Kyle A. Asher
President at Ocean Drive Acquisition Corp.
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Asher is a Managing Director, Co-Head and Co-Portfolio Manager 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. Asher co-leads the firms’ investments in real estate, specialty finance and corporate special situations.
He joined the firm in 2009 and is a member of the Opportunistic Private Credit Fund’s Investment Committee.
He serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Strategic Planning Committee.
Mr. Asher has over 15 years of investment experience and has led the underwriting of over $5 billion of debt and equity transactions, across a variety of opportunistic private credit investments.
Prior to Monroe, he was an Analyst with Chicago-based Calder Capital Partners, a direct and fund-of-funds private equity firm partly owned by Goldman Sachs and Ares Capital (formerly Allied Capital), where he performed due diligence on various direct and fund-of-fund investments, sourced transactions and assisted in capital raising.
Mr. Asher began his career as an Equity Analyst for MindShare Capital, an institutional money-manager where he focused on the valuation and trading patterns of small-cap growth companies.
Mr. Asher earned his M.B.A.
in Finance and International Business from Northwestern University and his B.A.
in Philosophy and Political Science from Northwestern University.
Kyle A. Asher 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 | 2009-10-31 |
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 Kyle A. Asher
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Calder Capital Partners
 Calder Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2001, Calder Capital Partners, formerly Cambridge Capital Partners, is a private equity firm located in Chicago with an additional office in New York City | Private Equity Analyst | 2008-12-31 |
MindShare Capital Management LLC
 MindShare Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000 by Scott Rich, MindShare Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm provides investment management services to institutional and individual investors | Private Equity Analyst | 2007-09-29 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Ares Management Corp (Private Equity)
 Ares Management Corp (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Kyle A. Asher
| Northwestern University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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Calder Capital Partners
Calder Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2001, Calder Capital Partners, formerly Cambridge Capital Partners, is a private equity firm located in Chicago with an additional office in New York City | Finance |
MindShare Capital Management LLC
MindShare Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000 by Scott Rich, MindShare Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm provides investment management services to institutional and individual investors | 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 |
Ares Management Corp (Private Equity)
Ares Management Corp (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
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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