Stonehenge Growth Capital enables true business growth while generating compelling results and returns. Our Growth Capital team provides venture capital, private equity and mezzanine debt to innovative, high-potential small businesses and companies located in markets often lacking non-bank financing options. Through this business line, we offer flexible and creative financing solutions customized to a company’s unique strategic and financial plan.
Stonehenge Growth Capital has invested over $500 million in small businesses by focusing on $1-$5 million mezzanine and growth equity investments. Our team is currently managing more than $400 million in 15 state-targeted funds, which has created and retained more than 12,000 jobs. Stonehenge and its predecessors have formed and managed seven Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) funds.
Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Dallas, ASI is a leading national architectural signage firm. ASI provides consulting, design, manufacturing and installation services for comprehensive wayfinding and identity signage solutions. ASI offers digital, interior and exterior signage products for major healthcare, hospitality, education and corporate clients.
Founded in 2002, Awareness Technologies develops and sells endpoint cybersecurity software as a service, delivered as both cloud-based and on-premise-based. This SaaS recurring revenue business monitors and controls computer, tablet, and smartphone end-user activity for the home consumer, small business, and corporate applications in the United States and internationally. The Awareness software solutions are compatible with PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android devices.
Bulldog Solutions, Inc. provides lead generation and online marketing services that change the way B-to-B companies define demand generation strategy, engage prospects and convert leads to customers. Bulldog powers demand generation and demand management programs for many of the best brands in the world.
Traditional lead generation companies provide sales prospects for a per lead fee. These leads often vary widely in quality. Instead, Bulldog focuses on “lead marketing”. Bulldog’s technologies and processes provide more effective lead generation from a company’s digital assets (i.e., white papers) and online marketing activities (i.e., webinars, podcasts). Bulldog recommends the proper media for a campaign, creates the media such as a webinar and gathers critical information from the participant during the event. Bulldog then uses its proprietary workflow automation and lead scoring software to prioritize the leads created, measure sales effectiveness of prospects contacted and recommend the proper leads to contact in the future.
Chain Asset Management Solutions (AMS) delivers global equipment financing solutions and remarketing services to industrial businesses and their customers. Chain AMS has a proven track record of equipment financings and sales and is focused on supporting customers around the world to drive capital efficiency across their supply chain.
ContinuumRX, formerly known as Principle Pharmacy Group, is a Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare company with a focus on home infusion. ContinuumRx provides home infusion and specialty pharmacy services to patients with chronic and complex conditions by working closely with healthcare providers to determine the right setting of care, to deliver the appropriate level of education and training, and to support patients during therapy.
FCP Euro is a leading eCommerce retailer of European aftermarket car parts. The company sells genuine, OEM and OE car parts for Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche, Saab, Volkswagen, and Volvo vehicles. Typical products include: brake pads, floor mats, turbocharging kits, timing belts, etc. FCP Euro focuses on the DIY demographic: individuals that want an aspirational car brand, have the ability/desire to make simple repairs, and want to enjoy 70%+ savings. FCP Euro offers an extensive video collection that walks customers through repairs, as well as a large team of product specialists that help customers select the right product. FCP Euro sells 100% of its products via its website www.FCPEuro.com, and nearly all sales are directly to the end consumer.
Founded in 1919, H. Krevit is a fifth-generation family run manufacturer of industrial bleach (sodium hypochlorite), and a bulk distributor of “caustic” (sodium hydroxide), hydrochloric acid (“HCL”) as well as other chemicals geared towards the water purification industry. The Company is the oldest bleach manufacturer in the country.
Launched in 2007, Health Media Network offers 30 customizable specialty health networks providing educational and engaging content in medical offices and healthcare systems nationwide. Health Media Network’s digital screen network is complemented by the company’s static OOH poster panel network, brochure program and touchscreen tablets also used for messaging and advertising. The Company is the fastest growing digital Point of Care media company in the U.S., reaching more than 60,000 physicians in over 13,000 medical offices and healthcare systems across the country.
iDevices aims to seamlessly connect users to their worlds with responsive products that enhance everyday life. Through the unique collaboration of its in-house team, iDevices is able to create products that are intelligent at their core. iDevices is the developer of one of the first app-enabled devices, the iGrill Bluetooth cooking thermometer. The iGrill is a Bluetooth-enabled cooking thermometer that pairs with Apple and Android devices. Using the free iGrill app, users are able to monitor the temperature of cooking from up to 200 feet away. The app sends users an alert when food is at the specified temperature.
