White’s Holdings scores equity and debt funding

White’s Holdings LLC, a Washington, Pennsylvania-based oilfield services company, has received equity and debt funding. No financial terms were disclosed. The backers included F.N.B. Capital Partners, Ridge Capital and Kayne Anderson. First National Bank of Pennsylvania provided senior financing.

PRESS RELEASE

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – F.N.B. Capital Partners, L.P. (“FNBCP”) is pleased to announce the closing of a mezzanine debt and equity investment in White’s Holdings, LLC (“White’s” or the “Company”). White’s is an oilfield services company with the majority of operations based in Washington, PA. Calvin White and his management team partnered with several investors including FNBCP, Ridge Capital, and Kayne Anderson to help support the Company in their next phase of growth. First National Bank of Pennsylvania provided the senior financing.

Ridge Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with managers to pursue platform build-ups and growth investments in the smaller middle market. Kayne Anderson is a multi-billion dollar investment firm that focuses on investing in upstream oilfield service companies.

“We appreciate the opportunity to support a local company which has a strong position in the oil & gas space,” noted Stephen Gurgovits, Jr., Managing Partner at FNBCP. “Calvin White and his management team have developed several proprietary technologies and are well positioned to capitalize on the positive long term trends in the Marcellus and Utica shales. We are thrilled to partner with Ridge Capital and Kayne Anderson on this transaction given their collective industry knowledge and experience”.

White’s Holdings, LLC is comprised of White’s Equipment Rental, Crossfire Production Services, and White’s Welding. All three units are commonly owned and operated. White’s Equipment Rental and Crossfire Production Services rent drilling equipment and provide related services in the Marcellus and Utica shales. White’s Welding provides oilfield welding services in oil producing regions across the U.S.

About F.N.B. Capital Partners, L.P.
F.N.B. Capital Partners, L.P. is a pooled fund of committed capital licensed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) as an SBIC. FNBCP, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, invests $3 million to $15 million per transaction. FNBCP specializes in providing mezzanine debt, subordinated notes, private equity and other types of financial capital to small and medium size commercial enterprises for the purposes of recapitalizations, buyouts, generational transitions, mergers and acquisitions and other growth capital. For more information, please visit www.fnbcp.com or download our FNBCP Fact Sheet.

About Tecum Capital Management, Inc.
Tecum Capital Management, Inc. (“Tecum”) is a private investment firm and management company for F.N.B. Capital Partners, L.P. Tecum, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, oversees a pool of committed capital focused on mezzanine debt, subordinated notes, private equity and other types of financial capital to small and medium sized commercial enterprises. The company is focused on providing financing for recapitalizations, buyouts, generational transitions, mergers and acquisitions and other growth capital needs.