The Caelli-Merced Syndicate was the manufacturer of the CR-43 Low-Ride Swoop and the CR-43X Low-Ride Swoop. Their organization was secretly illegal. During the Battle of Restuss, they also sold various weapons to both the Rebels and the Empire, with the Rebels being their preferred customers, believing the constant fighting and there being little signs of it letting up would mean a profit for them. However, one of the dealers, when attempting to make a weapons sale pitch, accidentally admitted this strategy to an undercover Imperial Operative, who promptly shot him on sight after making a purchase for his treason against the Empire. They may have had ties to Black Sun, as some of their products also belonged to the Crusader armor line by Black Sun.