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FT Partners Advises Lighter Capital in its $9,000,000 Series B Financing

FT Partners Advises Lighter Capital in its $9,000,000 Series B Financing

Overview of Transaction

  • On November 27, 2015, Lighter Capital announced it had secured $9 mm in Series B financing from Voyager Capital and Summit Capital
  • Lighter Capital offers loans to entrepreneurs using a revenue-based financing model
  • The Company lends $50k to $2 mm in growing tech-enabled companies

Significance of Transaction

  • Lighter Capital will use the financing to increase its market traction and global presence
  • This investment validates the increasing importance of alternative lending providers and recognizes the strength of Lighter Capital's offering

FT Partners' Role

  • FT Partners served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Lighter Capital and its Board of Directors
  • FT Partners leveraged its deep knowledge of Lighter Capital and the industry to help the Company manage investor interest and rapidly execute the transaction
  • Transaction demonstrates FT Partners' continued success in achieving highly attractive outcomes for leading credit and lending technology firms