, Massachusetts–based Workday consulting and managed-services provider with a proprietary scheduling tool (Rooster) and more than 150 consultants, will use the capital to scale its services and software platform.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Structured Capital, Arvind Sharma and other management co-investors
    Target
    IT Convergence Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Caltius Structured Capital provided debt and equity financing to support a management buyout of Dallas-based IT Convergence, partnering with CEO Arvind Sharma and other management co-investors. The capital package will facilitate the ownership transition and support IT Convergence's plans to scale its Oracle-focused enterprise applications, cloud migration and managed services business.

  • Buyer
    Caltius Structured Capital
    Target
    Profitable Ideas Exchange

    Caltius Structured Capital provided a junior debt and equity financing package to Profitable Ideas Exchange (PIE) to facilitate a management buyout. The investment will support PIE's management team as they continue to grow the Bozeman-based business development services firm for consulting and professional services clients.

  • Buyer
    Abel Noser Holdings, LLC, Estancia Capital Management, LLC, Caltius Structured Capital
    Target
    Trade Informatics LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Abel Noser Holdings, a New York-based provider of transaction cost analytics and agency-only brokerage services, is acquiring Trade Informatics LLC, a New York firm that offers equities trade cost analysis and the START systematic execution platform. The deal (an add-on to Abel Noser’s business) brings Trade Informatics’ START and TAP capabilities into Abel Noser’s product lineup; financing for the transaction included debt and equity from Caltius Structured Capital and existing sponsor Estancia Capital Management.

  • Buyer
    Stonebridge Partners, Caltius Structured Capital, Midwest Mezzanine Funds, Truist Bank, 747 Capital, Mark Cronin, Paramount management
    Target
    Paramount Mechanical Corp.

    Stonebridge Partners completed a recapitalization of Paramount Mechanical Corp., partnering with founder Mark Cronin and management while receiving subordinated debt and equity from Midwest Mezzanine Funds, Caltius Structured Capital, 747 Capital and other investors. Debt financing for the transaction was provided by Truist Bank and Midwest; the capital raise is intended to support Paramount's continued organic growth and strategic acquisitions across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S.

  • Buyer
    Talent Systems LLC, Caltius Equity Partners
    Target
    Spotlight
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Talent Systems, a Caltius Equity Partners portfolio company headquartered in Los Angeles, has acquired Spotlight, the leading UK online casting platform founded in 1927. The acquisition is Talent Systems' fourth strategic buy since 2017 and is intended to strengthen its market position and product offerings for casting directors, agents and performers worldwide.

  • Buyer
    Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions (ACIS), Caltius Equity Partners
    Target
    H.V.A.C. Team Mechanical Services (Team Services)
    Type
    Addon

    Caltius Equity Partners portfolio company Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions (ACIS) has acquired H.V.A.C. Team Mechanical Services (Team Services), expanding ACIS's geographic footprint into the Austin, Texas MSA. The acquisition adds Team Services' HVAC maintenance and service capabilities to the ACIS platform and enables the introduction of plumbing services to Team Services' customers.

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