BNET Industries

Market Cap:$82.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$42.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

In light of the unprecedented instability in the financial markets and the severe slowdown in the overall economy, we do not have adequate liquidity, including access to the debt and equity capital markets, to operate our business in the manner in which we have historically operated. As a result, our short-term business focus has shifted from making debt and equity investments to preserving our liquidity position. In this regard, we are currently negotiating the renewal of the liquidity facility, which matures in April 2009, supporting our second amended and restated securitization revolving credit facility with certain liquidity banks. In the event that the liquidity banks do not renew the liquidity facility, the terms of the second amended and restated securitization revolving credit facility require that all principal and interest collected from the debt investments secured by the facility must be used to pay down amounts outstanding under the facility by April 2011. Because substantially all of our debt investments are secured by our second amended and restated securitization revolving credit facility, we cannot provide any assurance that we would have sufficient cash and liquid assets to fund normal operations and dividend distributions to our stockholders during the period of time when we are required to repay amounts outstanding under the second amended and restated securitization revolving credit facility if such amounts became due. ...

Number of Employees 13
Contact Information

274 Riverside Ave

Westport, Connecticut 06880

www.patcapfundi...

(203) 429-2700

NAICS Code All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation: 522298

Recent Events

  • Shareholders Approve Patriot Capital's Merger Into Prospect

    11/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Patriot Capital Funding Declares Final Dividend

    10/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Prospect Capital shares dip after discounted stock sale

    9/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul Buckanavage Richard President, CEO
Richard P. Buckanavage President and Chief Executive Officer
Clifford L. Wells Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Timothy W. Hassler Chief Investment Officer and Director
William E. Alvarez Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Basem Pharaon Senior Vice President
Andrew M Brown Vice President
Ryan T Magee Vice President
Seth Tutlis Assistant Vice President
Matthew R. Colucci Executive Vice President, Managing Director
George Stelljes General Partner
Arthur Coady Director of Navco Management, Inc.
James J Targowski Controller
Lauren Taylor Administrative Assistant
Liam Pisano Associate
Melissa P Granata Loan Administrator
Warren Hsiung Associate

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Dennis C. O'Dowd Chairman
Mel P. Melsheimer Chairman of the Board
Anthony Sebastiao Richard Board of Directors
Charles Dowd Dennis Board of Directors
Dennis C. O. Dowd Board of Directors
Grant Thornton Board of Directors
I. Joseph Massoud Board of Directors
Richard A. Sebastiao Board of Directors
Steven Drogin Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. President, CEO Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Richard P. Buckanavage is our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. Prior to founding Patriot, Mr. Buckanavage was Managing Director and head of debt sales at GE Capital Markets, Inc. ("GE") from 1999 to 2003 where he was responsible for all domestic debt syndication and private placement activities. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Buckanavage was a Senior Vice President and Midwest Region Manager for Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc. ("CCFI"). During that time, he was also a Senior Investment Officer at Creditanstalt Small Business Investment Corporation ("CSBIC"), CCFI's private equity unit that originated and managed a portfolio of non-controlling equity investments. CCFI and CSBIC were a "one-stop" capital source focusing on making investments in middle market companies in conjunction with private equity sponsors. In his capacities at CCFI and CSBIC, Mr. Buckanavage managed a portfolio of senior secured loans, subordinated debt and equity investments in excess of $1.2 billion. While at CSBIC, Mr. Buckanavage was also a member of the board of directors of several of CSBIC's portfolio companies. His professional experience also includes various business development and portfolio management roles in the leveraged finance groups at Bank of America and Fleet Bank and its predecessors.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Founder Current