LED Funding LLC is a specialty finance company that funds 100% of the capital cost of LED lighting, including installation and maintenance, at zero cost to the customer. By retrofitting existing lighting solutions with LED lighting, the company helps clients lock in energy and cost savings of 50% or greater over a period of 10 years.
Founded in 2014, LilyAna Naturals is a natural, clean beauty e-commerce business with some of the highest-rated products available for purchase through the Amazon.com marketplace. The Retinol Cream, Eye Cream, Face Cream and Vitamin C Serum, are some of the company’s leading products, with more than 30,000 customer reviews to date. All of LilyAna Naturals’ products are naturally derived and cruelty-free. The products are manufactured in the US and assembled in Collinsville, Mississippi.
Macton Corporation has been engineering, fabricating and installing high quality moving structures for six decades. Macton’s early work included a revolving stage at the Jones Beach Marina and an installation for the 1964 world’s fair, subsequently relocated to Disney World. Macton has since worked on thousands of installations in dozens of countries throughout the world.
MilMar Food Group, the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of MR Holding Company LLC, manufactures and distributes a variety of frozen hors d’oeuvres and entrees throughout the United States and Canada to the food service, retail, club, private label and airline markets.
MilMar is located in Goshen, New York, approximately sixty miles northwest of New York City. Its 65,000 square foot USDA inspected facility is minutes away from the state’s major highways and transportation routes. MilMar’s product lines of high convenience, value-added products are all OU kosher endorsed.
Millennium Outdoors creates and distributes tree stands and other sportsman’s accessories.
Located in Bloomfield CT, and founded in 1995, PCC Technology Group, LLC, is a designer, developer and implementer of software solutions to automate critical business functions. The Company has developed a core competency in the public and quasi-public sectors where its software design, systems integration and software configuration business focus. PCC serves three vertical sectors – Government, Energy, and Education. PCC’s software allows clients to more efficiently manage functions such as campaign finance reporting, elections management systems, compliance, emergency response networks, unemployment insurance systems as well as judicial case management, among others.
Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, PosiGen is a provider of renewable energy and efficiency solutions for Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) households. Founded in 2011, PosiGen has established itself as a leading provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems, exclusively focused on the LMI sector. PosiGen combines energy efficiency measures and solar systems to offer their customers monthly savings of up to 50% of their previous utility bill.
Preston Hollow Capital is a Dallas-based merchant bank focused on municipal specialty finance, commercial finance and asset management. Preston Hollow Capital was formed in 2014 by a senior team from ORIX USA comprised of executive management, sourcing, credit and business operations professionals.
Retreat Behavioral Health, founded in 2011 and based in Ephrata, PA, Lake Worth, FL and New Haven, CT, is a high-end luxury drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Retreat’s program offers residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, continuing care and community education. Retreat Behavioral Health provides innovative drug and alcohol addiction programs and mental health treatment in a supportive, medically monitored environment. Retreat’s substance abuse treatment programs are individualized, team-centered and comprehensive.
Retreat Behavioral Health in New Haven, CT was established in November of 2019. The facility accepts patients from hospitals, clinics and the VA in CT, NY, RI, MA and upper New England.
S&S Worldwide, established in 1906, is a fourth-generation family-owned and operated business, with over 110 years of experience providing learning products to facilitate education and recreation. The Company is based in Colchester, CT.
Seitz, LLC, located in Torrington, CT, is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and distribution of precision engineered products primarily used in the medical, business equipment, electronics, pharmaceutical and food service industries. It designs, produces and assembles proprietary custom thermoplastic devices, components and tools and provides injection molding and contract manufacturing services.
