Monroe Capital announced Matt Rosenberg has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Media Finance. Matt 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.

Prior to Monroe, Rosenberg was a Director at MUFG where he led financing efforts for the bank’s middle market media and entertainment portfolio that included the industry’s leading film and television studios, production companies, music publishing and rights owners, and talent agencies. Prior to MUFG, Matt worked in the corporate strategy group at Paramount Pictures and prior to that as a CPA for Ernst & Young. He has over 10 years of industry experience and has been recognized by Variety in the “Hollywood’s New Leaders in Finance” in 2021 and “Dealmaker Impact Report” in 2020.

“We are very excited to add Matt to the Monroe Capital originations team,” said Tom Aronson, Vice Chairman & Head of Originations of 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.”