ABACUS FINANCE PROVIDES SENIOR DEBT FINANCING TO SUPPORT THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF MARCY LABORATORIES BY LFM CAPITAL
New York, NY, May 5, 2025 - Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, senior debt for sponsor-led investments in lower middle-market companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent to support the leveraged buyout of Marcy Laboratories by LFM Capital. In addition, Abacus Finance Group made an equity co-investment in Marcy Laboratories.
Marcy Laboratories is a contract manufacturer that specializes in filling perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, body mists, room sprays, reed diffusers, linen sprays, and fragrance samplers. LFM Capital, a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, targets lead or control investments in U.S.-based lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services companies.
Tim Clifford, CEO of Abacus Finance, stated, “As in past transactions, our success was a function of our speed, structural flexibility, and certainty of close – key aspects of what we call our Total Partnership Approach™.”
“We are grateful to the Abacus team once again for their reliable support in this seamless transaction, that included flexibility and rapid execution, the hallmarks of their service,” said LFM Managing Director Conner Harris.
“This was our fifth transaction with LFM Capital, and we continue to be impressed with their manufacturing expertise and thoughtful investment approach,” added Abacus Managing Director Eric Petersen.
Abacus Senior Associate Greg Scanlon and Analyst Matt Campanella also helped lead the transaction.
About Marcy Laboratories
Marcy Laboratories is a contract manufacturer that specializes in filling perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, body mists, room sprays, reed diffusers, linen sprays, and fragrance samplers. Founded in 1963 and based in the Chicagoland area, the company serves large fragrance brands, specialty retailers, and other select beauty customers. For additional information, please visit marcylaboratories.com.
About LFM Capital
LFM Capital is a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. The LFM team is led by experienced and successful Fortune 50 global executive managers and private equity professionals who bring decades of management leadership, operating best practices, exceptional professional recruiting networks, and a successful track record in lower middle market investing. LFM targets lead or control investments in U.S.-based lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services companies with at least $3 million of EBITDA. The firm’s mission is to partner with portfolio company management to develop and build world-class operations through a combination of manufacturing and operations excellence and targeted growth and expansion strategies. For additional information, please visit lfmcapital.com.
About Abacus Finance Group, LLC
Abacus Finance Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, together “Abacus”) is a leading asset management firm specializing in private credit solutions to the lower middle market. Since Abacus’s inception in 2011, it has closed over $3.5 billion in financings. The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $3 million and $15 million. The firm is headquartered in New York City and maintains a second office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Abacus is an affiliate of New York Private Bank & Trust, which was founded in 1850.
Abacus Finance is located at 6 East 43rd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017. All inquiries and new investment opportunities should be directed to Tim Clifford at 212-850-462 or cliffordt@abacusfinance.com. Please visit abacusfinance.com for more information.
Total Partnership Approach™ (TPA), a registered trademark of Abacus Finance, LLC, brings together cash-flow financing expertise, deep industry knowledge, a turnaround time of under 72 hours, and exceptional client service over the lifecycle of each investment – all in all, a comprehensive methodology that reflects our emphasis on growing relationships rather than just focusing on the number of transactions. We encourage sponsors to Count on Us™ because of the deep partnerships we forge by going well above and beyond what they traditionally have come to expect. We don’t believe in the phrase “good enough” – we push ourselves to create custom financing solutions specifically tailored for each transaction.