SkyHawke Technologies, LLC designs and develops positioning systems and technology products for personal use on golf courses in the Americas, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. It offers rangefinders, such as SkyCaddie SGXw with up-to-date and sub-meter precision course maps; accessories, including belt clips, accessory bundles, AC wall chargers, and leather cases; replacement parts, such as double arm sockets, diamond base W/balls, belt clip buttons, belt clip disks, and USB and SGX port covers; and pre-owned and open box products for sale in the United States.
SmartPay is a pay-as-you-go software solution designed by a team of experts from the insurance carrier, independent agent, payroll and software industries with specific expertise in workers’ compensation. The company provides industry-leading cloud-based software, professional expertise, access to insurance and financing markets, comprehensive processing capabilities, and full marketing support to its clients.
TAS Environmental Services, founded in 2004, is a full service environmental management company headquartered in Ft Worth, TX. TAS offers 24-hour emergency response for all types of hazardous and non-hazardous spills as well as numerous industrial services, site remediation, pipeline maintenance, transportation and waste management. The company has a longstanding history giving training exercises and actual spill response to all of the major oil companies. TAS has provided personnel, equipment, supplies, and expertise for containment and cleanup for all major oil spills that have occurred within the Gulf Coast region over the last eight years. With over 200 cumulative years of experience gained from responding to over 6,000 emergency responses and oil spills, TAS’s personnel ensure the prevention of conflict and regulatory penalties and control costs by handling each situation in a safe, professional, and conscientious manner.
The Big Willow is a marketing technology company that provides a business-to-business demand side platform (B2B DSP) leveraging Device ID data from their “Buyer Intent Engine” to allow clients to better identify and target prospective buyers earlier in the sales cycle. Founded in 2012, the Big Willow employs highly developed machine learning to recognize purchasing patterns and indications earlier in the buying journey than their competition allowing their large B2B and enterprise clients to find and engage customers quicker and more efficiently.
Thetis Pharmaceuticals, LLC was founded in 2011 by R&D executives that held leadership positions at Pfizer in discovery, development and licensing, and business executives with extensive healthcare investment experience. Thetis uses their expertise in amino-lipid chemistry to discover and develop innovative drug products for treatment of cardio-metabolic diseases. Each of the novel Thetis candidates is based on an approved drug or previously studied, biologically active agent. They use their proprietary technology, referred to as the HEALER™ Platform, to potentially provide better pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic or physico-chemical properties and thereby enhance efficacy, tolerability, and patient convenience, and enable the use of known agents in new indications.
Founded in 2015, Titus was founded to disrupt the existing distribution landscape of pipes, valves and fitting products for US oil and gas, fire protection services and other industrial end users. Titus boasts a best-in-country quality assurance program on all products with a focus on materials, performance, redundancy, and traceability.
Founded in 2002 in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Trinity is an apparel company that manufactures and distributes made-to-measure custom apparel using offshore manufacturing.
Wellinks (formerly Convexity Scientific) empowers people in their pursuit to breathe freely by developing connected medical devices and technologies to improve respiratory wellness. The first commercial product, Flyp (FDA-cleared in 2017), is a connected, pocket-portable nebulizer designed to simplify the management of chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD. The company emphasizes direct relationships with their users and is a leader in digital engagement of the empowered healthcare consumer. The Company was founded in 2014 and is based in New Haven, CT.
Located in Trumbull, CT, and founded in 2009, ZetrOZ is a pain management system and treatment company that has developed a small, efficient, low cost ultrasound system primarily for the treatment of arthritis, tendinitis, back pain and other musculoskeletal problems.
Since 1999, Stonehenge Capital has operated at the nexus of finance and community development. We are deliberate in our actions to make both a financial and social impact. We know how private capital can transform underserved communities and help operating businesses grow, and we work with clients and investors to generate double bottom line returns. With fresh thinking that leads to better returns, Stonehenge is not the same old style of investment firm, but something else entirely. Some call it transformational capital. We call it the right way to do business.
Stonehenge is a thought leader in investment capital, producing strong returns for investors and impactful social returns for communities. We do this by fostering collaboration among our team of seasoned and talented professionals who leverage two decades of expertise and relationships to provide innovative financing solutions where they are most needed, delivering a variety of debt and equity financings to spur economic growth across the country.