Abacus Finance Provides Senior Debt Financing to Support LongueVue Capital’s Partnership with Saelens
March 9, 2026
Source: Abacus Finance Group, LLC
New York, NY, March 9, 2026 – Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, senior debt for sponsor-led investments in lower middle-market companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger to support LongueVue Capital’s partnership with Saelens, a differentiated precision manufacturing platform specializing in machining services and strategic sourcing for OEM customers across diverse industrial end markets. Abacus Finance Group made an equity co-investment in Saelens.
Saelens is a precision manufacturing platform combining automated domestic CNC machining with international sourcing capabilities through its Wisconsin-based manufacturing operations and its international sourcing and manufacturing subsidiary. LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based equity investment firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle-market companies.
“It’s always a pleasure seeing some world-class credit execution out of these guys,” said LongueVue Managing Partner Ray Jeandron. “We’re happy to keep coming back for this kind of performance, and the companies we invest in alongside Abacus benefit greatly from the experience and discipline this team brings as a lending partner.”
“We are excited to support this, the twelfth, in a series of innovative, high-caliber transactions brought to us by the LongueVue team,” said Tim Clifford, CEO of Abacus Finance. “As in past transactions with them, our success was a function of our speed, structural flexibility, and certainty of close – key aspects of what we call our Total Partnership Approach™.”
“We are fortunate to have enjoyed a dedicated, close partnership with LongueVue over the years given the many successful platform investments we have made together,” added Abacus Senior Managing Director Eric Petersen.
Abacus Vice President Greg Scanlon and Analyst Jeremy Pak also helped lead the transaction. Legal counsel was provided to Abacus by Goulston & Storrs, PC.
About Saelens
Saelens is a precision manufacturing platform providing highly automated CNC machining, value-added engineering, and global sourcing capabilities for leading OEMs across a range of industrial end markets. With operations in Wisconsin and Vietnam, Saelens delivers mission-critical machined components supported by advanced automation, engineering expertise, and long-tenured customer partnerships. For more information, please visit diamondprecision.com.
About LongueVue Capital
Founded in 2001, LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based equity investment firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle-market companies, drawing upon its successful 25-year track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to drive value creation. With over $800 million of committed capital spanning five funds coupled with 150+ years of combined operating and investing experience, LVC is an ideal partner for middle-market companies at inflection points seeking to maximize value for all stakeholders. For more information or media inquiries, please contact ccox@lvcpartners.com or visit lvcpartners.com.
About Abacus Finance Group, LLC
Abacus Finance Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, together “Abacus”) is a leading asset management firm specializing in private credit solutions to the lower middle market. Since Abacus’s inception in 2011, it has closed over $3.5 billion in financings. The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $2 million and $15 million. The firm is headquartered in New York City and maintains a second office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Abacus is an affiliate of New York Private Bank & Trust, which was founded in 1850. Abacus Finance is located at 22 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 6H, New York, NY 10017. All inquiries and new investment opportunities should be directed to Tim Clifford at 212-850-462 or cliffordt@abacusfinance.com. Please visit abacusfinance.com for more information.
Total Partnership Approach™ (TPA), a registered trademark of Abacus Finance, LLC, brings together cash-flow financing expertise, deep industry knowledge, a turnaround time of under 72 hours, and exceptional client service over the lifecycle of each investment – all in all, a comprehensive methodology that reflects our emphasis on growing relationships rather than just focusing on the number of transactions. We encourage sponsors to Count on Us™ because of the deep partnerships we forge by going well above and beyond what they traditionally have come to expect. We don’t believe in the phrase “good enough” – we push ourselves to create custom financing solutions specifically tailored for each transaction.
Saelens is a precision manufacturing platform combining automated domestic CNC machining with international sourcing capabilities through its Wisconsin-based manufacturing operations and its international sourcing and manufacturing subsidiary. LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based equity investment firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle-market companies.
“It’s always a pleasure seeing some world-class credit execution out of these guys,” said LongueVue Managing Partner Ray Jeandron. “We’re happy to keep coming back for this kind of performance, and the companies we invest in alongside Abacus benefit greatly from the experience and discipline this team brings as a lending partner.”
“We are excited to support this, the twelfth, in a series of innovative, high-caliber transactions brought to us by the LongueVue team,” said Tim Clifford, CEO of Abacus Finance. “As in past transactions with them, our success was a function of our speed, structural flexibility, and certainty of close – key aspects of what we call our Total Partnership Approach™.”
“We are fortunate to have enjoyed a dedicated, close partnership with LongueVue over the years given the many successful platform investments we have made together,” added Abacus Senior Managing Director Eric Petersen.
Abacus Vice President Greg Scanlon and Analyst Jeremy Pak also helped lead the transaction. Legal counsel was provided to Abacus by Goulston & Storrs, PC.
About Saelens
Saelens is a precision manufacturing platform providing highly automated CNC machining, value-added engineering, and global sourcing capabilities for leading OEMs across a range of industrial end markets. With operations in Wisconsin and Vietnam, Saelens delivers mission-critical machined components supported by advanced automation, engineering expertise, and long-tenured customer partnerships. For more information, please visit diamondprecision.com.
About LongueVue Capital
Founded in 2001, LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based equity investment firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle-market companies, drawing upon its successful 25-year track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to drive value creation. With over $800 million of committed capital spanning five funds coupled with 150+ years of combined operating and investing experience, LVC is an ideal partner for middle-market companies at inflection points seeking to maximize value for all stakeholders. For more information or media inquiries, please contact ccox@lvcpartners.com or visit lvcpartners.com.
About Abacus Finance Group, LLC
Abacus Finance Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, together “Abacus”) is a leading asset management firm specializing in private credit solutions to the lower middle market. Since Abacus’s inception in 2011, it has closed over $3.5 billion in financings. The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $2 million and $15 million. The firm is headquartered in New York City and maintains a second office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Abacus is an affiliate of New York Private Bank & Trust, which was founded in 1850. Abacus Finance is located at 22 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 6H, New York, NY 10017. All inquiries and new investment opportunities should be directed to Tim Clifford at 212-850-462 or cliffordt@abacusfinance.com. Please visit abacusfinance.com for more information.
Total Partnership Approach™ (TPA), a registered trademark of Abacus Finance, LLC, brings together cash-flow financing expertise, deep industry knowledge, a turnaround time of under 72 hours, and exceptional client service over the lifecycle of each investment – all in all, a comprehensive methodology that reflects our emphasis on growing relationships rather than just focusing on the number of transactions. We encourage sponsors to Count on Us™ because of the deep partnerships we forge by going well above and beyond what they traditionally have come to expect. We don’t believe in the phrase “good enough” – we push ourselves to create custom financing solutions specifically tailored for each transaction.
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