Chicago, Illinois – NXT Capital announced that it has provided a $172 million senior credit facility to fund Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ acquisition of Trinity Consultants, Inc.

NXT Capital was the Sole Bookrunner, Co-Lead Arranger, and Administrative Agent for this transaction.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (www.llcp.com) is a private investment firm that invests in middle market companies located in the United States and Europe. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Dallas, Chicago, London and The Hague, LLCP has managed approximately $7 billion of institutional capital since its inception in 1984.

“We are pleased to close another deal with NXT Capital,” said Lauren Leichtman, Co-Founder and CEO of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. “NXT was extremely responsive and flexible in addressing our financing needs and moving this transaction to a successful close.”

Founded in 1974, Trinity Consultants (www.trinityconsultants.com) is based in Dallas and has 48 offices throughout the U.S., Canada, China and the Middle East. Trinity performs more than 2,000 environmental consulting projects annually, primarily focusing on permitting and compliance, as well as broader sustainability goals. Trinity has a diverse client base in highly regulated industries including chemicals, oil and gas, electricity, cement, forest products and general manufacturing.

NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions through its Corporate Finance, Equipment Finance and Real Estate Finance groups. NXT is based in Chicago with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Stamford. See www.nxtcapital.com for more information.