Investment Criteria
Company Size (EBITDA)
Maximum Commitment
Target Investment
$10 mm - $100 mm
Up to $500 mm
$75 mm - $300 mm
Streamlined Investment Process:
We foster a rigorous underwriting of credit. Our deep middle market sponsor relationships enhance our due diligence process.
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Transaction screening
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Deep due diligence
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Investment Committee approval
Recent Senior Transactions
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Nellson Nutraceutical
Nellson Nutraceutical
Lead Left Arranger
- Senior Secured Credit Facility
Kohlberg & Company
April 2025
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News & Press
Churchill Asset Management Appoints Christopher Cox as Chief Risk Officer
NEW YORK, July 27, 2015 – Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill”), a majority-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF focused on originating, underwriting and managing senior loan investments, today appointed Christopher Cox as a Senior Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer. The appointment is effective immediately.
Credit Due – After Jimmy, Banking is Different
NEW YORK, July 9, 2015 – The untimely passing last month of Jimmy Lee, JP Morgan Chase’s vice-chairman, at the age of 62, left many in the banking world reflecting on the legacy of a man who changed the face of buy-out finance. But it gave us the opportunity as well to consider the state of the industry he leaves behind.
Chief Investment Officer – The Fuel
NEW YORK, June, 2015 – Middle-market companies demand debt capital. With traditional lenders departing the space, a few select groups have ramped up their involvement – including the recently combined forces of TIAA- CREF and Churchill Asset Management. To discuss market dynamics and company culture, CIO Editor- in- Chief Kip McDaniel recently sat with Ken Kencel (President & CEO, Churchill), Randy Schwimmer (Head of Origination & Capital Market, Churchill), Brian Roelke (Head of Corporate Finance Originations, TIAA- CREF), and Shai Vichness (Head of Senior Leveraged Lending, TIAA- CREF).