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A Generalist’s Approach to Navigating the Private Investment  Landscape

A Generalist’s Approach to Navigating the Private Investment Landscape

Introduction When I was 19, I returned to what had been my family’s ranch outside Calgary to work for our neighbors, the new owners.  What I remember most, aside from Myra’s home cooking, was the amount of work that went into preparing for the next season, welding broken machinery, sharpening blades, stocking seed, and hundreds of other small but necessary tasks. Investing in private markets,...

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Another Successful Closing — Corrosion Innovations, LLC

Another Successful Closing — Corrosion Innovations, LLC

Carofin Completes Multi-million Dollar Financing for Corrosion Innovations LLC. Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Acquisition Financing for Corrosion Innovations’ Purchase of Chlor*Rid™, a Division of Milliken & Company... BREVARD, N.C., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Used on high profile projects such as the Coolidge Dam, the gantry for NASA’s Langley Research Center and the USS...

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How Coal Mining’s Challenges Are An Indicator Of US Manufacturing Woes

How Coal Mining’s Challenges Are An Indicator Of US Manufacturing Woes

Or, as Bruce Roberts titled it, "Our Coal Mine Is the Canary." I’m a career investment banker who now also owns and operates several Appalachian coal mines. This isn’t a piece defending coal – though you might find it surprising, if not more than a little ironic, to know that you can’t make a solar panel, or an electric vehicle, without metallurgical-grade coal, like ours. While canaries aren’t...

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Flying High, Commercial Aircraft Parts Distributor Nails Safe Landing for Investment Returns Despite Turbulence 

Flying High, Commercial Aircraft Parts Distributor Nails Safe Landing for Investment Returns Despite Turbulence 

Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Redemption of Commercial Airplane Parts Investment  Brevard, NC – February 27, 2023 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce that DSC Trading, LLC has redeemed in full their investors’ capital and coupon in 11% Senior Secured Notes.  Based in Branson, MO, DSC Trading has been a leading supplier of expendable and consumable...

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Carofin’s Year To Remember

Carofin’s Year To Remember

2022 was, in many ways, a validation of internal investments in technology and process management.  It also helped set the direction of where we’re going as an operating company. Here are the results: Total from Investors: $96,388,000 Number of Meaningful Investments: 33 Companies Provided Vital Capital: 24 Industries included: MedTech, Aviation, Agriculture, Mining, B2B Consumer Products,...

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Carofin Completes $2M Equity Financing for TxtSmarter, LLC

Carofin Completes $2M Equity Financing for TxtSmarter, LLC

Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of TxtSmarter, a secure pipeline for full communications capture across private messaging applications, platforms, and services. Brevard, N.C., December 13 , 2022 – With record-breaking fines facing major financial services firms, Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce they have successfully raised a total of $2,020,000 in...

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Another Successful Closing — Paradigm Parachute & Defense, Inc.

Another Successful Closing — Paradigm Parachute & Defense, Inc.

Parachute Manufacturer Lands Safely With Help From Carofin Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of Global Military Grade Parachute Manufacturer BREVARD, N.C., Sept. 20, 2022 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce they have successfully raised a total of $7,500,000 in Senior Secured Debt and Participating Preferred Equity for Paradigm Parachute &...

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