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Jefferson Capital Partners
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Jefferson Capital Partners is a New Orleans-based growth capital firm that has been partnering with small business owners since 2002 to provide innovative and tailored capital solutions. The firm focuses on lower middle-market companies in the Southeast United States — particularly family- and founder-owned businesses with revenues of $10M–$100M — that are overlooked and underpriced due to their location and inefficient market dynamics. Jefferson Capital provides non-control equity capital of $3M–$15M through growth equity, mezzanine/subordinated debt, and Opportunity Zone investment structures, supporting expansions, acquisitions, buyouts, and recapitalizations. Over 60% of JCP investments have been in underserved areas and/or Minority, Women, or Veteran-owned businesses, reflecting a strong impact orientation alongside financial returns.
Notable quotes
“We are thrilled to partner with the AxoSim team in advancing critically important neurological drug development. We appreciate the opportunity to co-invest with Benson Capital Partners. We are completely aligned on the mission of providing much-needed capital to the region, particularly New Orleans.”
“Jefferson Capital helped us craft and execute an acquisition strategy to enhance the value of the business. In addition to providing their capital, they helped us negotiate the deal with the sellers and bring in the other financing sources to complete the transaction.”
“We have had considerable growth over the last two years and Jefferson Capital Partners was the perfect partner to help fuel our growth immediately and into the future. JCP shares our home base of New Orleans, which is particularly important to me.”
Team
Paul F. Giffin
Managing Partner / Co-Founder
Francis T. Cazayoux Jr.
Partner
Lester F. Alexander III
Partner
Joseph Truhe
Partner
William Harper
Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AxoSim, Inc. | Seed | $4m | 2020-06-15 |
| Sagebrush | Growth Equity | — | — |
| Louisiana Pepper Exchange LLC | Growth Equity | — | — |
| CSA Holdings | PE | $9m | 2016-03-08 |
| Atlas Signs Holdings, Inc. | Growth Equity | — | — |
| Burrow Global LLC | Growth Equity | — | — |
| Shamrock Energy Solutions, LLC | Growth Equity | — | — |
| MobileQubes, Inc. | Growth Equity | — | — |
| Allegiant Manufacturing | Mezzanine | — | — |
| Entera Branding & Consulting, LLC | Growth Equity | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Benson Capital Partners | 1 |
| Swander Pace Capital | 1 |
| Archangel | 1 |
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