Craig Cole Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

United States

We are a boutique advisory firm serving small and mid-sized businesses in raising capital to fund expansion, acquisition and balance sheet restructuring. We have the ability to stack various forms of funding, from traditional debt and equity to government guaranteed lending, C-Pace and New Market Tax Credits. We are industry agnostic but specialize in rural based businesses and those in the food and agriculture value chain. Our clients range from hospitality and entertainment to transportation, manufacturing and indoor farming to food production, processing and packaging.

United States

BBF is an SMB holding company that is currently operating multiple metal fabrication businesses and looking for additional opportunities in the manufacturing and distribution space. If you are a owner looking to exit let’s talk!

Greater St. Louis

Senior Lender for Colony Bank's national Small Business Specialized Lending group providing capital structuring solutions using government guaranteed lending programs to include SBA 7a and 504 but with a specific focus on USDA rural lending. Driven to provide access to capital for rural businesses and rural development projects that facilitate job creation and economic growth opportunities. Experience in bringing additional resources in the form of New Market Tax Credits and/or rural focused private equity. Responsibility to source, underwrite and originate loans that meet borrower and institutional needs, including secondary market responsibility to provide qualified guaranteed loans to interested investors.

Greater St. Louis Area

Manager for specialized USDA lending group focused on providing access to capital for rural businesses and rural development projects that facilitate job creation and economic growth opportunities. Nationwide responsibility to source, underwrite and originate loans that meet borrower and institutional needs. Secondary market responsibility to provide qualified guaranteed loans to interested investors. Locally providing investors and developers conventional senior debt for real estate transactions as well as commercial and industrial lending for businesses seeking growth or expansion capital.

St. Louis

Focus on generating senior and sub debt investments through the firm’s small business lending fund, with a focus on building New Market Tax Credit qualified loans in underserved communities across the country.In addition to providing New Market Tax Credit qualified capital to expanding companies in underserved areas, I’ve recently taken a business development role in our Agribusiness and Food Equity Fund, Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners, LP. The fund invests in companies involved in all aspects of the food and agriculture value chain, partnering with strong management teams to create long-term sustainable value in companies.

St Louis

Performed investor due diligence for Commercial, ADC (Acquisition, Development and Construction) and Residential Loan Portfolios as part of FDIC Structured loan sales. Compliance Manager leading teams in the performance of audits for issuers of GNMA securities. Performed HUD financial and property review of existing use agreement properties.

St. Louis, Mo

Founder and Managing Director of Commercial Lending Brokerage. Providing capital and solutions to developers, investors and small to medium sized businesses.