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Monroe Capital Supports Monomoy Capital Partners’ Acquisition of Shaw Development, LLC

Chicago, IL, March 10, 2020

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) today announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Shaw Development, LLC (“Shaw”) by private equity sponsor Monomoy Capital Partners.

Founded in 1944 and based in Bonita Springs, Florida, Shaw is a designer, manufacturer and assembler of sensors, fluid management systems and related components primarily for diesel exhaust fluid (“DEF”) applications. Shaw’s DEF systems are mission-critical components of emission control systems in diesel engines. Shaw provides production and aftermarket components for OEMs in the construction, agricultural, heavy truck and other industrial/transportation end markets.  The Company also sells non-DEF products, including components for advanced diesel refueling systems. Shaw operates three facilities in Florida and has approximately 250 employees.

About Monroe Capital
Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing. Since 2004, the firm has provided private credit solutions to borrowers in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe’s middle market lending platform provides debt financing to businesses, special situation borrowers, and private equity sponsors. Investment types include cash flow, enterprise value and asset-based loans; unitranche financings; and equity co-investments. Monroe is committed to being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, senior management, and private equity and independent sponsors. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.

Monroe has been recognized by Creditflux as the 2019 Best US Direct Lending Fund; Global M&A Network as the 2019 Small Middle Markets Lender of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2018 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year; M&A Advisor as the 2016 Lender Firm of the Year; and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2015 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year. For more information, please visit www.monroecap.com.