Gladstone Capital Corporation reported that Zoltan Berty has joined the company as a managing director in its Los Angeles office and will lead our West Coast efforts focusing on originating debt investments in privately held companies. Prior to joining the company, Berty was a principal at Caltius Mezzanine, a mezzanine fund focused on junior capital and minority equity investments in middle-market companies.

Prior to this, Berty was a vice president at D. E. Shaw Direct Capital, where he was responsible for originating new investment opportunities across all levels of the capital structure, including senior debt, mezzanine and equity. Previously, Berty was a director at CapitalSource and focused on senior and subordinated debt investment to support buyout and recapitalization transactions. Berty's earlier lending experience also includes credit management and underwriting positions at Transamerica Technology Finance and Fleet Capital Corporation.

"With over 20 years of experience originating, structuring, and underwriting leveraged finance and mezzanine transactions for middle market borrowers, Zoltan is a natural fit for Gladstone's middle market focus and we are excited about him being a part of the team," said Bob Marcotte, President.

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that invests in debt and equity securities consisting primarily of senior, second lien, and senior subordinate term loans in small and medium-sized businesses in the United States.