Advantage Capital

Advantage Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, with additional offices across the United States. The firm specializes in growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt capital investments, focusing on small businesses at various stages of development, excluding seed-stage companies. It aims to drive economic development in underserved communities, both urban and rural, by investing in sectors such as communication, information technology, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy. Advantage Capital seeks to make initial investments ranging from $0.5 million to $10 million in companies with sales under $5 million and also provides various forms of debt capital, including senior and subordinated loans. The firm has invested over $3.8 billion in more than 800 portfolio companies and projects, supporting over 66,000 jobs nationwide. Its geographic focus includes states like Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, and Texas, among others, with a commitment to enhancing local economies through targeted financial solutions.

Mike Benson

Senior Vice President

Anthony Billings

Vice President

Trey Garland

Senior Associate and Investment Team Member

Christopher C. Harris

Principal

Joseph Henderson

Senior Vice President, Investment Team

Leah Hendricks

Vice President

Greg Hulecki

Venture Partner

Reid Hutchins

Principal

Sandra M. Moore

Managing Director, Chief Impact Officer

Scott Murphy

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Jim O'Rourke

Managing Director

Justin N. Obletz

CFO

Tim Perusek

Principal

Damon L. Rawie

Managing Director

Sam Schlichting

Senior Associate, Investment Team

Steven T. Stull

President

Alexandra Twyman

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Benjamin T. Warning

Vice President

Jeffrey Gentsch

Venture Partner

J.P. Lynch

Vice President

Past deals in Mississippi

Drake Waterfowl Systems

Debt Financing in 2020
Drake Waterfowl Systems, established in 2002 and based in Olive Branch, Mississippi, specializes in the design, manufacture, and retail of sporting and hunting apparel. The company offers a diverse range of products, including jackets, vests, waders, pants, bibs, liners, shirts, headwear, and footwear tailored for various types of hunting such as turkey, big-game, and whitetail hunting, as well as fishing. In addition to technical hunting and fishing gear, Drake Waterfowl Systems also provides casual and collegiate apparel. Its products are available through its website and a network of dealers across the United States, catering to outdoor enthusiasts looking to enhance their experiences in the field and on the water.

MD Medical Services

Debt Financing in 2020
MD Medical Services is a medical equipment and care supplier. It provides hospices, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes with Medicare Part B durable medical equipment such as wound care dressings, ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies, and catheter supplies. The company is an ACHC accredited supplier and a member of the Independent Nursing Home Association and the Mississippi Health Care Association. MD Medical Services was headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi in 1997.

MD Medical Services

Debt Financing in 2019
MD Medical Services is a medical equipment and care supplier. It provides hospices, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes with Medicare Part B durable medical equipment such as wound care dressings, ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies, and catheter supplies. The company is an ACHC accredited supplier and a member of the Independent Nursing Home Association and the Mississippi Health Care Association. MD Medical Services was headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi in 1997.

MD Medical Services

Debt Financing in 2017
MD Medical Services is a medical equipment and care supplier. It provides hospices, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes with Medicare Part B durable medical equipment such as wound care dressings, ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies, and catheter supplies. The company is an ACHC accredited supplier and a member of the Independent Nursing Home Association and the Mississippi Health Care Association. MD Medical Services was headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi in 1997.

JWH Equipment

Debt Financing in 2015
JWH Equipment is a provider of wholesale distribution of industrial machinery and equipment. It offers compressors, compactors, crawlers, excavators, forklifts, generators, as well as their repair and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.

Hybrid Plastics

Series B in 2013
Hybrid Plastics, Inc. is a nanotechnology company based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that specializes in the manufacture of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) materials. Founded in 1998, the company produces a variety of products, including thermosetting resins for coatings, adhesives, composites, and masterbatch formulations of thermoplastics. Additionally, Hybrid Plastics offers various R&D chemicals, POSS chemicals for electronics applications, and nanopowders that incorporate metal for catalysis. The company also provides services in dispersion, compounding, and formulation, catering to both commercial production and research and development needs. Hybrid Plastics operates both domestically in the United States and internationally.

Anderson Design Center

Debt Financing in 2013
Anderson Design Center provides interior designing services to commercial and residential spaces. It offers an online catalog of furniture and products that matches their creative works. Anderson Design Center was founded in 1982 and is based in Mississippi, USA.

Jackson Memorial Funeral Service

Debt Financing in 2011
Jackson Memorial Funeral Service offers funeral services either as a traditional funeral or cremation. It was founded on April 17, 2003, by Damian Murriel. It is based in Jackson, Mississippi.

Old South Brick & Supply

Debt Financing in 2009
Old South Brick & Supply is a supplier of bricks, architectural blocks, natural and cultured stones. The company operates since 1982 and is located in Jackson, Mississippi.
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