Monroe Capital Closes $730.7 Million Private Credit Collateralized Loan Obligation

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced today the closing of Monroe Capital PCL CLO 1, LTD, a $730.7 million term debt securitization. This marks Monroe’s third CLO transaction in 2025 and is secured by a portfolio of lower and traditional middle market senior secured loans.

The issued debt tranches were rated from AA through BBB-, with Monroe and its affiliates retaining a majority of the subordinated notes. BNP Paribas acted as the Initial Purchaser and Placement Agent. The transaction was structured in accordance with risk retention guidelines across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

“This transaction underscores the evolution of Monroe’s private credit platform with its first private credit CLO and our continued leadership in delivering creative capital solutions across the lower and middle markets,” said Zia Uddin, President of Monroe Capital. “We are grateful to BNP for their partnership and execution on a complex transaction, and to our investors for their continued trust and support as we expand Monroe’s presence in the private credit space.”

Monroe’s CLO platform now manages over $4.5 billion in assets. The firm has a 21-year track record as both a middle market and broadly syndicated CLO manager, led by a consistent senior investment team that has successfully navigated multiple credit cycles.

Earlier this year, Monroe was recognized as the 2025 Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year by DealCatalyst and LSTA.

With $22 billion in assets under management as of October 1, 2025, Monroe Capital operates a diversified private credit platform comprising more than 45 vehicles, including direct lending and alternative credit funds, venture debt, publicly traded and private BDCs, separately managed accounts, and CLOs.

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and has 12 locations throughout the United States, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including GrowthCap Advisory’s 2025 Top Private Credit Firm List; Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List; DealCatalyst as the 2025 Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2024 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, Americas and 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade; Global M&A Network as the 2024 Lower Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, Americas; Korean Economic Daily as the 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com.