Monroe Capital Supports Summit Professional Education’s Acquisition of Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility and equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute (“Herman & Wallace”) by Summit Professional Education (“Summit”), an existing portfolio company of Avathon Capital.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, Herman & Wallace provides comprehensive, hands-on and evidence-based curricula for treating pelvic floor dysfunction in all people throughout the life cycle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Franklin, TN, Summit is a provider of in-person and online continuing and professional education courses for physical therapists and assistants, occupational therapists and assistants, and speech language pathologists. Together, Herman & Wallace and Summit will expand access, innovate clinician education, and continue to raise the standard of care in pelvic health.

This transaction is representative of Monroe’s ability to provide comprehensive “one-stop” solutions for private equity sponsors seeking debt and equity capital to finance their acquisitions and recapitalizations.

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and has 11 locations throughout the United States, Asia and Australia.

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