Advantage Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1992 and based in New Orleans, Louisiana, with additional offices across the United States. The firm specializes in growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt capital investments, primarily targeting small businesses at various stages of development, from early to later stages, excluding seed investments. Advantage Capital focuses on investing in low-income communities, both urban and rural, and supports state and local economic development initiatives. It seeks opportunities in sectors such as communication, information technology, telecommunications, business services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, and energy, while also considering investments in rural agricultural businesses. The firm typically makes initial investments ranging from $0.5 million to $10 million in companies with sales of less than $5 million, with potential for larger investments based on milestones. Advantage Capital also provides various forms of debt capital and prefers co-investing with other firms. The firm is committed to addressing the financing needs of underserved areas and fostering economic growth in communities lacking traditional sources of risk capital.
Trucking Innovation is a trucking, hauling, logistics, and project management company. The company's field dispatchers, freight agents, truckers, and other professionals ensure that their project(s) receive the maximum production. The New Orleans, Louisiana-located company was founded in 2013.
TWG Supply is a distributor based in Grapevine, Texas, specializing in parts and equipment for airport ground operations, including Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). The company focuses on providing essential supplies for airport terminals and support facilities. TWG Supply enhances its offerings through tailored services designed to meet the unique needs of each client. These services include specialized approval processes, software integration, and advanced communication and reporting capabilities. Additionally, TWG Supply manages security and customs clearance processes, ensuring compliance and efficiency for its customers. The company also provides supplier-owned stock designated for specific clients and offers after-hours services to accommodate varying operational requirements.
QuickLoadz LLC, based in Nelsonville, Ohio, manufactures innovative trailers and truck beds designed to efficiently transport ISO shipping containers, addressing a significant bottleneck in global freight logistics. The company's unique system eliminates the need for cranes, forklifts, or other external machinery, allowing drivers to load and unload containers directly from the truck cab without leaving their seats. The technology is highly automated and can be operated via a smartphone, enhancing convenience and safety. By facilitating ground-level movement of loaded containers, QuickLoadz enables intermodal shipping access for a broader range of customers while reducing reliance on traditional trailers and infrastructure. This off-the-shelf solution is also well-suited for the emerging autonomous truck market, supporting efficient pickup and delivery of containerized goods.
Rn Industries Trucking
Debt Financing in 2019
Rn Industries Trucking is a provider of equipment rental and fluid management services. It offers mobile liquid storage, water disposal, and ancillary services.
E-Pak Manufacturing, LLC is a leading manufacturer based in Wooster, Ohio, specializing in steel roll-off containers and trailers. Founded in 1982, the company has evolved from a custom metal fabrication shop into a prominent player in the trailer and container industry. E-Pak offers a diverse range of products, including roll-off containers, frame and frameless trailers, gondola trailers, and specialty trailers, catering to the scrap, waste, environmental, and transportation sectors. The company focuses on providing efficient solutions for managing waste and debris, ensuring quick turnaround times and timely delivery services to its clients. E-Pak's commitment to quality and innovation positions it as a reliable partner for businesses seeking to transform scrap into valuable materials.
Capital City Trucking
Venture Round in 2019
Capital City Trucking is specializes in the transportation of goods across the United States for large food suppliers.
QuickLoadz LLC, based in Nelsonville, Ohio, manufactures innovative trailers and truck beds designed to efficiently transport ISO shipping containers, addressing a significant bottleneck in global freight logistics. The company's unique system eliminates the need for cranes, forklifts, or other external machinery, allowing drivers to load and unload containers directly from the truck cab without leaving their seats. The technology is highly automated and can be operated via a smartphone, enhancing convenience and safety. By facilitating ground-level movement of loaded containers, QuickLoadz enables intermodal shipping access for a broader range of customers while reducing reliance on traditional trailers and infrastructure. This off-the-shelf solution is also well-suited for the emerging autonomous truck market, supporting efficient pickup and delivery of containerized goods.
E-Pak Manufacturing, LLC is a leading manufacturer based in Wooster, Ohio, specializing in steel roll-off containers and trailers. Founded in 1982, the company has evolved from a custom metal fabrication shop into a prominent player in the trailer and container industry. E-Pak offers a diverse range of products, including roll-off containers, frame and frameless trailers, gondola trailers, and specialty trailers, catering to the scrap, waste, environmental, and transportation sectors. The company focuses on providing efficient solutions for managing waste and debris, ensuring quick turnaround times and timely delivery services to its clients. E-Pak's commitment to quality and innovation positions it as a reliable partner for businesses seeking to transform scrap into valuable materials.
