Credit Value Partners, LP, based in Greenwich, CT, has announced that James Irwin and Daniel O'Rourke, both seasoned investment professionals with significant experience in middle-market loan origination, recently joined the firm to focus on specialized loan origination and other direct lending opportunities. These transactions will include asset-based loans, cash flow loans and structured transactions. The addition of Irwin and O'Rourke further strengthens CVP's direct lending platform and augments the current direct lending team of Michael Keller, Robert Gittrich and David Gozdecki. CVP is seeking to make loans of $5 million to $50 million to U.S. middle-market companies.

Prior to joining CVP, Irwin was the Chief Executive Officer of Metis Commercial Finance and held senior positions at Meridian Healthcare Finance and MC Healthcare Finance.  Previously, O'Rourke was an Executive Vice President at Metis Commercial Finance and held senior positions at Salus Capital Partners and NewAlliance Commercial Finance.

"We are excited and fortunate to have Jim and Dan join CVP," said Don Pollard, Managing Partner. "Both Jim and Dan have excellent pedigrees in the middle market lending space. Their deep experience and market presence is essential to our strategy of further expanding our Middle Market lending platform."

Credit Value Partners, LP is a specialist in high yielding and opportunistic corporate investments.  CVP and its registered investment advisory affiliates have over $2.3 billion of regulatory assets under management. CVP's founding investment team was formed within Credit Suisse Asset Management Group in 2008; CVP became an independent firm in 2010.