For over 20 years, the AgFirst Capital Markets team has provided companies with the capital needed to successfully manage and grow their businesses. 

Our  Mission

The AgFirst Capital Markets team is driven by the Farm Credit Mission - to provide stable financing for production agriculture, agribusiness, and rural infrastructure across the United States. By leveraging the team’s industry expertise and a deep network of financial partners, AgFirst Capital Markets delivers the capital necessary for companies to successfully manage and grow their businesses.

$17+ Billion  Portfolio

Timberlands & Forestry Products

Timberlands
Paper and Pulp
Packaging
Lumber & Panel Mills
Wood Pellets

Protein

Hogs
Pork
Cattle
Beef
Dairy
Poultry
Eggs
Turkey
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Crops

Fruits & Vegetables
Grains & Oil Seeds
Greenhouse & Nurseries
Sugar
Citrus
Tree Nuts
Tobacco

General Agribusiness

Processing & Marketing
Farm Supply
Cold Storage
Food Logistics

Infrastructure

Power & Renewables
Digital Infrastructure

Wine & Spirits

 

  • Forestry
  • Food Processing & Marketing
  • Power & Renewables
  • Grains
  • Fruit & Vegetables
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Poultry
  • Dairy
  • Swine/Pork
  • Cattle/Beef
  • Sugar
  • Nursery & Greenhouse
  • Tree Fruit & Nuts
  • Fisheries
  • Wine & Spirits
  • Tobacco

Transaction  Types

  • Senior Secured & Unsecured
  • Second Lien Financing
  • Sponsor Backed Transactions
  • Refinancing
  • Capital Expenditures
  • Real Estate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Recapitalization
  • Working Capital
  • Project Finance
  • Leasing
  • Commodity Finance

Growth  Partnerships

Join other companies that have chosen AgFirst Capital Markets as their growth partner.

Team

Nely Fernandez

Nely Fernandez

Head of Capital Markets

Michael Mancini

Michael Mancini

Timberlands & Forest Products

Matt Jeffords

Matt Jeffords

Poultry (Broilers/Turkey/Eggs)

Leighton McLendon

Leighton McLendon

Sugar; Citrus/Berries; Fresh Produce

Steven Hicks

Steven Hicks

Beef; Pork; Nursery & Greenhouses

Sarah Burton

Sarah Burton

Dairy; Wine & Spirits; Tree Nuts

Chris Reynolds

Chris Reynolds

Power; Digital Infrastructure; Secondary Desk

Brandon Waring

Brandon Waring

General Agribusiness; Grains; Farm Supply

Hampton Jones

Hampton Jones

Associate Portfolio Manager

Creighton Culvern

Creighton Culvern

Associate Portfolio Manager

Shawn Cromer

Shawn Cromer

Associate Portfolio Manager

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