Capital City Trucking
Debt Financing in 2019
Capital City Trucking is specializes in the transportation of goods across the United States for large food suppliers.
AET is an engineering, design, and manufacturing company that focuses on providing engineered, cryogenic, and process equipment and precision-machined parts for application within the energy, industrial, and scientific market segments. It specializes in the design of customized vessels and piping assemblies used in a variety of temperature and pressure ranges, which includes cryogenic applications. Furthermore, as a fully certified ASME Code Section VIII Division 1 facility, the company has only ASME-certified welders. In addition to providing quality product and workmanship throughout the process, AET includes a full document package with each shipment. A sample of AET’s document package structure can be provided upon request. The majority of the company's solutions are used throughout the liquid-gas supply chain for the purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage, and end-use of gases and hydrocarbons. This includes cryogenic transfer, storage, and processing such as vacuum insulated piping, dewars, valve boxes, and expansion cans. In addition to vessels and cryogenic equipment, AET designs and manufacture precision-machined and water-jet cut parts. It is founded in South Holland, Illinois.
E-Pak Manufacturing, LLC is a leading manufacturer based in Wooster, Ohio, specializing in steel roll-off containers and trailers. Founded in 1982, the company has evolved from a custom metal fabrication shop into a prominent player in the trailer and container industry. E-Pak offers a diverse range of products, including roll-off containers, frame and frameless trailers, gondola trailers, and specialty trailers, catering to the scrap, waste, environmental, and transportation sectors. The company focuses on providing efficient solutions for managing waste and debris, ensuring quick turnaround times and timely delivery services to its clients. E-Pak's commitment to quality and innovation positions it as a reliable partner for businesses seeking to transform scrap into valuable materials.
Basin Transportation and Farming transports agricultural commodities and natural fertilizers processed for organic growing. It was established in 2010 in Moses Lake, Washington.
Burkhalter Rigging, founded in 1973 by Leon Burkhalter and later expanded by his son Delynn, has evolved into a prominent provider of specialized rigging and transportation services. Originally established as Crane Service, Inc. in Columbus, Mississippi, the company rebranded in 1984 and now operates as a third-generation family business with a national and international presence. With depot yards in Columbus and Houston, Texas, and sales offices across the United States, Burkhalter Rigging offers a range of services, including heavy lifting, crane rental, and specialized transportation. The company focuses on mission-critical shipments for industries such as petrochemical, power, civil, and marine, ensuring the safe transport of large and heavy cargoes while adapting to customer needs and tighter schedules.
Arch Energy Illinois
Debt Financing in 2015
Arch Energy Illinois is a central and southern Illinois-based oil development and extraction company. It negotiates directly with property owners before contracting with drilling companies to test reserve potential and install oil wells.
ILMO Products Company, Inc. specializes in providing a wide range of gases, including medical, industrial, laboratory, and specialty gases, in various forms such as bulk, micro-bulk, and cylinders. Additionally, the company offers welding and safety equipment, industrial supplies, and welder rental and repair services, as well as propane for both residential and commercial applications. Founded in 1913 and based in Jacksonville, Illinois, ILMO serves a diverse clientele that includes laboratories, universities, medical device manufacturers, food processing plants, and various industrial sectors across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Through its extensive product offerings, ILMO Products Company supports numerous industries in their operational needs, including welding, emissions testing, and specialized gas mixtures.
Gateway Rail Services is run by railcar owners who are passionate about repairing and restoring railcars. Gateway Rail Services is located in Madison, Illinois.
ILMO Products Company, Inc. specializes in providing a wide range of gases, including medical, industrial, laboratory, and specialty gases, in various forms such as bulk, micro-bulk, and cylinders. Additionally, the company offers welding and safety equipment, industrial supplies, and welder rental and repair services, as well as propane for both residential and commercial applications. Founded in 1913 and based in Jacksonville, Illinois, ILMO serves a diverse clientele that includes laboratories, universities, medical device manufacturers, food processing plants, and various industrial sectors across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Through its extensive product offerings, ILMO Products Company supports numerous industries in their operational needs, including welding, emissions testing, and specialized gas mixtures.
Parish Truck Sales is a commercial truck and trailer sales center. The company provides a menu of services; which can include parts, tires, taxes, permits, licensing, fuel cards, truck washing, and substitution.
Parish Truck Sales is a commercial truck and trailer sales center. The company provides a menu of services; which can include parts, tires, taxes, permits, licensing, fuel cards, truck washing, and substitution.
