Victory Park Capital (VPC), a Chicago, IL-based asset management firm focused on middle market debt and equity investments, announced new hires and promotions.
VPC hired Karrie Truglia as vice president in New York City to further develop VPC’s debt capital markets activity. Truglia has more than 15 years of experience in global and domestic financial services organizations. Previously, she spent eight years with Citigroup, where she served as director of global securitized products, offering strategic, solution-oriented advice for key relationship banks, specialty finance and financial services companies. Truglia has held several other management positions at Bear Stearns & Co., Assured Guaranty and BMW Financial Services.
The firm also promoted three investment professionals to vice president as follows:
– Whitney Doerr, who joined VPC in 2013, is responsible for origination, fundamental analysis, transaction execution and management of direct private debt and equity investments into small cap and lower middle market companies across various sectors.
– Philip Nanney, who also joined VPC in 2013, is responsible for origination, fundamental analysis, transaction execution and management of direct private debt and equity investments with experience investing in the specialty finance sector.
– Zachary Nemes, who joined VPC in 2013, is responsible for origination, fundamental analysis, transaction execution and management of direct private debt and equity investments and portfolio companies.
Victory Park also hired four new associates and two operations personnel to its Chicago office. Additionally, it is expanding its team in Los Angeles with a relocation of Vice President Geoff Mikelsons, who will join Partner Jason Brown.
Founded in 2007 by Richard Levy, CEO and founder, VPC focuses on middle market companies across a diversified range of industries. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional resources in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
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06/10/2015