NXT Capital announced that it has provided financing to support Regent Holding Company’s acquisition of Illume through an amendment and expansion of Regent’s existing senior secured credit facility. NXT provided the original senior secured credit facility when Regent Holding Company was recapitalized by Freeman Spogli & Co in October 2015.  

NXT Capital acted as the joint lead arranger, administrative agent and joint bookrunner for this transaction. 

“We are excited to work with NXT Capital again and appreciate their continued support of Regent,” said Brad Brutocao, a Partner at Freeman Spogli. “NXT provided a flexible financing solution to the company through this amendment while ensuring the certainty of debt financing to close this transaction.”

Regent Holding Company is a leading global designer, marketer and supplier of home décor and accent products sold throughout North America, Europe and Asia.  The company sells its products primarily under three trade brands, Creative Co-Op, Bloomingville and Illume.

Illume is a leading, vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high quality branded and private label home fragrance and personal care products. The company, which is officially registered under the name, Illume Holding Company, is based in Bloomington, MN.

Freeman Spogli & Co is a private equity firm dedicated exclusively to investing in and partnering with management in consumer-related and distribution companies in the United States. Since its founding in 1983, Freeman Spogli has invested $3.5 billion in 53 portfolio companies with aggregate transaction value of $20 billion. The firm has offices in Los Angeles and New York.

NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions through its Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance groups and is based in Chicago with offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Phoenix and San Francisco.