# Northcreek Mezzanine

> Northcreek Mezzanine is a VC fund backing Marketing and Automotive. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last fund: Mar 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://northcreekmezzanine.com/

Northcreek Mezzanine is a VC fund in Cincinnati focused on Marketing and Automotive. Northcreek Mezzanine Fund I, L.P. (“Northcreek”) makes creatively structured mezzanine and senior debt investments in lower middle-market companies. The principals of Northcreek have over 75 years of combined experience working with middle market companies. Over this time period, our principals have developed tremendous industry and transactionexperience providing both senior and mezzanine capital to privately held family businesses. As a financial partner to over hundreds of businesses, the principals of Northcreek have developed a strong and valued reputation as a trusted and reliable financial partner. We understand the importance of being flexible, creative, responsive and fair to the businesses that choose us as their financial partner.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |
| Automotive | 1 | 25% |
| Commercial | 1 | 25% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 25% |
| Construction | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| K.Rodger Davis | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k-rodger-davis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Persona Triangle | Persona Triangle manufactures commercial signage and lighting products for the telecommunications, food and hospitality, real estate, education, automotive, and hospitality industries. |  | Private Equity | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Flash-Rite | Flash-Rite is an established supplier of traffic safety and control services to utilities and municipalities. |  | Private Equity | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Central BDC | Central BDC provides lead management services to auto dealerships. |  | Private Equity | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| ZRG Partners | ZRG Partners is a global executive search and human capital management firm that is changing the way companies hire and manage talent.ZRG Partners, LLC is a revolutionized talent management provider. We provide senior-level executive search services grounded in our DNA that values data and analytics in conjunction with great search process. Ourproprietary Z score process helps clients make informed hiring decisions while avoiding costly hiring mistakes.From our core executive recruiting strengths, ZRG has expanded our offerings over the years to adapt to fit our client’s needs as we embed the latest technology solutions and creative approaches into our integrated offerings.While executive search is our core offering, we provide customized talent solutions, leveraging our core tools and processes in innovative ways. For early stage talent conundrums, talent mappings are often the approach to get a jump on a critical situation. For projects with multiple hires in tight time frames with specialized skills, RPO on Demand brings quality retained search process with leveraged cost savings to our clients. Our ability to be flexible enables us to service our client’s vital needs.Following our clients globally, we maintain offices throughout the world as a seamless provider of talent. We effectively support talent projects across North and South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.For strategic clients with global touch points, we go above and beyond by providing the same high-powered recruiting solutions for key middle management and individual contributor roles.Whether you are recruiting a CEO or Country Head, or you need support to build out a new facility or region, ZRG has size, scale, and solutions to meet all of your human capital needs. We understand that our clients are as unique as their organizations, and ZRG brings solutions grounded in data-driven and analytical research to produce the talent our clients need and grown accustomed to.Client-focused, data-driven, and global—provided by a firm that values your business like no other. |  | Private Equity | Dec 18, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Clearwell Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearwell-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Everside Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everside-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exeter Street Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exeter-street-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harbert Credit Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbert-credit-solutions) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBC Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibc-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NewSpring](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newspring-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Northcreek Mezzanine invest in?

Northcreek Mezzanine invests primarily in Marketing, Automotive and Commercial startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Northcreek Mezzanine?

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### Who are the partners at Northcreek Mezzanine?

The team at Northcreek Mezzanine includes K.Rodger Davis (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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