Marlin Capital Solutions

Name

Marlin Capital Solutions

Legal name

Marlin Business Services Corp.

Website

https://marlincapitalsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Marlin Capital Solutions (dba Marlin Leasing Corporation) was a U.S.-based equipment financing and leasing company serving small and mid-sized businesses, founded in 1997. Acquired by HPS Investment Partners in January 2022, it now operates as part of the PEAC Solutions platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equipment Financing & Leasing

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (5324)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Loan Brokers (6163)

akta.pro primary industry

SME Term Loans & Growth Capital (FSAKAGAB)

Keywords

• Equipment financing
• Equipment leasing
• Commercial finance
• Small business lending
• Business capital solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Core offering

Marlin Capital Solutions, doing business as Marlin Leasing Corporation, was a financial services company providing equipment financing and leasing solutions. Following its January 20, 2022 acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of HPS Investment Partners LLC, the business became part of the PEAC Solutions family of companies managed by HPS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marlin Capital Solutions Equipment financing and leasing solutions offered through Marlin Leasing Corporation dba Marlin Capital Solutions, providing commercial finance products to businesses. Following the 2022 HPS acquisition, the offering is now part of the PEAC Solutions family of companies.

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PEAC SolutionscoreOthersPEAC Solutions is the parent company that now manages Marlin Business Services and its affiliates including Marlin Capital Solutions, following the acquisition by HPS Investment Partners LLC funds.

Broad incumbents

• DLL (De Lage Landen): Global vendor and equipment finance partner owned by Rabobank; serves SMB and mid-market customers with leasing solutions across multiple asset categories, directly comparable to Marlin.
• Citizens Equipment Finance: Equipment finance division of a large regional bank providing leasing and loans for SMEs and mid-market; comparable customer base and product set to Marlin's equipment leasing business.
• CIT Group (First Citizens Bank): Equipment and asset-based lender acquired by First Citizens; provides commercial leasing, vendor finance, and small-business lending overlapping Marlin's SME equipment finance niche.
• Wells Fargo Equipment Finance: Large bank-owned equipment finance platform serving commercial customers with leasing and loan products across many asset types — directly overlapping Marlin's core leasing activity at greater scale.

Emerging players

• Bluevine: Digital SMB-focused lender offering working capital and term loans; competes for similar SME customers and increasingly encroaches on equipment financing use cases via embedded fintech rails.
• Fundbox: Tech-forward SMB working capital provider; competes indirectly with equipment lessors by addressing the same small-business customer cash and equipment needs through digital channels.
• OnDeck Capital (Enova): Online small-business lender providing term loans and lines of credit; an alternative capital source for SMEs that could substitute for equipment financing offered by Marlin.

Direct peers

• North Mill Equipment Finance: Independent equipment finance company focused on small-ticket and middle-market leases; similar customer profile, asset class mix, and origination channels as Marlin Capital Solutions.
• Taycor Financial: Direct lender specializing in equipment leasing and financing for small and mid-sized businesses across the U.S., closely overlapping Marlin's customer profile and product offering.
• PEAC Solutions: Parent platform for Marlin Capital Solutions and other equipment finance businesses managed by HPS; offers overlapping small-ticket equipment leasing and financing products to similar SME and middle-market customers.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarlinSolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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