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Monroe Capital Hires Galen Fu as Director, Business Development and Opens Australia Office

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CHICAGO & SYDNEY--BUSINESS WIRE--

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it has expanded its platform to Australia with the appointment of Galen Fu as Director, Business Development. Fu will be based in the firm’s Sydney, Australia office and will be responsible for client servicing and capital raising across Australia.

Fu has more than 14 years of experience in capital raising, portfolio management and banking in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to Monroe, he was a Director in the Capital Markets team at Hines Investment Management where he was responsible for business development and investor relations across Australia. He previously held roles at MaxCap Investment Management (a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management), Westpac Bank and ANZ Bank. Fu earned his B.A. in Commerce and Economics from the University of New South Wales.

“We have several long-standing limited partners in Australia and we look forward to our continued strategic growth and expansion in Australia,” said Zia Uddin, President of Monroe Capital. “In recent years, Australian investors have shown increased interest and appreciation for the Monroe platform and the private credit asset class. We have a tremendous opportunity to expand our footprint in this significant market."

“We are very excited to add Galen to the Monroe Capital team,” said Alex Kim, Head of Asia of Monroe Capital. “Galen is a great addition to deepen our efforts and demonstrate Monroe Capital’s commitment to the Australian investor base and market. His experience and relationships will enhance our engagement with business partners and investors within the region.”

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, opportunistic, 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 maintains 11 offices throughout the United States, Asia and Australia.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Inc.’s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors List; Private Debt Investor as the 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade, 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2023 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; Global M&A Network as the 2023 Lower Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, U.S.A.; DealCatalyst as the 2022 Best CLO Manager of the Year; 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.


Contact details:

For more information, please contact:
Zia Uddin
Monroe Capital LLC
312-523-2374
zuddin@monroecap.com

Jeremy Milner
BackBay Communications
401-862-9422
jeremy.milner@backbaycommunications.com

Sophie Sophaon
SEC Newgate
+852 6112 7553
sophie.sophaon@secnewgate.hk

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