Chatham Capital

What Chatham Capital does

Chatham Capital is a private investment firm founded in 2001 and headquartered at 1372 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm provides flexible debt and equity capital solutions to lower-middle market companies with $10-50MM in revenue and $3-20MM in EBITDA, targeting businesses with sustainable cash flow from operations, experienced management teams, and dominant competitive positions. Since inception, Chatham Capital has completed over 180 transactions and raised more than $1 billion in capital, with a primary investment footprint in North America and consideration for companies with operations in Europe, Asia, and Central/South America. The firm explicitly excludes real estate, early-stage, and venture capital investments.

The firm's core offerings span the capital structure: revolving credit facilities, first and second lien secured debt, unitranche, mezzanine financing, and non-control equity co-investment, deployed in check sizes of $5-40MM. Use cases include acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts (LBOs and MBOs), recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth financing. Recent and current portfolio holdings span healthcare (SynergenX, Persante, Halo Diagnostics, Straine Dental Management), restaurants (Quiznos), experiential retail (Muse Paintbar), digital marketing (Dream Giveaway), and gaming peripherals (Scuf Gaming International), demonstrating broad sector reach within the lower-middle market.

Chatham Capital operates a relationship-driven origination model sourced through intermediaries, capital providers, and direct entrepreneur outreach, and executes both direct originations and syndicated or club financings. The firm runs a lean, flat organization led by Founder and Managing Partner Brian G. Reynolds, whose background includes 340+ transactions and $25B+ in deal value spanning GE Capital and KPMG Corporate Finance. Revenue is generated through investment management and advisory fees on deployed capital, though specific fee economics, fund sizes, and financial results are not publicly disclosed. A separate Chatham Capital Group Inc. entity also conducts public-market securities investments as reflected in periodic portfolio disclosures.

Name

Chatham Capital

Legal name

Chatham Capital Group Inc.

Website

https://chathamcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chatham Capital is a private investment firm providing flexible debt and equity capital solutions of $5-40MM to lower-middle market companies in North America with $10-50MM revenue, specializing in LBOs, recapitalizations, and growth financing since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Debt and Equity Investment (Lower-Middle Market)

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)

SIC

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159), Investors, Nec (6799), Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153)

akta.pro primary industry

Middle-Market Lending (FSANADAI)

Keywords

• Private investment firm
• Debt financing
• Equity financing
• Mezzanine capital
• Lower middle market

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Management and Advisory Fees: Chatham Capital generates revenue through providing flexible capital solutions including debt and equity financing to lower-middle market companies. The firm invests $5-40MM per transaction and provides various investment products including revolving credit facilities, first and second lien secured debt, unitranche, mezzanine, and equity co-investment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chatham Capital is a private investment firm providing flexible debt and equity capital solutions to lower-middle market companies with sustainable cash flow from operations. Investment size ranges from $5 million to $40 million per transaction, supporting acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, and growth financing. Capital is deployed across the capital structure as revolving credit facilities, first and second lien secured debt, unitranche, mezzanine financing, and non-control equity co-investment.

Product overview

Chatham Capital is a private investment firm offering a unified platform of flexible capital solutions for lower-middle market companies. The firm provides senior debt financing, subordinated debt, and equity co-investment products, including revolving credit facilities, first and second lien secured debt, unitranche, mezzanine financing, and equity co-investment (non-control). The investment range is $5-40MM targeting companies with $10-50MM revenue and $3-20MM EBITDA. Current portfolio includes healthcare (SynergenX, Halo Diagnostics), restaurants (Quiznos), retail (Muse Paintbar), digital marketing (Dream Giveaway), dental management (Straine Dental Management), gaming (Scuf Gaming International), and sleep diagnostics (Persante) companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revolving Credit Facilities
• First Lien Secured Debt
• Second Lien Secured Debt
• Unitranche Financing
• Mezzanine Financing
• Equity Co-Investment
• Syndicated / Club Financings

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 180 lower-middle market transactions completed since 2001
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Main Street Capital: Public BDC (NYSE: MAIN) providing first-lien debt, second-lien, mezzanine, and equity co-investments to lower-middle market companies — closely overlapping Chatham's mandate in the $5-40MM check range and target EBITDA profile.
• Trinity Capital: Public specialty lender (Nasdaq: TRIN) offering senior secured loans, equipment financing, and equity co-investments to lower-middle market companies — directly comparable product set and target borrower profile.
• Stellus Capital Investment: Externally managed BDC focused on first-lien, second-lien, unitranche, and equity investments in private middle-market companies — overlapping product mix and lower-middle market focus with Chatham.
• Capitala Finance: Private BDC/lower-middle market direct lender providing first-lien, second-lien, and equity co-investments to companies typically with $5-50MM EBITDA — highly comparable mandate to Chatham.
• WhiteHorse Capital: Private credit manager providing senior secured loans to lower-middle market borrowers — operates in similar check sizes, structures, and target borrower profile as Chatham.
• New Mountain Finance: Public BDC (Nasdaq: NMFC) providing senior secured, unitranche, and equity co-investments to defensive, growth-oriented middle-market companies — comparable direct lending strategy with overlap in equity co-investment product.
• Oxford Finance: Private specialty finance firm providing senior secured loans and equity to lower-middle market healthcare and technology companies — overlapping product set and lower-middle market borrower focus.

Broad incumbents

• Ares Capital: Largest publicly traded BDC (Nasdaq: ARCC) with broad first-lien, second-lien, mezzanine, and equity capabilities across the middle market — operates at much greater scale and offers an overlapping but broader mandate.
• Golub Capital: Large direct lending and private credit manager (Golub Capital BDC, Nasdaq: GBDC) focused on senior secured unitranche loans to middle-market companies — incumbent scale competitor now pushing down into lower-middle market segments where Chatham operates.
• Crescent Capital: Specialty private credit manager (subsidiary of SLC Management) offering direct lending and mezzanine to middle-market companies — broader scale and product set but overlapping borrower profile with Chatham.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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