New Canaan Funding, a long-term mezzanine financing partner to the private equity community, announced that Dennis Robleski has joined the firm as a partner.  Robleski brings over 30 years of experience in middle-market leveraged capital and in working with private equity firms.

Before joining New Canaan Funding, Robleski was a managing director and head of Sponsor Finance for BMO Harris Bank, where he led a team of 50 professionals providing leveraged capital to portfolio companies of middle market private equity groups.  Prior to joining BMO, Mr. Robleski led groups responsible for debt and equity investments with middle market private equity groups at both Merrill Lynch Capital and Heller Financial.  Robleski has experience across a broad spectrum of manufacturers, distributors, service companies and retailers in buyouts, recapitalizations and build-ups. He holds a BBA in Accounting from the Western Michigan University and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Mark Thies, a partner at New Canaan Funding, commented, “Dennis is a valuable addition to our team. He possesses a great deal of experience across a variety of industries and has spent his entire career in the middle market working with private equity groups and their portfolio companies.  With $220 million of new capital to invest, New Canaan is excited to add Dennis to the team to expand our capabilities.”

New Canaan Funding is a boutique mezzanine investment firm with offices in the New York and Chicago financial centers. As a partner to leading middle-market private equity groups, New Canaan Funding provides acquisition, buyout, recapitalization and growth financing. New Canaan Funding’s foundation is its proven track record, excellence in client service and continuity of its investment team. Since the mid 1990’s, New Canaan Funding has built a reputation as a mezzanine finance expert, and is currently investing its sixth fund.