Mat Linett

Mat is the Head of Senior Lending at Churchill. He is responsible for overseeing origination, capital markets, underwriting and portfolio management for the firm’s Senior Lending strategy. Mat also serves as a member of the Senior Lending Investment Committee, as well as the firm’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining Churchill in 2015, he was a Portfolio Manager at Loeb King Capital, a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Havens Advisors, and a Senior Vice President at Jefferies & Co. He also served as a Vice President at Indosuez Capital, a middle market merchant banking and asset management business, where he worked closely with Churchill’s CEO, Ken Kencel. Mat has invested at all levels of the capital structure including senior secured loans, public and private mezzanine debt, as well as private equity co-investments. In addition, he has significant distressed debt experience both as an investor in the secondary market as well as through direct workouts of middle market loans.

Mat graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s dual degree program with a B.S., cum laude, in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A., honors, in International Relations from the College of Arts and Sciences.