Investing in small businesses for thirty years
Our evergreen SBIC license gives us a degree of patience unseen in traditional, transactional lenders.
The oldest SBIC in the U.S.
For more than 30 years, we’ve been helping small businesses grow under one evergreen SBIC license. Founded in 1979, we’re proud to be the nation’s oldest SBIC. We were purpose-built to bring capital and opportunity to entrepreneurs, many of which work in underserved communities and overlooked markets.
What started with $100,000–$250,000 investments has evolved into deals ranging from $2–$10 million. Under today’s leadership, we’re combining fresh perspective with decades of experience to deploy more capital, build stronger partnerships, and drive long-term growth.
We stick with our companies for the long haul, adapting strategies, structuring creative debt solutions, and staying true to our mission of helping small businesses succeed and create jobs nationwide.
Through every wave of automation, offshoring, and economic change, we’ve stood alongside small businesses, investing in their resilience and helping them thrive.
Passionate about small business
Our team has dedicated their careers to small businesses and knows how to help them adapt to dynamics and circumstances unique to small business.
Franz Hofmeister, CEO Quaker Bakery BrandsCapital is readily available anywhere. Medallion’s expertise, trust, and true partnership are infinitely more valuable.
Core principles of our business
We integrate our core principles into every aspect of our business, partnerships, and investments.
Adaptability
We’re highly responsive and able to adjust as dynamics and circumstances change with our portfolio companies.
We tailor our solutions and processes to the specific, changing needs of the businesses we invest in.
We collaborate with our portfolio companies to help them withstand and recover from challenges.
Authenticity
We’re true to our word, which our partner sponsors and portfolio companies have come to rely on.
We believe that integrity is both ethically essential and strategically necessary to ensure our continued success.
We can offer decades of experience to advise and guide our portfolio companies through strategic financial events.
Patience
We take the long view with small businesses and recognize that truly impactful companies are built over time.
Our evergreen SBA license endows us with a degree of patience unseen in traditional, transactional lenders.
Passion
We’re passionate about small business as the engine that powers the U.S. economy, creates quality jobs, and ensures opportunities for future generations.
We put people first, because business and economic growth are driven by the ideas, determination, and capabilities of people.