Monroe Capital announced it acted as syndication agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Oldenburg Group Inc.’s (“Oldenburg”) Heavy Equipment Group by private equity sponsor, J.F. Lehman & Company.
 
Based in Milwaukee, WI, Oldenburg’s Heavy Equipment Group designs, engineers, manufactures and supports complex, heavy equipment systems to meet mission critical requirements in harsh operating environments, including large deck handling equipment, access and lifting systems for leading U.S. Navy ship platforms and customized underground equipment for global mining customers. The company will now operate under its new name, Lake Shore Systems, Inc.
 
Monroe Capital LLC is a leading provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset-based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe has been recognized by Global M&A Network as the 2015, 2014, and 2013 Small Middle Markets Lender of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2015 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, the 2014 Senior Lender of the Year, and the 2013 Unitranche Lender of the Year; and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2015 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year.