Clifford L. Wells serves as our Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Patriot in 2004, Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President - Credit Risk/Portfolio Management at the US branch of Abbey National Treasury Services from 2002 to 2004. In that role, he provided credit analysis for middle market leveraged transactions, managed risks associated with a loan portfolio of distressed assets and provided day-to-day risk management of an oil and natural gas portfolio of nearly $1 billion. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Wells served as Senior Vice President and Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region Manager for Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc., a "one-stop" capital source focusing exclusively on middle market companies, where he was responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing of senior and junior capital opportunities for middle market cash-flow transactions. He was also involved in implementing appropriate strategies for a portfolio of underperforming investments.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Current
Patriot Co Current

Timothy W. Hassler is our Chief Investment Officer and is a member of our board of directors. Prior to founding Patriot, Mr. Hassler was a director in the capital markets division of U.S. Bank and its predecessors from 1999 to 2002. During that time, he focused on originating, structuring and negotiating senior debt and junior capital investments for middle market leveraged transactions in the manufacturing, distribution, and food and agribusiness industries. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Hassler worked in a middle market lending group of US Bank and its predecessors, where he was a relationship manager for a more than $200 million portfolio of middle market loans outstanding, with over $500 million of commitments. In this capacity, he was responsible for new business development, portfolio management and underwriting. Mr. Hassler began his career in the training program of US Bank and its predecessors in 1990.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Chief Investment Officer and Director Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Founder Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Current
Patriot Co Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Trans-Lux Corporation Executive Financial Consultant Former
Bond Technologies, LLC Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Masters In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Vice President Current
Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Former

Ryan T. Magee joined Patriot Capital Funding as an Assistant Vice President in August 2005. Prior to joining Patriot, Ryan was an assistant vice president in GE's Global Sponsor Finance unit, where he focused on underwriting, executing and managing private equity led buyouts. Ryan joined GE as a part of its financial management training program after graduating summa cum laude from Bucknell University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Assistant Vice President Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Associate Current
Sidoti & Company, LLC Equity Research Analyst Former
Yale School of Management MBA Former
Yale School of Management B.S. Former

Matthew R. Colucci serves as our Managing Director. Prior to joining Patriot in December 2003, Mr. Colucci was a vice president in GE's Merchant Banking Group (and with its predecessor, Heller Financial, Inc.) from 1998 to 2003. During that period, he was responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting and monitoring both senior and junior capital investments in middle market leveraged transactions. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Colucci was a Senior Associate in the Corporate Finance Group of Bayerische Landesbank, a German commercial bank. He began his career in 1994 as a Bond Analyst for The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Executive Vice President, Managing Director Current
Patriot Co Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. General Partner Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Director of Navco Management, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Controller Current
University of New Haven M.S. Former
Georgia State University B.B.A. Former

Lauren K. Taylor joined Patriot Capital Funding in October 2007 as our Administrative Assistant. Ms. Taylor graduated in May 2007 from the E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University, in South Carolina, where she earned a B.S. in Marketing.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Administrative Assistant Current

Liam Pisano joined Patriot Capital Funding as an Associate in July 2007. Prior to joining Patriot, Liam served as the Director of Research at Spectrum Equity Investors, a $4 billion private equity firm. At Spectrum he worked on transactions in the cable, wireless tower, digital media and satellite services sectors. Prior to joining Spectrum, Liam worked as a consultant at State Street Bank, advising on the alternative asset portfolios of pension funds such as CalPERS and Texas Teachers while focusing on private equity funds investing in the media and communications industries. Liam graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College and earned a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the Yale School of Management. He currently serves on the alumni advisory board of the Yale Economic Review.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Associate Current
Spectrum Equity Investors Director of Research Former
State Street Bank and Trust Company Consultant Former
Yale School of Management Masters In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Loan Administrator Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Associate Current
Laurusfunds.Com Investment Professional Former
Yale School of Management MBA Degree Former

