Churchill
Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the capital structure. With over $50 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 differentiated origination and investment strategy is driven by more than 190 professionals in New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles.
In the news
Private Capital with Joe Reilly
New York, July 7th, 2024 – Ken Kencel is the President & CEO of Churchill Asset Management, a $50 billion dollar platform serving over 700 institutional clients. He shared valuable insights on the growing private credit market, the evolution of the industry, his first job at Drexel, working at Carlyle and then going out on his own to start Churchill from scratch. We also discuss the nuances of the art of the covenent and finish with Ken’s desert island discs.
Insights
Publication
PDI – Direct lending: Where LPs should be focused
The private debt opportunity in the traditional middle market is often overlooked. While companies in this market may not all be household names, they tend to be more growth-oriented, less cyclical and more service-focused…
Events
Featured transactions
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Heartland Paving
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Soundcore Capital Partners
August 2024
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Roland Foods
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Vestar Capital Partners
July 2024
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QuestCo.
Co-Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
LightBay Capital
July 2024
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BTX Precision
Co-Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
L Squared Capital
July 2024
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Province
Co-Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Trivest
July 2024
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FirstCall Mechanical Group LLC
Sole Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
SkyKnight
June 2024
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Medicus
Investor
- Equity
Ridgemont Equity Partners / Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company
May 2024
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Armstrong Transport Group
Lender
- Structured Capital
- Subordinated Note
Carousel Capital
May 2024
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E-Technologies
Investor
- Equity
Graham Partners
May 2024
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Verdantas
Co-Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Sterling Investment Partners
May 2024
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All Star Healthcare Solutions
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Knox Lane
May 2024
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All Star Healthcare Solutions
Investor
- Preferred Equity
Knox Lane
May 2024
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VMG Health
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Incline Equity Partners
April 2024
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Handgards II
Sole Lead Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Wynnchurch Capital
April 2024
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E-Tech Group
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Graham Partners
April 2024
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Netchex
Investor
- Equity
GrowthCurve Capital
March 2024