Conor Horan

Conor originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Conor has over 8 years of direct lending experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2017, Conor began his career at RSM in their audit practice.

Conor earned a B.S. in Accounting from DePaul University.

Margaret Callaghan

Margaret structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Margaret has over 7 years of leveraged finance experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2018, she worked at KPMG in their audit practice specializing in consumer and industrial companies.

Margaret holds B.S. and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Matt Schertz

Matt originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments as a member of NXT Capital’s dedicated healthcare team.

Matt has nearly 10 years of direct lending experience with time being split between generalist industries and Healthcare. Prior to joining NXT Capital, Matt began his career at EY in their audit practice.

Matt earned an MBA from Indiana University with a concentration in Financial Analysis.

Eddie Karl

Eddie originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates, and manages investments with the Healthcare industry for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Eddie has over 8 years of direct lending experience within the Healthcare industry. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2017, Eddie began his career at Ernst & Young working in their audit practice.

Eddie earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University.

Mitchell Gruesen

Mitchell originates, underwrites, and manages investments as a member of NXT Capital’s dedicated healthcare team.

Mitchell has nearly 15 years of direct lending experience in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2022, Mitchell held senior underwriting roles on healthcare corporate finance teams at Bank of Ireland and Ally Corporate Finance. Mitchell began his career at Fifth Third Bank as a credit analyst in the Healthcare Financial Sponsors Group.

Mitchell earned a B.B.A. from the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

Julia Allman

Julia originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Julia has over 8 years of leveraged finance experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2016, Julia began her career at Ernst & Young working in their audit practice.

Julia earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University and holds a CPA license (inactive).

Dan Polaneczky

Dan originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Dan has over 10 years of direct lending experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2014, Dan began his career at PNC Bank working in their Corporate and Institutional Banking group.

Dan earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Kirk Hovde

Kirk originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates, and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Kirk has over 10 years of direct lending experience. Before joining NXT Capital in 2012, Kirk performed financial due diligence for private equity transactions in PwC’s transaction services group. Kirk began his career at Deloitte in their audit practice.

Kirk earned a B.B.A. and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Steven Young

Steven originates, structures, underwrites, negotiates and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Steven has over 10 years of direct lending experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2014, Steven began his career at Deloitte in their audit practice.

Steven earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Miami University. He also holds a CFA® charter.

Jeff White

Jeff originates, underwrites, and manages investments for NXT Capital’s Direct Lending Group.

Jeff has over 11 years of direct lending experience. Prior to joining NXT Capital in 2014, Jeff began his career at Ernst & Young working in their audit and transaction services practices.

Jeff earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Miami University.