SBICs provide equity capital, long-term loans, debt-equity investments and management assistance to small businesses.
SBIC Investment and Financing Companies Located in Maryland
Allegiance Capital, L.P.
Gary Dorsch
2000 West 41st Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (410)338-6314 Fax: (410)662-6816
Email: gdorsch@allcapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $1,000,000
Preferred Max: $3,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Mezzanine
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Diversified
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Mid-Atlantic
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Subordinate debt to privately held companies
Anthem Capital II, L.P.
C. Edward Spiva, Contact
The Mangels Building
1414 Key Highway Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21230-
Phone: (410)625-1510 Fax: (410)625-1735
Email: cspiva@anthemcapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
GIV Venture Partners, L.P.
Jeff Tonkel, Contact
P.O. Box 59510
Potomac, MD 20859-9510
Phone: (703)442-3300 Fax: (703)442-3388
Email: jeff@givinc.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Legg Mason SBIC Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
Andrew L. John, Contact
100 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410)454-4400 Fax: (410)454-4344
Email: aljohn@leggmason.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
MMG Ventures, L.P. (SSBIC)
Stanley W. Tucker, Manager
826 E. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410)659-7851 Fax: (410)333-2552
Email: cathy.lockhart@mmggroup.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $500,000
Preferred Max: $1,500,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Social or Economic
Disadvantaged Business
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Health Care Services
Computer & Info Services
Telecommunications
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Mid-Atlantic States
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Patriot Capital, L.P.
Chris M. Royston, Contact
16 West Madison Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (443)573-3010 Fax: (443)573-3020
Email: croyston@patriot-capital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $0
Preferred Max: $0
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Security Financial and Investment Corp.
Jim Bonfils, Manager
7720 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 207
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301)951-4288 Fax: (301)951-9282
Email: jamesbonfils@aol.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $25,000
Preferred Max: $150,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Loans
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Early Stage (One Year Op)
No Start Ups
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
No Specialty
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
150 miles radius of DC
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Loans made to going businesses
in need of capital for expansion.
Real estate collateral required.
Spring Capital Partners, L.P.
Jay M. Wilson, General Partner
The Latrobe Building, 5th Floor
2 East Read Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410)685-8000 Fax: (410)545-0015
Email: mailbox@springcap.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $2,000,000
Preferred Max: $4,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Mezzanine
Expansion
Later Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
No Specialty
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Mid-Atlantic
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Toucan Capital Fund II, L.P.
Linda Powers
7600 Wisconsin Avenue, 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (240)497-4060 Fax: (240)497-4065
Email: info@toucancapital.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $100,000
Preferred Max: $4,000,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity (Preferred Stock)
Convertible Debt
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Seed
1st Institutional Round
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Biotech
Information Technology
Advanced Batteries
Fuel Cells
NanoTechnology
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
East Coast
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Top priorities in biotech - cell therapy,
tissue engineering & RNA technologies. Top
focus in information technology is security.
Walker Investment Fund II SBIC, L.P.
Gina Dubbe, Contact
3060 Washington Road, Suite 200
Glenwood, MD 21738
Phone: (301)854-6850 Fax: (301)854-6235
Email: gina@walkerventures.com
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT SIZE RANGE
Preferred Min: $200,000
Preferred Max: $1,500,000
TYPE OF CAPITAL PROVIDED
Equity
Convertible Notes
FUNDING STAGE PREFERENCE
Seed
Early Stage
INDUSTRY PREFERENCE
Technology
e-Commerce
Internet Related
GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES
Maryland
DC
Virginia
West Virginia
DESCRIPTION OF FIRM'S FOCUS
Focus generally in technology, e-commerce,
internet related companies.
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