Monroe Capital LLC today announced it has expanded its marketing and investor relations team with the addition of Sanjay Yodh, serving as Managing Director and Head of Insurance Solutions and Distribution and based in New York, and Adam Kennedy, serving as Director and based in Los Angeles.

Prior to Monroe, Sanjay was Head of Insurance Solutions in North America at Aberdeen Standard Investments. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, asset management and insurance. Prior to Aberdeen, he was an EVP, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Capital Markets at AR Capital / Vantage Capital. Sanjay also held prior roles at Guggenheim Investments, Deutsche Asset Management and JP Morgan. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Prior to Monroe, Adam was a Regional Vice President at DWS where he was responsible for managing RIA relationships on the West Coast. He has over 15 years of experience of business development in asset management. Adam also served as a Regional Vice President for Invesco where he managed the Southern California region. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and holds a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) certification.

"We are very excited to add Adam and Sanjay to the Monroe Capital team," said R. Sean Duff, Managing Director & Partner of Monroe Capital. “They are a strong addition to our marketing and investor relations team and bring many years of experience and long-standing relationships with limited partners. In addition, they are a great cultural fit for our organization.”

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Global M&A Network as the 2021 Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, U.S.A.; Private Debt Investor as the 2020 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2020 Lender of the Year, and 2020 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; Creditflux as the 2020 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information, please visit www.monroecap.com.

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