CSFC was formed in 2010 and became an SEC-registered investment adviser in 2012. Our
principal place of business is in Nashville, TN.
CSFC is wholly-owned by CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC (“CapitalSpring”). Our
predecessor company, CapitalSpring LLC (“CS LLC”), was formed in 2006 and its investing
platform and employees were merged into CSFC at its formation in 2010. Since 2006,
CapitalSpring, and its predecessor companies and their respective affiliates including CSFC, have
made more than 275 senior debt, mezzanine capital and private equity investments in operators of
franchised / multi-unit businesses. Collectively these entities have to date invested approximately
$3.3 billion in over 9,100 locations across 87 brands. Richard Fitzgerald, who co-founded
CapitalSpring, has over 25 years of experience in the direct private equity and debt business.
Richard Fitzgerald and the other members of CSFC’s Investment Committee are responsible for
the day-to-day management of the Funds (as defined below) and control the Funds’ investment,
monitoring, portfolio valuation and exit decisions. (See Item 13, “Review of Accounts”).
CSFC provides investment management services to private equity and debt funds, other pooled
investment vehicles, single-investor funds and separately managed accounts (hereinafter
collectively, “CapitalSpring Funds” or the “Funds”) for high net worth individuals, family offices
and institutional clients, including but not limited to pension funds, foundations, endowments,
insurance companies and asset managers.
The CapitalSpring Funds, which are private equity and private debt funds, receive capital
commitments from investors during one or more fundraising stages, after which the Funds are
generally closed to new investors. Once an investment has been identified and vetted through a
due diligence and negotiation process, CSFC will call capital from investors (a “drawdown”),
generally based on their commitments, to support the Fund’s investment activity. Investments
made for the CapitalSpring Funds are generally, but not exclusively, in private, illiquid securities.
The Funds are not required to register under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Investment Company
Act of 1940 in reliance upon certain exemptions available to issuers whose securities are not
publicly offered. We manage the Funds on a discretionary basis in accordance with the terms and
conditions of each Fund’s offering and/or organizational documents.
CSFC specializes in managing investments in businesses in the franchised and branded restaurant
industry. The earlier CapitalSpring Funds primarily invested in preferred equity to finance the
development of new locations of single-unit and small multi-unit franchisees of smaller, less
developed brands. The
more recent Funds seek to construct a diversified portfolio of senior secured
debt, subordinated debt, unitranche investments, mezzanine/preferred capital, and, to a lesser
extent, common equity investments in franchised/multi-unit businesses across a variety of
industries, in particular the foodservice industry, and the ecosystem of suppliers and service
providers that support them. The investment objective of the Funds is to seek current pay and long-
term capital appreciation over the course of each Fund’s term, which is generally five to ten years
from the final closing. Each of the Funds is organized in the State of Delaware or in the Cayman
Islands.
CSFC believes that it and its clients benefit from CSFC’s sector and transactional expertise, in-
house strategic operations resources and 18+ year foundation of relationships, which provides
competitive advantages including non-competitive deal flow, operational value-add for portfolio
companies, and proprietary benchmarking and data analytics capabilities. Due to its focus on the
franchised and branded restaurant industry, CSFC has developed expertise in identifying,
structuring and monitoring investments in this sector.
The current CapitalSpring Funds (excluding any separately managed accounts and single-investor
vehicles) as of December 31, 2023 are:
• CSFC Financing I, LLC
• CSFC Financing II, LP (formerly known as CapitalSpring SBIC, LP)
• CapitalSpring Direct Lending Partners, LP
• CapitalSpring Direct Lending Partners US Parallel, LP
• CapitalSpring Direct Lending Partners US Parallel II, LP
• CapitalSpring Direct Lending Partners Parallel, LP
• CSDLP CIV, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners V, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners V Parallel II, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners V Parallel III, LP
• CS Adjacent Investment Partners, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners VI, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners VI Parallel, LP
• CapitalSpring Investment Partners VI Parallel II, LP
• CapitalSpring SBIC II, LP
As of December 31, 2023, CSFC had $2,524,505,483 in discretionary assets under management,
including uncalled capital commitments by Fund investors. CSFC does not manage any assets on
a non-discretionary basis.
CSFC does not participate in wrap fee programs.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: The information provided herein merely
summarizes the detailed information provided in each Fund’s offering and/or organizational
documents. Current Fund investors or prospective investors in any new Fund launched by CSFC
should be aware of the substantial risks associated with the investment as well as the terms
applicable to such investment. This and other detailed information is provided in the appropriate
Fund offering and/or organizational documents.