Senior Lending
Since our inception in 2006, we have focused on providing first-lien senior secured and unitranche floating-rate loans to U.S. private equity-backed middle market companies.
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Churchill is one of the largest and most experienced private debt managers in the U.S., ranking #1 most active U.S. Buyouts Lender for 2024 by PitchBook1.”
Mathew Linett
Head of Senior Lending
Investment criteria
Senior Lending
Company size (EBITDA)
$10 - $100 mm
Target position size
$50 - $500 mm
Target markets
- Traditional middle market
- Upper middle market club
Capabilities
- 1st lien
- Unitranche
- Revolving credit
- DDTL
Insight
White paper
The year ahead: top 5 private capital trends
Private capital stands primed to capitalize on what looks set to be a favorable environment for generating returns and income as the macroeconomic fog clears,…
Industry expertise
From our experience in investing through various cycles, we have deep expertise across a broad range of industries. We focus on issuers with strong market positions, differentiated value propositions and sustainable competitive advantages.
Recent transactions
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Industrial Air Flow Dynamics
Industrial Air Flow Dynamics
Sole Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Incline Equity Partners
August 2025
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Penta Group Holdings
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Shamrock Capital Advisors
July 2025
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Williams Marston
Williams Marston
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Kelso & Company
June 2025
News & Press
Nuveen Private Capital, Hunter Point Capital and Temasek Announce Strategic Partnership
New York, NY, September 3, 2025 – Nuveen Private Capital, comprising U.S. and European asset managers Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, has entered into a strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital (“HPC”), an independent investment firm that provides capital solutions and strategic support to alternative asset managers, and Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. HPC and Temasek are making minority investments in Nuveen Private Capital and Temasek will provide long-term capital commitments to the platform’s new and existing strategies…
Churchill Asset Management Appoints Michael Foley as Head of Institutional
New York, August 27, 2025 – Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment specialist of Nuveen, announced the appointment of Michael Foley as Senior Managing Director, Head of Institutional. Mr. Foley will be responsible for leading Churchill’s institutional fundraising strategy, strengthening existing and building new client relationships globally. He will report to President & CEO Ken Kencel and sit on the firm’s Operating Committee…
Randy on Bloomberg TV’s “The Close” with Romaine Bostick
New York, July 7, 2025 – Randy Schwimmer – Vice Chairman, Investor Solutions Group – joined Bloomberg TV’s “The Close” to discuss findings from Churchill’s mid-year private equity survey and the opportunity in the traditional middle market today.