Mason Manufacturing LLC. manufactures heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and columns for the biotechnology, biofuel, grain processing, chemical, petroleum, power, and water treatment industries. It offers ASME vessels/reactors, towers, and tanks and bins, as well as rotary dryers, and replacement and spare parts. The company also provides custom fabrication services. Mason Manufacturing LLC. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Mason Manufacturing LLC. manufactures heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and columns for the biotechnology, biofuel, grain processing, chemical, petroleum, power, and water treatment industries. It offers ASME vessels/reactors, towers, and tanks and bins, as well as rotary dryers, and replacement and spare parts. The company also provides custom fabrication services. Mason Manufacturing LLC. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Owensboro Grain Company, LLC, based in Owensboro, Kentucky, has been producing soy products and edible oils since its founding in 1906 by Henry E. O'Bryan. Initially a small grain merchant, the company evolved under the direction of O'Bryan's son, William, who recognized the economic potential of soybeans and shifted the focus to soybean processing in the late 1940s. Over the years, Owensboro Grain expanded its operations, doubling its soybean processing capacity and introducing the production of lecithin and refined oils for human consumption. The company also ventured into biodiesel production, adding significant capacity to the national energy supply. Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, Owensboro Grain continues to uphold its entrepreneurial spirit, offering a range of products including protein meal, hull pellets for animal feeds, crude and degummed oil, lecithin, and various blends of refined vegetable oils for both human consumption and biodiesel.
TAS is a global leader of environmental, industrial cleaning, emergency response, waste transportation services and solutions. TAS mission is to build unrivaled partnerships by being an invaluably safe resource to our customers through knowledge, collaboration and the dedication of people.
TAS is a global leader of environmental, industrial cleaning, emergency response, waste transportation services and solutions. TAS mission is to build unrivaled partnerships by being an invaluably safe resource to our customers through knowledge, collaboration and the dedication of people.
Glori Energy's mission is to cleanly and safely recover billions of barrels of oil that are trapped in existing well reservoirs without having to drill a single new well. Glori partners with oil producers to install the AEROTM (Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil) System to significantly increase oil production. The AEROâ„¢ System provides a new, viable low-cost option to cleanly and safely recover previously trapped oil and bring it to market.
Glori Energy's mission is to cleanly and safely recover billions of barrels of oil that are trapped in existing well reservoirs without having to drill a single new well. Glori partners with oil producers to install the AEROTM (Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil) System to significantly increase oil production. The AEROâ„¢ System provides a new, viable low-cost option to cleanly and safely recover previously trapped oil and bring it to market.
ILMO Products Company, Inc. specializes in providing a wide range of gases, including medical, industrial, laboratory, and specialty gases, in various forms such as bulk, micro-bulk, and cylinders. Additionally, the company offers welding and safety equipment, industrial supplies, and welder rental and repair services, as well as propane for both residential and commercial applications. Founded in 1913 and based in Jacksonville, Illinois, ILMO serves a diverse clientele that includes laboratories, universities, medical device manufacturers, food processing plants, and various industrial sectors across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Through its extensive product offerings, ILMO Products Company supports numerous industries in their operational needs, including welding, emissions testing, and specialized gas mixtures.
Arch Energy Illinois
Debt Financing in 2011
Arch Energy Illinois is a central and southern Illinois-based oil development and extraction company. It negotiates directly with property owners before contracting with drilling companies to test reserve potential and install oil wells.
Parish Truck Sales is a commercial truck and trailer sales center. The company provides a menu of services; which can include parts, tires, taxes, permits, licensing, fuel cards, truck washing, and substitution.
Agri-Source Fuels engages in the production and supply of biodiesel and refined glycerin. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Dade, Florida.
Mason Manufacturing LLC. manufactures heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and columns for the biotechnology, biofuel, grain processing, chemical, petroleum, power, and water treatment industries. It offers ASME vessels/reactors, towers, and tanks and bins, as well as rotary dryers, and replacement and spare parts. The company also provides custom fabrication services. Mason Manufacturing LLC. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Mason Manufacturing LLC. manufactures heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and columns for the biotechnology, biofuel, grain processing, chemical, petroleum, power, and water treatment industries. It offers ASME vessels/reactors, towers, and tanks and bins, as well as rotary dryers, and replacement and spare parts. The company also provides custom fabrication services. Mason Manufacturing LLC. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Mason Manufacturing LLC. manufactures heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and columns for the biotechnology, biofuel, grain processing, chemical, petroleum, power, and water treatment industries. It offers ASME vessels/reactors, towers, and tanks and bins, as well as rotary dryers, and replacement and spare parts. The company also provides custom fabrication services. Mason Manufacturing LLC. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Agri-Source Fuels engages in the production and supply of biodiesel and refined glycerin. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Dade, Florida.
