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With $12.4 billion in assets and $1.7 billion in common equity as of September 30, 2015, Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) is a Texas-based diversified financial holding company specializing in banking, mortgage origination, financial advisory and insurance through its wholly owned subsidiaries, PlainsCapital Corporation, National Lloyds Corporation, and Hilltop Securities Holdings. Hilltop Holdings includes PlainsCapital Corporation, which is the holding company for Dallas-based companies PlainsCapital Bank and PrimeLending. PlainsCapital Bank is the 6th largest Texas-based bank by deposits. PrimeLending is a mortgage originator ranked 6th in the U.S. for purchase units in 2014. On Jan. 1, 2015 Hilltop announced that it had completed its acquisition of Dallas-based SWS. SWS`s broker-dealer subsidiaries, Southwest Securities, Inc. and SWS Financial Services, Inc., became subsidiaries of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC, a holding company directly under Hilltop and the successor of SWS in the merger. In connection with the merger, FirstSouthwest and its related entities also became subsidiaries of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. On October 5, 2015 Southwest Securities, Inc. was renamed Hilltop Securities Inc. and SWS Financial Services, Inc. was renamed Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. Hilltop also includes National Lloyds Corporation (formerly NLASCO), a niche property and casualty underwriter providing homeowners insurance for low value dwellings. With origins dating back to 1948, National Lloyds Corporation has an established Texas presence and is based in Waco, TX. The Hilltop Holdings family of companies employs approximately 5,400 people in approximately 425 locations in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a leading specialty finance company that provides custom-tailored financing solutions to mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The company originates and invests in one-stop financings, first lien, second lien, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments. FSC`s investment objective is to maximize its portfolio`s total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments. The company has elected to be regulated as a business development company and is externally managed by Fifth Street Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and leading alternative asset manager with $5 billion in assets under management. With a track record of more than 16 years, Fifth Street`s nationally recognized platform has the ability to hold loans up to $150 million, commit up to $250 million and structure and syndicate transactions up to $500 million. Fifth Street Management received the 2014 ACG New York Champion`s Award for "Senior Lender Firm of the Year" and was named both 2013 "Lender Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor and "Lender of the Year" by Mergers and Acquisitions.
Nexa Technologies is a Irvine, CA-based company in the Financial Services sector.
Autotech Ventures aims to generate financial returns by helping passionate entrepreneurs to deploy revolutionary transportation technologies and business models. We provide startups with capital, ground transportation market intelligence, and access to our transportation sector network which includes our corporate investors representing a global market capitalization of over $500B. As a lead or follower investor, we leverage our deep industry network to help our portfolio companies recruit transportation-specific talent and engage corporations as their scale-up partners.
Flat Iron Capital is a Toronto, ON-based company in the Financial Services sector.