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Golub Capital Bolsters U.S. and Global Institutional Sales Team with Key Hires

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Golub Capital today announced that Andrea Picard will be joining the Firm as Co-Head of Global Institutional Sales in March. Andrea has over 30 years of industry experience and is joining the Firm after more than a decade in institutional sales leadership roles at BlackRock, most recently as head of its U.S. Pensions business. Andrea will join Michele Joyeux as Co-Head of Global Institutional Sales - a combination that will bring together Golub Capital’s long history of nurturing win-win investor relationships with fresh perspective to raise the bar further.

“We are excited to have Andrea join the Firm,” said Craig Benton, Senior Managing Director, Head of the Investor Partners Group at Golub Capital. “This is another key milestone in our multi-year plan to expand and evolve the Investor Partners Group to provide enhanced global coverage and specialized teams for different investor segments.”

“I am thrilled to be joining Golub Capital and look forward to further expanding the Firm’s U.S. and global investor base,” said Andrea Picard, Co-Head of Global Institutional Sales at Golub Capital.

Golub Capital recently opened new offices in Hong Kong and Seoul, each led by industry veterans with deep local relationships, and expanded the Firm’s U.S. and London-based teams to better serve partners in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Recent hires include:

  • Michael Husson, Managing Director and Co-Head of Consultant Relations. Prior to Golub Capital, Michael worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
  • Allan Duckett, Managing Director at Golub Capital, focused on West Coast client coverage. Prior to Golub Capital, Allan worked at Schroders.
  • Dan Kaminski, Managing Director in the Business Development group in New York. Prior to Golub Capital, Dan worked at PIMCO.
  • Sam Morse, Director at Golub Capital in London, focused on driving more connectivity with U.K. institutions and consultants. Prior to Golub Capital, Sam worked at Park Square.

Today, Golub Capital’s Investor Partners Group has over 120 client service professionals globally.

About Golub Capital

Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced credit asset manager. We specialize in delivering reliable, creative and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors. Our sponsor finance expertise also forms the foundation of our Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities investment programs. We nurture long-term, win-win partnerships that inspire repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.

As of January 1, 2024, Golub Capital had over 875 employees and over $65 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, London, Seoul and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit golubcapital.com.

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