SOMS Technologies LLC specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of vehicle engine oil filters. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Valhalla, New York, the company offers a range of engine oil filters suitable for various applications, including small four-cylinder engines and medium-duty diesel engines in heavy-duty vehicles. One of its notable products is the microGreen Engine Filter, which allows vehicles to operate up to 30,000 miles without needing an oil change by continuously filtering a portion of the engine oil through its patented microfilter system. In addition to its proprietary products, SOMS Technologies provides private label automotive filtration products and markets its offerings through a network of authorized regional distributors. The company also has a technical and customer support office located in Albion, Illinois.
Established in 2000, FleetCor (NYSE: FLT) is a leading independent global provider of specialized payment products and services to businesses, commercial fleets, major oil companies, petroleum marketers, and government entities. FleetCor serves over 500,000 commercial accounts with millions of cardholders across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. These commercial accounts purchase more than $14 billion of fuel annually. FleetCor manages relationships with over 800 partners, ranging in size from major oil companies—such as BP and Chevron—to small petroleum marketers with a single fueling location. They provide services ranging from transaction processing to full program management. Their platforms, programs, and infrastructure are both adaptable and scalable, allowing us to fulfill the requirements of a broad range of partners.
SensorTran, a NASA technology spin-off, designs and supplies fiber optic-based Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) systems and solutions to the energy industry. SensorTran offers complete distributed monitoring solutions for use in downhole oil & gas operations, power cable monitoring, pipeline flow assurance and integrity monitoring, vessel hot spot detection, storage tank leak detection, environmental monitoring, concrete curing, and fire detection.
SOMS Technologies LLC specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of vehicle engine oil filters. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Valhalla, New York, the company offers a range of engine oil filters suitable for various applications, including small four-cylinder engines and medium-duty diesel engines in heavy-duty vehicles. One of its notable products is the microGreen Engine Filter, which allows vehicles to operate up to 30,000 miles without needing an oil change by continuously filtering a portion of the engine oil through its patented microfilter system. In addition to its proprietary products, SOMS Technologies provides private label automotive filtration products and markets its offerings through a network of authorized regional distributors. The company also has a technical and customer support office located in Albion, Illinois.
SOMS Technologies LLC specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of vehicle engine oil filters. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Valhalla, New York, the company offers a range of engine oil filters suitable for various applications, including small four-cylinder engines and medium-duty diesel engines in heavy-duty vehicles. One of its notable products is the microGreen Engine Filter, which allows vehicles to operate up to 30,000 miles without needing an oil change by continuously filtering a portion of the engine oil through its patented microfilter system. In addition to its proprietary products, SOMS Technologies provides private label automotive filtration products and markets its offerings through a network of authorized regional distributors. The company also has a technical and customer support office located in Albion, Illinois.
Oswalt Bioenergy Company
Debt Financing in 2008
Oswalt Bioenergy Company specializes in transportation solutions and services. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
SOMS Technologies LLC specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of vehicle engine oil filters. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Valhalla, New York, the company offers a range of engine oil filters suitable for various applications, including small four-cylinder engines and medium-duty diesel engines in heavy-duty vehicles. One of its notable products is the microGreen Engine Filter, which allows vehicles to operate up to 30,000 miles without needing an oil change by continuously filtering a portion of the engine oil through its patented microfilter system. In addition to its proprietary products, SOMS Technologies provides private label automotive filtration products and markets its offerings through a network of authorized regional distributors. The company also has a technical and customer support office located in Albion, Illinois.
SensorTran, a NASA technology spin-off, designs and supplies fiber optic-based Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) systems and solutions to the energy industry. SensorTran offers complete distributed monitoring solutions for use in downhole oil & gas operations, power cable monitoring, pipeline flow assurance and integrity monitoring, vessel hot spot detection, storage tank leak detection, environmental monitoring, concrete curing, and fire detection.
First American Vacuum Services
Debt Financing in 2006
First American Vacuum Services provides transportation assistance to moving energy goods. It offers equipment and vehicle to store and deliver oil and gas.
First American Vacuum Services
Venture Round in 2006
First American Vacuum Services provides transportation assistance to moving energy goods. It offers equipment and vehicle to store and deliver oil and gas.
