Differentiated middle market access through a longstanding, scaled and well-aligned private capital platform
Experienced Management with Cycle-Tested Track Record
Averaging over 25 years of experience in the middle market, our senior management team has worked together for over a decade and demonstrated an ability to effectively invest across market cycles. Our team’s consistency and strong culture anchored in fundamental credit analysis continues to be highly valued by investors and private equity firms alike.
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cycle-tested track record
Leveraging the Scale of Nuveen
Churchill benefits from the scale, capital and resources of Nuveen, a trillion-dollar global asset manager and one of the largest investors in private debt globally1. Leveraging Nuveen’s international distribution capabilities, high touch client services platform, and compliance and support infrastructure allows us to focus on what we do best – originating, underwriting, and managing high quality, diversified portfolios to help clients meet their risk/return objectives.
1 Private Debt Investor Global Investor 50, December 2023. Rankings based the market value of private debt portfolios. 2 As of March 31, 2024.
Unique Alignment Proposition
TIAA, Churchill’s ultimate parent company, is an integral part of the firm’s committed capital base and invests alongside our investors in every transaction we do, a unique and powerful alignment construct. Investors can feel confident that our success is tied to the results we deliver.
Direct Origination Platform with Proprietary Access
Churchill’s dedicated origination team has cultivated deep relationships with over 270 leading private equity sponsors solidifying our position as a trusted partner offering reliable financing solutions across the capital structure of their middle market clientele.
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limited partner commitments to 310+ private equity funds
Conservative Approach
We are committed to protecting and growing our investor’s capital by applying a rigorous, streamlined, and time-tested underwriting approach to every opportunity we evaluate. We remain highly selective and target investment opportunities that are capitalized appropriately, exhibit strong free cash flow characteristics, and maintain defensible market positions. Our alignment with top-tier private equity sponsors with deep sector expertise is an important construct of our investment philosophy.