Abacus Finance Group, a provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies, announced the promotions of Sean McKeever, who is a Founding Partner, from COO to President and Greg Scanlon from Associate to Senior Associate, and the hiring of Jeremy Pak as an Analyst.

“Sean and Greg are key members of what has become one of the strongest investment teams in our industry. Additionally, as we enter our fourteenth year, our team’s experience continues to deepen with hires like Jeremy Pak, making us better prepared than ever to meet our goal of providing our sponsors with the resources to deliver swift and efficient service,” said Tim Clifford, Abacus CEO and Founding Partner. “The strength of our investment team and our ability to move quickly are important aspects of why they can Count on Us™ and the effectiveness of our Total Partnership Approach™.”
 
Sean McKeever, a founding partner of Abacus and an Investment Committee member, is involved in all aspects of the firms investing and fundraising activities. Earlier, he was a founding partner at Amalgamated Capital and was a Vice President at Churchill Financial. He was also a founding member of the Leveraged Finance group at Comerica Bank. Sean has an M.S. in Financial Economics from Boston University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College.

As an investment team member, Greg Scanlon is involved with structuring, underwriting, executing, monitoring, and valuing investments for the firm. Before joining Abacus in 2021, he was an analyst within MetLife Investment’s Corporate Private Credit Group. Greg earned a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers Business School.

Jeremy Pak, who joined Abacus in 2025 as an Analyst, is an investment team member involved with supporting the structuring, underwriting, executing, monitoring, and valuing investments for the firm. Previously, he was an Analyst within SMBC’s Leveraged Finance Group, and he began his career with Truist as a Credit Analyst. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.