CIT Northbridge Provides $60 Million Facility to Certified Origins, Inc.
October 5, 2026
Source: CIT Northbridge
NEW YORK, N.Y., October 1, 2026 – CIT Northbridge today announced it provided a $60 million asset-based revolver to Certified Origins, Inc. CIT Northbridge served as the sole lender on the transaction, and Arch & Beam was the advisor for Certified Origins.
Headquartered in Tuscany, Italy and with US based production facilities in Newport News, Virginia, and Fresno, California, Certified Origins is a leading player in the good food private label and co-packing space.
"CIT Northbridge's understanding of our business and ability to deliver a tailored financing solution made them an ideal banking partner as we continue integrating our businesses and investing in the growth of our company in North America,” said Rod Hogan, CFO at Certified Origins, Inc.
"Certified Origins has built a strong reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality products," said Neal Legan, Business Leader, CIT Northbridge, "We are pleased to extend this recent financing, which provides Certified Origins with additional flexibility to pursue its strategic growth objectives."
CIT Northbridge is a trusted financial partner supporting middle-market companies with a broad range of flexible asset-based debt solutions. A joint venture advised by First Citizens Institutional Asset Management, it provides revolving and term loan commitments from $15 million to $150 million to companies across various industries and business cycles, and serves primarily as sole lender, agent, club participant or co-lender.
About CIT Northbridge
CIT Northbridge is a joint venture advised by First Citizens Institutional Asset Management. First Citizens Institutional Asset Management is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration with the SEC does not in any way constitute an endorsement by the SEC of an investment adviser’s skill or expertise. Moreover, registration does not imply that a registered adviser has achieved a certain level of skill, competency, sophistication, expertise, or training in providing advisory services to its clients. First Citizens Institutional Asset Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of CIT Loan Corporation, which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
About First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens has built a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. First Citizens offers an array of general banking services including a network of branches and offices nationwide; commercial banking expertise delivering best-in-class lending, leasing and other financial services coast to coast; innovation banking serving businesses at every stage; and a nationwide direct bank. Parent company First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $225 billion in assets and a member of the Fortune 500™. Discover more at firstcitizens.com.
About Certified Origins
Headquartered in Italy, Certified Origins has US-based production facilities in Newport News, Virginia, and Fresno, California, as well as offices in China and Mexico. The company specializes in building global private-label and co-packing portfolios for extra virgin olive oil, tomato sauce, tree nuts, nut butters, and other traceable food programs.
The company partners with growers and producers across the Mediterranean region and delivers high-quality, sustainably sourced products with full traceability throughout the supply chain to retail, and industrial customers in North America and worldwide.
For more information, visit www.certifiedorigins.com
CIT Northbridge
Name: Katie Ellis
Email: katie.ellis@firstcitizens.com
Certified Origins
Name: Giovanni Quaratesi
Email: giovanni@certifiedorigins.com
