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Churchill’s Anne Philpott Named to WSJ Pro Private Equity’s 2024 Women To Watch List

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Churchill Asset Management LLC (“Churchill” or the “Firm”), an investment specialist of Nuveen, announced today that Anne Philpott, Managing Director, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions (“PEJC”), has been named to WSJ Pro Private Equity’s 2024 Women to Watch List.

“Anne is a cornerstone of the PEJC team, and we are thrilled to see her honored among such an esteemed group of women,” said Jason Strife, Head of Junior Capital and Private Equity Solutions at Churchill. “Her relationship-driven approach with GPs is instrumental in building enduring partnerships and maintaining Churchill’s blue-chip reputation as an investor. Additionally, Anne has proven herself a trailblazer in advancing diversity and inclusion across the financial services industry.”

Anne oversees Churchill’s $11 billion private equity fund commitment mandate, which deploys over $1 billion annually as a limited partner to U.S. middle market private equity firms. She also serves as one of four members on the PEJC Investment Committee, serving as a key decision maker for several strategies, including LP commitments, equity co-investments, structured capital, secondaries and junior capital transactions.

Anne serves as Co-Head of Churchill’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council. Additionally, she helped launch and now leads Nuveen’s Diverse Managers program, a platform focused on making commitments to minority or women-owned private equity firms in the U.S. Anne’s dedication to DEI earned both her and Churchill a spot on DEIC’s Power100: Top Allocators list in May 2024.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Pro Private Equity's Women to Watch list is an annual list that recognizes women in private equity across three categories: senior deal makers, rising star deal makers, and fundraising or limited partner professionals. The WSJ Pro Private Equity team selects honorees from nominations submitted by firms in the industry.

About Churchill Asset Management LLC

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 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 unique origination strategy and investment approach are driven by nearly 200 professionals in New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. To learn more, visit www.churchillam.com.

Churchill Asset Management LLC, a registered investment advisor, is a majority-owned, indirect subsidiaries of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America and an affiliate of Nuveen, LLC. Certain products are distributed by Nuveen Securities, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC.

Investments in middle market loans are subject to certain risks. Please consider all risks carefully prior to investing in any particular strategy. These investments are subject to credit risk and potentially limited liquidity, as well as interest rate risk, currency risk, prepayment and extension risk, and inflation risk.

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Nick Kyriacou, Prosek Partners
pro-churchill@prosek.com

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