Government contractor Culmen International has closed on $12 million in financing with help from Scale Finance.

Culmen, based in Alexandria, VA, provides services helping the U.S. government with international security initiatives, logistics and training. Culmen received financial advisory help from Scale Finance, a Charlotte  firm that provides contract CFO and controller services throughout North Carolina and the Southeast.

The financing was provided by Fulton Bank. Culmen plans to use the money to support its growth initiatives. The growth includes work for multiple U.S. government contracts won in 2012.