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CURO Financial Technologies Corp.

$470 Million 02/15/2017 Specialty Finance Complete
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Transaction Details

  • On February 15, 2017, CURO Financial Technologies Corp. (“CURO” or the “Company”) issued $470 million of 12.000% senior secured notes due March 1, 2022
  • CURO is a growth-oriented, technology-enabled, highly-diversified consumer finance company serving a wide range of underbanked consumer in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
  • The Company used the net proceeds of the offering, together with available cash, to refinance existing senior secured notes and to pay related fees and expenses
  • Stephens Inc. served as Co-Manager on the offering

About the company

CURO Financial Technologies Corp., operating in three countries and powered by its fully integrated technology platform, is a leader in providing short‐term credit to underbanked consumers. In 1997, the Company was founded in Riverside, California by three Wichita, Kansas childhood friends to meet the growing consumer need for short‐term loans. Their success led to opening stores across the United States, and expanding to offer online loans and financial services across three countries. Today, CURO combines its unmatched market expertise with a fully integrated technology platform, omni channel approach and advanced credit decisioning to provide an array of short‐term credit products across all media. CURO operates under a number of brands including Speedy Cash, Rapid Cash, Cash Money, LendDirect, Opt+ and WageDayAdvance. With over 20 years of operating experience, CURO Financial Technologies Corp. provides financial freedom to the underbanked, a massive and underserved market. For more information, please visit www.curo.com.

Sources: Transaction Press Release, Public Filings and CURO’s website.
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