Northwest Sponsor Finance provided financing to support Osceola Capital Management

Northwest Sponsor Finance (“NSF”), a division of Northwest Bank, announced that it has provided senior secured credit facilities to support the refinance of Osceola Capital Management’s (“Osceola”) existing portfolio company, Talent Groups.

Formed in 2018 by Osceola and headquartered in Houston, TX, Talent Groups is a leading provider of IT staffing services and solutions.  With fourteen locations across the country, the company offers a comprehensive range of services such as contract staffing, direct hire, executive search, and managed solutions. From middle-market organizations to Fortune 500 firms, Talent Groups offers a focused and personal approach, providing industry expertise and a full-service client delivery model.

“We are excited that Osceola has selected NSF as senior lender to support their refinance of Talent Groups. The Company serves a diverse base of blue-chip technology leaders, providing expert resources to drive productivity and scalability. We look forward to supporting Talent Groups’ growth” said Bob Joyce, Vice President of Northwest Sponsor Finance.

About Northwest Sponsor Finance

Northwest Sponsor Finance, with offices in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, provides senior secured cash flow loans to private equity-backed lower middle market companies throughout the United States. Northwest Sponsor Finance offers products that support the acquisition, recapitalization and growth investment efforts of private equity firms operating in the lower middle market and focuses on companies that generate EBITDA between $2 million and $10 million.  Northwest Sponsor Finance is a generalist group concentrating on asset lite business models in the business and consumer services, consumer products, asset-lite manufacturing, and value-added distribution sectors.

About Osceola Capital Management

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Osceola Capital is a lower-middle market private equity firm that partners with high-quality businesses in fragmented industries and supports their growth into scaled institutional-grade platforms. Osceola seeks to achieve value creation for management teams, business partners, and investors while adhering unswervingly to our values, philosophies, and process. Target investment criteria include majority equity positions in businesses with between $2 million and $10M of EBITDA or revenue between $5 million and $75 million. More information available at www.osceola.com.