Melissa P. Granata

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc., a fund listed on NASDAQ, seeks investment opportunities in small and mid-sized companies located in the US. The fund's investment criteria includes: revenues of $10 to $100 million p.a., EBITDA of $2,000,000, proven management teams, significant & defensible market share in niche industries, historical financial performance and low technological and/or product obsolescence risk. It invests in companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as, manufacturers, distributors and service. It provides financing in the form of junior & senior secured loans, subordinated debt, one-stop financing and equity investments. Its debt investment size ranges from $3 to $20 million and equity co-investments up to $2 million.

Founded in 2002 by Richard Buckanavage, Patriot Capital Funding Private Equity is a private equity firm located in Westport, Connecticut. They are the private equity arm of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAP) and their ultimate parent is Prospect Capital Management LLC, a New York City-based private equity firm