Niagara Thermal Products LLC, based in Niagara Falls, New York, specializes in designing and manufacturing high-performance thermal management solutions. The company offers a diverse range of products, including custom heat exchangers such as oil coolers, intercoolers, condensers, evaporators, and thermal management systems. Additionally, Niagara produces custom liquid cold plates, various types of heat sinks, and heat transfer fins. Its products are widely utilized in applications across multiple sectors, including aerospace, military, electronics, telecommunications, and marine industries. Founded in 1982, Niagara has established itself as a key player in the thermal management market, leveraging over 25 years of expertise to provide engineered solutions tailored to meet the needs of its clients. As of January 2016, Niagara Thermal Products operates as a subsidiary of Aavid Thermalloy, LLC.
Automated Fuel Technologies offers urgent fuel system maintenance, update, and service contracts. Automated Fuel Technologies is located in Garland, Texas.
Automated Fuel Technologies offers urgent fuel system maintenance, update, and service contracts. Automated Fuel Technologies is located in Garland, Texas.
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a marine transportation and support services provider primarily focused on the offshore oil and gas industry. The company operates a fleet of offshore supply vessels (OSVs) and multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs), specializing in complex exploration and production activities, including deepwater projects. Its services encompass logistics support, subsea oilfield installation, and accommodation support for various clients, such as exploration and production companies, oilfield service providers, and military entities. Hornbeck's vessels are designed to meet the demands of deep-well and ultra-deepwater operations, facilitating oil and gas exploration, field development, production, and maintenance activities. Additionally, the company offers vessel management services, which include crewing and operational management for other vessel owners. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, Hornbeck Offshore operates primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Latin America, and select international markets. As of December 31, 2019, it managed a fleet of 66 OSVs and 8 MPSVs.
Nova Technology Corporation
Venture Round in 1997
NOVA Technology, as its name implies, provides innovative engineering solutions for reducing operator completion costs while enhancing production. This is accomplished with an array of services, including downhole Chemical Injection Systems (CIS); Continuous Reservoir Monitoring Systems (CRMS);and Multicontrol Line Installation Services (MLS). In addition, NOVA provides Downhole Corrosion Monitoring Systems (DCMS); Downhole Corrosion Engineering (DCE); Surface Chemical Injection Packages (SCIP); Quality Connection Services (QCS); Advanced Sealant Technology (AST) systems; and National Aerospace Standard (NAS) filtration services. For example, a deepwater completion requires a surface-controlled sub-surface safety valve (SCSSV) control line; downhole chemical injection tubing; and, in many cases, tubing encapsulated conductor for continuous reservoir monitoring. Generally, three separate suppliers provide these services. NOVA has the unique capability to cost effectively provide simultaneous multi-control line installation services to include sophisticated, real-time remote monitoring facilities with synergistic products and services (CRMS/CIS/MLS).
Nova Technology Corporation
Debt Financing in 1997
NOVA Technology, as its name implies, provides innovative engineering solutions for reducing operator completion costs while enhancing production. This is accomplished with an array of services, including downhole Chemical Injection Systems (CIS); Continuous Reservoir Monitoring Systems (CRMS);and Multicontrol Line Installation Services (MLS). In addition, NOVA provides Downhole Corrosion Monitoring Systems (DCMS); Downhole Corrosion Engineering (DCE); Surface Chemical Injection Packages (SCIP); Quality Connection Services (QCS); Advanced Sealant Technology (AST) systems; and National Aerospace Standard (NAS) filtration services. For example, a deepwater completion requires a surface-controlled sub-surface safety valve (SCSSV) control line; downhole chemical injection tubing; and, in many cases, tubing encapsulated conductor for continuous reservoir monitoring. Generally, three separate suppliers provide these services. NOVA has the unique capability to cost effectively provide simultaneous multi-control line installation services to include sophisticated, real-time remote monitoring facilities with synergistic products and services (CRMS/CIS/MLS).
The Company is an oilfield service company specializing in providing an integrated range of onshore seismic drilling, helicopter support and survey services to geophysical companies operating in logistically difficult and environmentally sensitive terrain in the United States. The Company's primary market is the marsh, swamp, shallow water and contiguous dry land areas along the U.S. Gulf Coast, primarily in Louisiana and Texas, where it is the leading provider of seismic drilling services. From the mid-1980s to the end of 1996, the majority of 3-D seismic data in the Transition Zone has been obtained in Louisiana, where approximately 9,000 square miles have been analyzed. As of 2012, OMNI Energy Services operates as a subsidiary of Gibson Energy Inc.
Petroleum Communications
Venture Round in 1995
Petroleum Communications develops telecommunication network solutions. It provides voice and data communication services for the offshore oil and gas industry. Petroleum Communications was founded in 1983.
RMX Transportation Services
Debt Financing in 1994
RMX Transportation Services is a trucking company that focuses on customer solutions to improve freight transportation. It offers logistics services to the customers.
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