Aaron D. Peck
President at Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp.
Profile
Mr. Peck is a Managing Director, Co-Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Monroe Capital’s Opportunistic Private Credit investment vehicles.
He is responsible for deal origination, structuring, and portfolio management, as well as overseeing the opportunistic business and its team.
As part of the opportunistic business, Mr. Peck co-leads the firms’ investments in real estate, specialty finance and corporate special situations.
He joined the firm in 2012 and is a member of Monroe’s Investment Committee.
Mr. Peck has over 30 years of experience in credit, lending, opportunistic finance, high yield and distressed credit.
Prior to Monroe, Mr. Peck was Co-Chief Investment Officer at Deerfield Capital Management and was responsible for the investment teams at Deerfield which managed over $10 billion in AUM in bank loans, middle market credit, mezzanine debt, credit default swaps, commercial real estate loans, asset-backed securities, and residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
Mr. Peck was also chief portfolio manager for Deerfield’s publicly-traded specialty finance mortgage REIT and in that capacity, was the key point of contact for all institutional and retail investors, investment banking research analysts, lenders and investment bankers.
Prior to Deerfield, he worked in leveraged credit and opportunistic finance at several investment firms including AEG Investors, Black Diamond Capital, Salomon Smith Barney (Citibank), and ESL Investments.
Mr. Peck earned his M.B.A.
in Finance and Accounting with Honors from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his B.S.
in Commerce from The University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce.
Aaron D. Peck active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Monroe Capital LLC
 Monroe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 2012-08-31 |
Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp.
 Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp, a business development company invests in lower - middle market companies located in the US and Canada with EBITDA of USD 3 to 35 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for senior secured & junior secured, unsecured loans, notes, bonds, preferred equity, convertible debt, unitranche secured loans, asset-based loans & securities, small business loans & leases, structured debt & structured equity, syndicated loans, securitized debt & subordinated notes of collateralized loan obligations, acquisitions and capital investment transactions. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp.
 Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more entities. The company was founded on February 2, 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | President | - |
Former positions of Aaron D. Peck
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| MONROE CAPITAL CORPORATION | Director of Finance/CFO | 2022-06-29 |
| Middle Market Lending Group | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-05-31 |
Deerfield Capital Corp.
 Deerfield Capital Corp. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Deerfield Capital Corp is a credit asset management company. It specializes in managing investment products which have corporate credit obligations, primarily senior secured corporate loans as the primary underlying investments. The company serves institutional investors in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company was founded on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Chief Investment Officer | 2011-04-19 |
| Aeg Investors LLC | Director/Board Member | 2003-12-31 |
Black Diamond Capital Management LLC
 Black Diamond Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Diamond Capital Management LLC (Black Diamond Cap Mgmt) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Black Diamond Capital Holdings LLC founded by Stephen H. Deckoff and James E. Walker in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Virgin Islands, London & India. | Private Equity Analyst | 2002-04-29 |
Training of Aaron D. Peck
| University of Virginia | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
| McIntire School of Commerce | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 12 |
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Finance |
ESL Investments, Inc.
 ESL Investments, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ESL Investments, Inc. is a privately-owned hedge fund sponsor and registered investment adviser founded in 1988. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, ESL manages assets on a discretionary basis in one master fund, ESL Partners LP. They also offer investments in ESL Partners through ESL Limited, a Bermuda-based “feeder fund”. Investors in the funds are generally comprised of ultra high-net worth individuals and family offices, but also include private and public pension plans, financial institutions, and other institutional investors. | Finance |
Black Diamond Capital Management LLC
Black Diamond Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Diamond Capital Management LLC (Black Diamond Cap Mgmt) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Black Diamond Capital Holdings LLC founded by Stephen H. Deckoff and James E. Walker in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Virgin Islands, London & India. | Finance |
Monroe Capital Corp.
 Monroe Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Monroe Capital Corp. is a business development company invests in middle market companies located in North America and Canada. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for later, buyout, debt and growth stage capital requirements. | Finance |
| Smith Barney Asset Management | Finance |
CIFC Investment Management LLC
 CIFC Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance CIFC Investment Management LLC (CIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 as Deerfield Capital Management LLC and became CIFC Investment Management in 2018. They are a subsidiary of CIFC Capital Holdco LLC, ultimately owned by CIFC LLC. CIM primarily provide investment management services to pooled investment vehicles that are CLOs and to private funds and investors that invest in corporate and structured credit. | Finance |
Monroe Capital LLC
Monroe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
Deerfield Capital Corp.
Deerfield Capital Corp. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Deerfield Capital Corp is a credit asset management company. It specializes in managing investment products which have corporate credit obligations, primarily senior secured corporate loans as the primary underlying investments. The company serves institutional investors in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company was founded on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Finance |
Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp.
Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp, a business development company invests in lower - middle market companies located in the US and Canada with EBITDA of USD 3 to 35 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for senior secured & junior secured, unsecured loans, notes, bonds, preferred equity, convertible debt, unitranche secured loans, asset-based loans & securities, small business loans & leases, structured debt & structured equity, syndicated loans, securitized debt & subordinated notes of collateralized loan obligations, acquisitions and capital investment transactions. | Finance |
| Aeg Investors LLC | |
| Middle Market Lending Group | |
Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp.
Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more entities. The company was founded on February 2, 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
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