Former Crestline credit exec joins Churchill

Churchill Asset Management welcomed Kelli Marti this week as its managing director and CLO portfolio manager. In the newly created position, Marti is responsible for the management and growth of $24 billion Churchill’s middle market CLO platform, including day-to-day vehicle oversight, sourcing of assets and trading strategy development. She will also participate in fundraising initiatives. The hire follows Churchill’s already successful fundraising earlier this year for the Churchill Middle Market Senior Loan Fund II with $2 billion in limited partner commitments, which exceeded its original target of $1 billion. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Marti will report directly to Mathew Linett, head of underwriting and portfolio management, senior lending. “We are thrilled to welcome Kelli to the team and believe her wealth of knowledge and expertise will be integral in building upon Churchill’s established middle market CLO business,” said Ken Kencel, president and CEO at Churchill. “With a longstanding history of managing U.S. middle market CLOs since 2006, Churchill currently manages three CLO vehicles and looks forward to issuing new transactions on an ongoing basis – particularly in light of today’s attractive investing environment.” Before joining Churchill, Marti spent 18 years at Crestline Denali Capital, most recently serving as chief credit officer, where she was responsible for overseeing the firm’s credit underwriting, research and portfolio management activities on behalf of the firm’s CLO portfolio.

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