Churchill
Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the capital structure. With $66 billion of committed capital, we provide first lien, unitranche, second lien and mezzanine debt, in addition to equity co-investments, secondary solutions and private equity fund commitments. Churchill has a long history of disciplined investing across multiple economic cycles and our unique origination strategy and investment approach are driven by over 225 professionals in New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Los Angeles and Palm Beach. Together with our sister company Arcmont Asset Management, we comprise Nuveen Private Capital, a $99 billion private capital platform and one of the largest private debt managers globally.
In the news
Randy Schwimmer joins Bloomberg “The Close”
New York, July 6, 2026 – Chief Investment Strategist Randy Schwimmer joins Bloomberg TV to discuss deal sourcing in the U.S. core middle market and partnering with leading private equity sponsors to grow resilient portfolios against macro headlines.
In Conversation with Julie Segal: Churchill’s Ken Kencel on Private Credit’s Second Act
New York, July 2, 2026 – Churchill Asset Management CEO Ken Kencel describes that recent redemption pressures say less about private credit itself, but rather that investors and managers are still adjusting to the realities of an illiquid asset class. As he puts it, private credit isn’t “semi-liquid.” It’s fundamentally illiquid, and products need to reflect that.
Ken Kencel on Bloomberg TV Live from SuperReturn International
New York, June 10, 2026 – Churchill Asset Management CEO Ken Kencel described the current private credit landscape as a “platinum period,” where market disruptions — including retail redemptions and overexposure to software loans — are creating fresh opportunities for traditional middle market lenders…
Insights
Private Capital Call
EP 25: From Lead Left to The Lead – Randy Schwimmer on private credit’s Platinum Era
This week, we have a special edition. We have something worth celebrating. Our publication, The Lead Left, is relaunching as The Lead – and I wanted to mark that milestone with a real conversation. No one is better suited to turn the tables on me than my good friend Paul Sweeney, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance and Bloomberg Markets…
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