Minneapolis, MN, December 2023 – NorthCoast is pleased to announce that Julia Weyandt has recently joined the firm as a Senior Associate to support the ongoing growth of the business.Julia is responsible for assisting with research and due diligence on new investment opportunities, monitoring existing investments, and assisting with all aspects of portfolio management.Julia joined...Read More

Minneapolis, MN, September 2023 – NorthCoast is pleased to announce that Zach Zapien has recently joined the firm as an analyst to support the ongoing growth of the business.Zach is responsible for assisting with research and due diligence on new investment opportunities, monitoring existing investments, and assisting with all aspects of portfolio management.He began his...Read More

Minneapolis, MN, July 2023 – NorthCoast is pleased to announce the addition of Sophie Chez as a summer intern via continuing participation in the Small Business Investing Scholars Program. Sophie is originally from Minnetonka, MN and is entering her senior year at Arizona State University, majoring in economics, politics, and Spanish.During her eight-week internship, Sophie will participate...Read More

Transformative and All Time Record Breaking YearAbout UsMinneapolis, MN based NorthCoast Mezzanine provides subordinated debt and non-control equity to businesses in a variety of industries across the United States. We finance leveraged acquisitions backed by private equity sponsors, management and family driven ownership transitions, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth initiatives.Investment FocusRead More

Minneapolis, MN, September 2022 – NorthCoast is pleased to announce that Holly Weiss and Will Unterseher have recently joined the firm to support the ongoing growth of the business.Holly Weiss – CFOHolly leads NorthCoast’s accounting, finance, and administration efforts. She is responsible for financial reporting, tax, compliance, fund operations, and investor communications.Prior to joining NorthCoast,...Read More

Minneapolis, MN, September, 2020 –Spell Capital Mezzanine has been named the 2020 “Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year” by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), chosen from a field of 300 licensed SBIC funds representing nearly $30 billion of capital under management.The SBA’s announcement of the award highlights Spell Capital Mezzanine’s longevity in the SBIC program,...Read More

Minneapolis, MN, October 2018 – Spell Capital Mezzanine is pleased to announce the addition of David Shapiro as a Managing Director. David has over 20 years of leveraged finance, mezzanine and private capital experience. Previously, he was a managing director for a SBIC mezzanine fund where he originated, negotiated and managed a portfolio of mezzanine and equity...Read More

Darren Brathol – Senior AssociateDarren Brathol has joined the firm as a Senior Associate on the mezzanine team. Prior to joining Spell Capital, he was an investment banking analyst at Lazard Middle Market in Minneapolis, where he was on the financial sponsor team covering the private equity market. Previously, Mr. Brathol was a financial analyst at...Read More