Empire Asset Finance, LLC

About Empire Asset Finance, LLC

Empire Asset Finance, LLC is a private credit direct lender specializing in tailored equipment financing solutions for capital-intensive businesses across North America. As a subsidiary of Arena Investors LP, Empire focuses on providing certainty, speed, and flexibility with a long-term relationship mindset, scaling with businesses through changing market conditions.

Products & Services

Equipment Financing Solutions:Bespoke financing for middle-market companies in the $3-$50MM range, including new acquisitions and sale-leasebacks, designed for private equity-backed, non-sponsored, and public companies across essential industries in the U.S. and Canada.

Flexible Capital Solutions:Agile private credit solutions with institutional discipline, offering speed and flexible structuring across market cycles for one-off transactions or long-term capital partnerships.

Specialties

Equipment Financing Private Credit Lending Middle-Market Company Financing

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Seed T: - FT: Seed	A: 100000000 MR: - FA: $100 million FAN: 100000000	D: 2025-09-18 FD: 2025-09-18	1 investors

Seed Latest

2025-09-18

$100.0M

1 investor (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

R

Rick Rockhold

Chief Executive Officer

M

Mike Miroshnikov

COO & Chief Credit Officer

D

Daniel Zwirn

CEO & CIO, ARENA INVESTORS, LP, HEAD OF EMPIRE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

V

Vivek Nayar

Managing Director, Arena Investors, LP, Structured Finance & Products

V

Vincent DeVito

Managing Director, Arena Investors, LP, Asset Management

L

Lawrence Park

Senior Vice President, Arena Investors, LP, Asset Management

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