Monroe Capital
Monroe Capital LLC is a Chicago-based private credit investment firm founded in 2004, specializing in providing senior and junior debt financing to private equity-sponsored and non-sponsored middle-market companies. The firm manages approximately $20 billion in assets across its direct lending, junior capital, and specialty finance strategies, serving institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, and family offices. Monroe Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser and manages multiple private funds as well as business development companies that provide individual investors with access to its middle-market lending expertise.
Monroe Capital's investment platform spans senior secured lending, unitranche facilities, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, and preferred equity, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the entire capital structure of middle-market transactions. The firm's deep relationships with private equity sponsors — built over two decades of consistent lending activity — provide Monroe Capital with a steady pipeline of deal flow in sponsored transactions, while its non-sponsored capabilities allow it to serve founder-owned and family businesses seeking growth capital or transition financing. Monroe Capital's specialty finance platform also includes asset-based lending and healthcare-focused lending capabilities.
Monroe Capital has built a strong reputation as a reliable, relationship-driven middle-market lender known for its speed of execution, certainty of close, and flexibility in structuring transactions to meet borrower needs. The firm's consistent presence in the lower middle market — focusing on companies with EBITDA typically below $50 million — gives it access to a segment of the private credit market with less competition from the largest direct lending platforms. Monroe Capital's public BDC platform makes its middle-market lending expertise accessible to individual investors, while its private funds serve institutional capital partners seeking diversified middle-market private credit exposure.