Aerospace & Defense Lenders
55 active private credit lenders in the TerraNova Capital Partners database cover Aerospace & Defense as of Oct 27, 2026. Among the 19 whose check size is confirmed from a published source, the median range is $8M to $50M. The most common structures are Senior Debt (45), Mezzanine (35), and Unitranche (35).
Top lenders
- Solar CapitalBDC · North America$10M–$50M
- Boathouse CapitalDirect Lender · North America$10M–$50M
- Gibraltar Business CapitalDirect Lender · North America$10M–$100M
- Stellus Capital ManagementOther · North America$5M–$50M
- Capital SouthwestBDC · North America$5M–$50M
- Stellus Capital Investment CorporationBDC · North America$5M–$50M
- Capital Southwest CorporationBDC · North America$5M–$50M
- Gladstone CapitalDirect Lender · North America$8M–$40M
- BlackRock TCP CapitalBDC · North America · Europe$1M–$70M
- Fidus Investment CorpBDC · North America$5M–$35M
- Great American Capital Corporation (GACC)Direct Lender · North America · Europe$20M–$100M
- Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.)Direct Lender · North America · Global$1M–$30M
- Deerpath Capital Management, LPDirect Lender · North America$25M–$150M
- Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD)BDC · Global · North America$25M–$75M
- Saratoga InvestmentBDC · North America$5M–$75Munconfirmed
- Brevet Capital Management LLCDirect Lender · North America · Global$10M–$100Munconfirmed
- Webster BankDirect Lender · North America$5M–$50Munconfirmed
- Bridge BankBank · North America · Global$5M–$50Munconfirmed
- Corbel CapitalDirect Lender · North America · Latin America$10M–$35Munconfirmed
- VFI Corporate FinanceDirect Lender · North America$500K–$75Munconfirmed
- Rockmont CapitalDirect Lender · Latin America$1M–$25Munconfirmed
- Venture Lending & Leasing (managed by Western Technology Investment)Other · Asia-Pacific · Europe$250K–$25Munconfirmed
- Banyan MezzanineOther · North America · Global$10M–$200M
- Macquarie Capital Principal FinanceSpecialist · Global$20M–$250M
- Tikehau CapitalGeneralist · Asia-Pacific · Europe$3M–$300Munconfirmed
- CarlyleDirect Lender · Asia-Pacific · Europe$25M–$500Munconfirmed
- Abacus Finance Group, LLCDirect Lender · North AmericaUp to $60Mstretch
- FGI Equipment FinanceOther · Global · North America$2M+unconfirmedstretch
- Oaktree Specialty Lending CorporationBDC · North America · Europe$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- Capital One Lender FinanceBank · North America · Europe$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- Apogem Capital (a New York Life company)Direct Lender · North America · Europe$20M+unconfirmedstretch
- Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income FundGeneralist · Global · North America$10M+unconfirmedstretch
- Putnam Hill Capital PartnersDirect Lender · North America~$10M–$100M (est.)stretch
- BZH CapitalDirect Lender · North America · Europe~$10M–$100M (est.)stretch
- The Sterling Group Credit FundOther · North America · Europe~$10M–$100M (est.)stretch
- Connecticut Green BankBank · Global · North America~$15.5M–$77.5M (est.)stretch
- ING Group (AMS: INGA)Bank · Asia-Pacific · Europe~$30M–$500M (est.)stretch
- ING Private CreditDirect Lender · Europe · North America$50M–$500Munconfirmedstretch
- Barclays Private CreditBank · Europe · North America$50M–$500Munconfirmedstretch
- Growth LendingDirect Lender · Europe · North America$2.5M–$19Munconfirmedstretch
Showing 40 of 55, ranked by the matching engine for a representative $25M facility.
All 55 lenders
- Abacus Finance Group, LLC
- Apogem Capital (a New York Life company)
- Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.)
- Ardian Infrastructure
- Argosy Capital
- Banyan Mezzanine
- Barclays Private Credit
- BlackRock TCP Capital
- Boathouse Capital
- Brevet Capital Management LLC
- Bridge Bank
- BZH Capital
- Canyon Partners
- Capital One Lender Finance
- Capital Southwest
- Capital Southwest Corporation
- Carlyle
- Carlyle Global Credit
- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
- Connecticut Green Bank
- Corbel Capital
- Deerpath Capital Management, LP
- Dynamic Investments, LP
- FGI Equipment Finance
- Fidus Investment Corp
- Gibraltar Business Capital
- Gladstone Capital
- Gladstone Investment
- Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD)
- Great American Capital Corporation (GACC)
- Growth Lending
- ING Group (AMS: INGA)
- ING Infrastructure
- ING Private Credit
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
- Makino Capital Services
- Midwest Mezzanine Funds
- North Atlantic Capital
- Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund
- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
- Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
- Putnam Hill Capital Partners
- Rockmont Capital
- Saratoga Investment
- Shenkman Capital Management
- Solar Capital
- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
- Stellus Capital Management
- The Sterling Group Credit Fund
- The Tcw Group
- Tikehau Capital
- Venture Lending & Leasing (managed by Western Technology Investment)
- VFI Corporate Finance
- Webster Bank
FAQ
Aerospace & Defense Lenders — common questions
How many Aerospace & Defense lenders are there?
55 active funds in the TerraNova Capital Partners database cover Aerospace & Defense as of Oct 27, 2026. The list above shows the top-ranked funds; the full list of every one is linked below it.
What are the typical check sizes of Aerospace & Defense lenders?
Among the 19 whose check size is confirmed from a published source, the median range is $8M to $50M. 20 of the 55 have a range confirmed from a published source. Funds marked (est.) carry modeled ranges, which are damped in scoring and replaced as sourced data arrives.
Which debt structures are most common among Aerospace & Defense lenders?
The most common structures among them are Senior Debt (45), Mezzanine (35), and Unitranche (35). 1 of them typically closes in under 30 days.
How do I reach Aerospace & Defense lenders?
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