In addition, they are doing venture capital deals and growth financing, or providing equity to a company that needs to expand.

Provide venture & risk capital for growth financings, buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations and other situations requiring equity.

Newstone Capital Partners is a firm that provides debt capital to private equity sponsors pursuing leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and later-stage growth financing.

In 2003, the lack of opportunities for mid-market public investors to "back" experienced managers combined with the trend of upsizing private equity funds pushed entrepreneurs to directly seek alternative means of securing equity capital and growth financing.

In addition, Bengur Bryan sponsors merchant banking investments that fall outside the parameters of Patriot Capital, primarily in areas of buyouts less than $10 million in enterprise value and growth financings for special situations.