Dennis C. O'Dowd has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. He has been a financial and business consultant since 1980 and maintains an active portfolio in timber and real estate. From 1983 to 2000, Mr. O'Dowd also served in various capacities, including chief executive officer, of the U.S. branch and related financial and investment companies of Creditanstalt Bankverein, an Austrian-based financial institution, which later merged with Bank Austria. Prior to joining Creditanstalt Bankverein, Mr. O'Dowd worked at Nederlandsche Middenstandsbank from 1979 to 1983, Fidelity Bank from 1977 to 1979 and began his banking career at Chemical Bank in 1970.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Chairman Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mel P. Melsheimer has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. Since August 2006, he has served as our chairman of our board of directors. Since January 7, 2005, Mr. Melsheimer has been the president and a director of Linkhorn Capital Advisors, Inc., an entity which is the managing member of Masters Capital Nanotechnology, LLC, a venture capital general partner. From February 1997 to December 2004, Mr. Melsheimer served as the president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Harris & Harris Group, Inc., a publicly traded business development company. During his tenure at Harris & Harris Group, Mr. Melsheimer also served as the chief compliance officer, the treasurer and a managing director. From March 1994 to February 1997, he served as a consultant to Harris & Harris Group or as an officer and a director to one of its portfolio companies. From November 1992 to February 1994, he served as executive vice president, chief operating officer and secretary of Dairy Holdings, Inc., a privately-held dairy company.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. President Former
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

Richard A. Sebastiao has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. He is the founder of RAS Management Advisors, Inc. and its predecessors ("RAS Management"), a crisis management and turnaround firm. Since December 1989, he has served as the president of RAS Management. As president of RAS Management, Mr. Sebastiao has also served, on an interim basis, as the chief restructuring officer and/or chief executive officer and a director of several entities which retained RAS Management in connection with their restructurings. Since February 2003, Mr. Sebastiao has also served on the board of directors of ATC Associates, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. Since December 2005, he has served on the board of directors of CDI Holding Corp., a holding company for a regional chain of drug stores and convenience stores. Mr. Sebastiao is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Age 59. Mr. O Dowd has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. He has been a financial and business consultant since 1980 and maintains an active portfolio in timber and real estate. From 1983 to 2000, Mr. O Dowd also served in various capacities, including chief executive officer, of the U.S. branch and related financial and investment companies of Creditanstalt Bankverein, an Austrian-based financial institution, which later merged with Bank Austria. Prior to joining Creditanstalt Bankverein, Mr. O Dowd worked at Nederlandsche Middenstandsbank from 1979 to 1983, Fidelity Bank from 1977 to 1979 and began his banking career at Chemical Bank in 1970.

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chemical Banking Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Chairman Former

Age 59. Mr. Sebastiao has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. He is the founder of RAS Management Advisors, Inc. and its predecessors ( RAS Management ), a crisis management and turnaround firm. Since December 1989, he has served as the president of RAS Management. As president of RAS Management, Mr. Sebastiao has also served, on an interim basis, as the chief restructuring officer and/or chief executive officer and a director of several entities which retained RAS Management in connection with their restructurings. Since February 2003, Mr. Sebastiao has also served on the board of directors of ATC Associates, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. Since December 2005, he has served on the board of directors of CDI Holding Corp., a holding company for a regional chain of drug stores and convenience stores. Mr. Sebastiao is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Organization Position Status
Ras Management Advisors, Inc Founder Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Turnaround Management Association Board of Directors Current
Turnaround Management Association Member Current

Steven Drogin has been a member of our board of directors since June 2005. He retired from KPMG LLP in 2003 where he worked for 38 years and served as an audit partner since 1976. From 1992 until he retired, Mr. Drogin was a member of KPMG's Financial Services Practice. Mr. Drogin is a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of CPAs ("NYSSCPA"). He has served on several of NYSSCPA's committees. From 1990 to 1992, he was the Chairman of the NYSSCPA's Leasing and Financial Services Companies Committee.

Organization Position Status
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
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     PCAP $3.96 -0.03 (-0.75% )
Average Volume 136,620
Shares Outstanding 20.95M
Market Cap 83.0M
Year High 4.2701
Year Low 0.88
Earnings Per Share -2.01
P/E Ratio -1.97
Dividend 1.00
Yield 25.25
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