Monroe Capital LLC

Overview

Monroe Capital LLC is a private equity firm specializing in middle-market investments across various asset classes and industries. The firm focuses on providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada, managing assets across multiple investment vehicles. Their investment strategies include direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate, and equity. Monroe Capital's platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high-net-worth investors, aiming to generate high-quality returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm has been recognized with various awards, including Private Debt Investor's 2024 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, Americas, and 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade. In 2023, Mr. Koenig received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Corporate Growth – Midwest Division for his contribution to the mergers and acquisitions industry over the years. He was also named one of the 30 Top Changemakers driving the evolution and growth of the private credit asset class by Private Debt Investor. In 2021, he received the SFNet Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, for having made significant contributions to the secured finance industry throughout his career. In 2017, he was honored with the Tree of Life Award by the Jewish National Fund in appreciation of his outstanding community involvement, dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and devotion to peace and the security of human life. In 2016, Mr. Koenig received the Leadership Achievement Award by The Global M&A for his management talents, influence and contributions made to advance and grow their respective organizations as well as markets. In 2014, he was inducted in the Academy of Alumni Fellows of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University for his significant contributions to the art and science of business management. In 2013, Mr. Koenig was awarded the Stanley C. Golder Award by the Illinois Venture Capital Association as a recognized leader in venture/private equity investing and for his profound and lasting contribution to the private equity industry in Illinois. He also received the 2013 Torch of Liberty Award from the Mid-West Region of the Anti-Defamation League recognizing his achievements in both the corporate and philanthropic communities. Mr. Koenig was named the 2012 Middle Market Thought Leader of the Year by The Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors (AM&AA) and Grant Thornton LLP recognizing individuals in the mergers and acquisitions profession who create and advocate ideas that are transformative for the industry. In 2021, Mr. Koenig co-founded HOPE Chicago, a first-of-its-kind two-generation college scholarship program serving inner city Chicago high school students and their parents, covering both tuition and non-tuition expenses. To date, over 4,000 high school students have received college scholarship opportunities under the program. Prior to founding Monroe Capital in 2004, Mr. Koenig was President and CEO of Hilco Capital LP, a junior secured/mezzanine debt fund established in 2000. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at the Chicago-based law firm of Holleb & Coff as partner and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Finance groups. Mr. Koenig earned his J.D. with Honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and his B.S. in Accounting with High Honors from Indiana University. He also successfully passed the Certified Public Accounting Exam. Mr. Koenig is a Director of the Secured Finance Network, and a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the Association for Corporate Growth. Mr. Koenig also serves on the Board of Trustees, Naples Children & Education Foundation; as Director on the Northwestern Medical Group Board of Directors and the Northwestern Medical HealthCare Investment Committee; Board of Trustees, Illinois Institute o

Investment Focus

• Companies with EBITDA of $35 million or less
• Middle-market companies in the U.S. and Canada
• Businesses seeking capital solutions across various asset classes and industries

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