US Capital Partners Inc. has advised on a $6.5 million intellectual property term loan for CAO Group, Inc. (“CAO”), based in West Jordan, UT. US Capital Partners is a private investment bank that makes direct debt investments, participates in debt facilities, and has robust distribution for debt and equity private placements for small and medium-sized businesses in the United States and abroad.

“CAO has been expanding quickly, and required refinancing to help facilitate its growth,” said Densen Cao, PhD, President and CEO at CAO. “We have enjoyed the process of working with US Capital Partners and were extremely pleased to receive and review this term loan facility secured by our intellectual property.”

“We are delighted to have advised on the refinancing of this leading global technology and manufacturing firm,” said Jeffrey Sweeney, Chairman and CEO at US Capital Partners. “CAO approached us to refinance existing debt and to provide additional working capital to support the company’s ongoing growth. US Capital Partners was able to analyze CAO’s large and complex portfolio of intellectual property, and then to secure a non-traditional, custom $6.5 million intellectual property term loan to meet the company’s needs.”

CAO is an innovative leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of high-quality dental, medical, veterinary, forensic, and LED lighting products. Founded by Densen Cao, PhD in 2000, CAO currently has 68 issued patents and 100 pending patents, which it actively licenses to companies around the world. The firm is located in West Jordan (Salt Lake City), UT, but also has a manufacturing facility in Langfang (Beijing), China.

Since 1998, US Capital Partners has been providing well-structured, custom financing solutions to private and public companies with $5 million to $100 million in sales. Headquartered in San Francisco, US Capital Partners is a full-service private investment bank that makes direct debt investments between $500,000 and $50 million, participates in debt facilities, and has robust distribution for debt and equity private placements. The firm also offers financial advisory services for buy-side and sell-side engagements and for capital formation, including early-stage financings requiring equity or debt.