Monroe Credit Advisors announced that Ryan Deegan has joined the firm as a Director in its Chicago office.  He will be responsible for expanding the new business development efforts for the firm's debt advisory and placement practice.

Deegan's career has spanned roles in investment banking, leveraged finance and commercial banking, during which time he has originated and executed over $4.5 billion of debt and equity transactions. Prior to joining Monroe Credit Advisors, Deegan led the origination of middle market asset-based, last-out and cash flow loans for RBS Citizens Business Capital. He also brings with him relevant advisory experience from his time with Lincoln International’s Debt Advisory Group where he worked on engagements to raisie debt and equity capital for private equity backed clients.  Deegan began his career with GE Capital where he underwrote and managed middle-market leveraged loans supporting private equity sponsored take-private and M&A transactions.

Deegan earned a B.A. degree from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Monroe Credit Advisors, the investment banking affiliate of middle market lender, Monroe Capital, provides debt capital solutions to middle market companies and their investors through strategies built for today's dynamic credit markets. The firm advises on structuring and arranging credit through its relationships with a broad spectrum of debt providers including banks, commercial finance companies, debt investment funds and leasing companies. The firm’s experienced team of leveraged finance professionals approaches the market with a lender's perspective, delivering to its clients real time market intelligence and structuring expertise that results in significant savings of time and money, as well as increased certainty of execution.