New MD at Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital has added Matt Rosenberg to its team as Managing Director, Head of Media Finance.

Mr. Rosenberg will be responsible for originating new investments across the capital structure for acquisition, growth financing, and recapitalizations for the media and entertainment industry, which includes film, television, music, talent representation, digital media, and intellectual property.

“We are very excited to add Matt to the Monroe Capital originations team,” said Tom Aronson, the vice chairman and head of originations for Monroe Capital. “Matt’s expertise and relationships will allow Monroe to continue building our media vertical which aligns with our desire to expand the sector specializations within an already robust originations platform. We are always looking to deepen our expertise in specialty niches where we can take advantage of our investing platform and create high-quality investment opportunities for our investors.”

Before joining Monroe, Mr. Rosenberg spent nine years in the New York City office of MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) where he led financing efforts for the bank’s middle market media and entertainment portfolio which included film and television studios, production companies, music publishing and rights owners, and talent agencies. In 2021 he was recognized by Variety in its listing of  “Hollywood’s New Leaders in Finance.”

Before his time at MUFG, Mr. Rosenberg had summer internships at both Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox while earning his MBA from UCLA. He has his undergraduate degree from Washington University.

Monroe Capital (NASDAQ: MRCC) provides senior and junior debt financing to middle-market businesses, special situation borrowers, and private equity sponsors. Investment types include unitranche financings; cash flow, asset-based, and enterprise value-based loans; and equity co-investments.

Monroe has $12.7 billion of assets under management across a range of strategies – including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity. The firm was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, New York, San Francisco, and Seoul.

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