Marquette Capital Partners

Marquette Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, founded in 1997. It provides junior capital and mezzanine debt to lower-middle-market companies across the United States, focusing on manufacturing, distribution, business services, and related sectors such as consumer products, industrial products, value-added distribution, retail, and B2B services. The firm typically invests 2 to 10 million in subordinated debt and equity (including convertible notes, warrants, or preferred stock) in companies with annual revenues of 10 to 100 million and EBITDA of 2 to 10 million, seeking sustainable EBITDA margins above 10 percent. Investments are commonly structured for five to seven years with coupon rates of 12 to 15 percent, and can include warrants, equity participation, or redeemable preferred stock. Marquette Capital Partners can take either majority or minority positions and prefers to invest alongside management or sponsors. It avoids seed or startup ventures, real estate, and turnaround situations, and operates as a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the SBA to support growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, or recapitalizations within the continental United States.