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Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital, a private credit leader in the US middle market

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Capital held by Wendel
75
Amount invested by Wendel
$1,130
Year of acquisition
2025

Founded in 2004 by Ted Koenig, Monroe Capital provides private credit solutions to borrowers in the US and Canada, managing more than $30bn of assets across 45+ investment vehicles.

The firm, which is headquartered in Chicago, maintains 11 offices, of which 9 are in the US, 1 in Seoul and 1 in Australia. Monroe Capital has grown to a team of over 310 employees, including 115 investment professionals.

(1) Amount of equity invested by Wendel as of end‑2025 (1 tranche of the transaction) for approximately 75% of the capital. In parallel with Wendel’s acquisition, AXA IM Prime acquired a minority stake of around 3% in Monroe Capital (deducted from the 75% acquired by Wendel).
Key figures
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$30+ bn
assets under management
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800+
investments since creation
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11
offices
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310+
employees

A key player in mid-market private debt in the United States

Monroe Capital provides private credit solutions to borrowers in the U.S. and Canada, managing more than $30 billion of assets across 45+ investment vehicles. Monroe Capital’s strategic verticals are Lower Middle Market Direct Lending, Alternative Credit, Software & Technology, Real Estate, Venture Debt, Independent Sponsor and Middle Market CLOs. Each vertical has demonstrated strong investment performance and offers potential for significant organic growth.

Since it was created, Monroe Capital has earned c.10% gross unlevered IRR for its directly originated transactions. Monroe Capital’s Limited Partner (LP) base is very broad and diversified, including public pensions, insurance companies, family offices and high net worth individuals from across the globe.

Key milestones of the investment

Monroe Capital is a terrific company that has consistently delivered strong performance across various market cycles in North America, bolstered by a surge in demand for private credit solutions and with the scale to capitalize on the growing opportunity set we see in private credit. Monroe Capital is strategically positioned to capitalize on this increasing demand, attracting both institutional and retail investors.

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Laurent Mignon
Group CEO
2024
2025

Wendel reaches a milestone with the acquisition of Monroe Capital

Wendel’s ambition is to build a sizeable Asset Management platform managing investments in multiple private asset classes, alongside its historical Principal Investment activity. The development of the third-party Asset Management platform will provide Wendel with recurring and growing cashflows as well as exposure to multiple and high performing asset classes. The aim of this evolution of Wendel’s business model? To enable the development, over time, of a value-creating platform with the potential to generate operational synergies. As a result, Wendel’s dual business model is expected to generate an attractive and recurring return to shareholders.

With IK Partners, Monroe Capital and now Committed Advisors, Wendel’s third party asset management platform reaches near €50 billion in AUM(1) and would exceed €200(2) million in 2026 annual FRE in private equity, private debt, and private market solutions.

Wendel Investment Managers platform is to become one of the main European players in terms of Assets Under Management & Fee Related Earnings, and will pursue its growth organically, with enhanced potential to generate operational synergies, and externally in the coming years.

(1) As of March 31, 2026.
(2) Consolidated proforma FRE including minority interest, on a full-year basis, EURUSD@1.17.

Wendel’s role in corporate governance

Board of Managers
Laurent Mignon (Chairman)
Cyril Marie
Adam Reinmann
Stéphane About (Observer)

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