Middle Market PE Firms Optimistic for 2026 Deal Revival
New York, June 24, 2025 – Data from a survey Churchill conducted in May and June show a cautious optimism for dealmaking in the first half of next year…
Junior Capital
Middle Market Private Equity Firms Cautiously Optimistic on M&A, Exits and Returns, Churchill Asset Management Survey Finds
New York, NY, June 24, 2025 – The survey polled 164 senior leaders from Churchill’s private equity relationships to gauge sentiment in today’s market environment and how these perspectives are influencing investment decisions.
Hometown Food Company
Hometown Food Company
Lender
- Second Lien Term Loan
Brynwood Partners
June 2025
2025 Who’s Who in Private Credit Technology
New York, May 28, 2025 – Churchill was named to the 2025 Who’s Who in Private Credit Technology—a curated list of 100 leaders driving the technological evolution of private credit and shaping the industry’s next phase of growth…
Columbia Home Services
Columbia Home Services
Lender & Investor
- Equity
- Subordinated Note
Tenex Capital Management
May 2025
Junior debt set for resurgence
New York, May 2, 2025 – As senior lenders become more cautious, there is an opportunity for junior capital to fill in the gaps in the market, according to Churchill Asset Management’s Jason Strife.
Churchill’s Meredith Chu McDonald Named to PEI’s Future 40 Leaders of Private Equity List
New York, NY, May 1, 2025 – Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill” or the “Firm”), an investment specialist of Nuveen, announced today that Meredith Chu McDonald, Managing Director, Investor Relations, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions (“PEJC”), has been named to Private Equity International’s (“PEI”) annual 40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list.
Ken Kencel on CNBC discussing the impact of tariffs on private credit
April 8, 2025 – Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management president and CEO, joins the ‘Fast Money’ traders to discuss the state of the private credit market and why he’s maintaining an optimistic outlook.
Exclusive: Churchill and Arcmont chief executives reveal global strategy
New York, April 2, 2025 – Ken Kencel and Anthony Fobel met in 2019 at an industry conference. What was meant to be a half an hour catch-up turned into two hours spent chatting. Something had just clicked. And a deal was signed in 2022.