Triangle Capital Corporation, a provider of capital to lower middle-market companies located throughout the United States, announced that it closed a $5.3 million investment in Empire Facilities Management Group, Inc., consisting of unitranche debt and equity.

Empire is a retail, restaurant, and commercial facilities maintenance and management company offering single-source facilities solutions across the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Virgin Islands.

Triangle Capital Corporation invests capital in established companies in the lower middle market to fund growth, changes of control and other corporate events.