by Tom | Jan 18, 2018 | News, Press Releases
Urban Remedy produces excellent tasting, good for you, non GMO, fresh beverages, meals and snacks out of Point Richmond in the bay area. The company has had Fountain’s support since 2016 when we helped fund the company’s plans to double its number of retail locations and expand product distribution throughout all NorCal Whole Foods and eventually all of Southern California as well. We welcome General Mill’s 301 Ventures arm to the equity syndicate backing the next leg of growth for this great local success story. Learn more at...
by Tom | Sep 29, 2017 | News, Press Releases
Adient announced that it completed the acquisition of Futuris for $360 million. Futuris had been spun out of an Australian holding company with backing from Merv Dunn and Clearlake Capital. Fountain Partners became involved when Futuris began supplying seating for Tesla’s Model S. Fountain financed the initial set of equipment in Tesla’s Fremont factory as well as Futuris’ build out of its new space in...
by afsheen | Jun 12, 2016 | Home Page, News, Press Releases
SAN FRANCISCO, California; June 12, 2016 — Fountain Partners and Lift It Rentals announce a partnership enabling Lift It Rentals to access up to $6 million in equipment leasing. Lift It Rentals provides long term equipment leasing in the United States to various industries including commercial/residential construction, farming, oil/natural gas and industrial applications. The lease line of credit will allow Lift It Rentals to continue to expand its market presence and customer base. Paul Adkison, Founder and Chairman of Lift It Rentals said “as our organization continues to grow and expand, the need to for the right financial partner is critical. Fountain Partners worked to understand our unique business model and quickly realized the opportunity for everyone involved. The lease lines of credit they are providing will allow us to continue our high rate of growth and continue to expand into other markets that utilize our products and services.” Scott Diggs, President of Lift It Rentals added “Fountain Partners think like entrepreneurs and understood not only where we were but more importantly where we were going.” Lift It Rentals provides long term rental/leases of material handling equipment called a “tele-handler”. The company has strategically and exclusively focused on equipment manufactured by Merlo. Located in Cuneo, Italy, Merlo is one of the oldest and largest tele-handler equipment manufacturers in the world and first to introduce the unique, yet versatile, tele-handler in 1981. About Lift It Rentals: Lift It Rentals, LLC, founded by Paul Adkison in Charlotte, NC, provides long-term rental/leases of material handling equipment called “tele-handler” across the United States. Together with partner Scott Diggs, Lift It Rentals has strategically and exclusively focused...
by Tom | Apr 29, 2014 | News, Press Releases
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 29, 2014 — Fountain Partners announced it has provided a total of $13 million in equipment lease lines of credit to DigitalOcean, the world’s fastest growing cloud provider. The lease lines are helping DigitalOcean grow its customer base by expanding data centers worldwide, including new centers in Amsterdam and Singapore, as well as their first center in London opening this summer. Karl Alomar, COO of DigitalOcean, said his company began using an initial $3 million lease line of credit in 2013 — its first independent line for direct leases — to increase servers at its U.S. data centers, which were straining to handle 30%-35% month-on-month customer growth. DigitalOcean can add more than 4,000 customer accounts for every $1 million worth of servers. “More recently, Fountain Partners came in ahead of the pack again and offered another $10 million, becoming our first eight-figure line,” he said. Fountain recognized DigitalOcean’s need for international capacity with this lease line of credit that included $5 million for overseas expansion. “We had some international capacity before, but this was the first significant chunk of financing dedicated to international infrastructure. This helped us expand in Amsterdam and launch the Singapore data center this year with confidence,” Alomar said. “Fountain Partners understood the business model and got into the weeds of the business model more so than other financing providers. They had good foresight, business understanding, and they knew the market well. They were able to see the opportunity,” Alomar noted. “Fountain Partners was more entrepreneurial in thinking… interested in the direction the company was going rather than just where it was.” DigitalOcean currently...
