AB Private Credit Investors (AB-PCI) served as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent of a unitranche credit facility to support the leveraged buyout of Ntiva by PSP Capital, a Chicago-based private investment firm founded by its Chairman, Penny Pritzker. AB-PCI collaborated with PSP on key sector themes and leveraged deep expertise in the Managed Services Provider (MSP) segment to execute a flexible and scalable financing package. Ntiva represents AB-PCI’s third MSP deal during the past twelve months.
Ntiva is a leading IT services company that provides businesses across the US with advanced technology expertise and support, including managed IT services, strategic consulting, cybersecurity services, cloud services and telecom solutions. Ntiva was founded in 2004 by Steven Freidkin and is one of the largest nationwide IT MSPs. The company was named one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America seven times and has been recognized by CRN with the Triple Crown Award for four consecutive years, as a leading information technology solution provider.
PSP Partners is a Chicago-based private investment firm founded by its Chairman, Penny Pritzker, an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist, and former US Secretary of Commerce. With investment strategies focused on established businesses (PSP Capital), emerging/growth companies (PSP Growth) and real assets (Pritzker Realty Group), PSP Partners invests across stages and asset classes, with a primary emphasis on business and technology services, advanced industrials and real estate, that are well-aligned with its expertise and experience.