Key Takeaways
- • Proterra Investment Partners, a Minneapolis-based alternative asset manager focused on the global food value chain, appointed Eric Rogowski as managing director on its Proterra Credit team to strengthen private lending and expand its East Coast presence.
- • Rogowski, based in New York, will originate, structure, underwrite and execute direct private lending transactions across food, beverage and agribusiness industries.
- • Rogowski brings more than 20 years of leveraged finance and capital markets experience, including more than 14 years at Rabobank, where he rose from vice president to managing director.
- • He will work alongside Jonathan Logan, who leads deal origination for Proterra Credit, targeting financial sponsors, corporations and family-owned businesses.
- • Proterra employs 76 professionals across five offices in Minneapolis, New York, Fayetteville, Shanghai and Singapore.
Summary
Proterra Investment Partners has appointed Eric Rogowski as managing director on its Proterra Credit team, according to the firm's announcement reported by citybiz. The appointment is intended to strengthen the firm's private lending capabilities and expand its presence on the East Coast. Rich Gammill, managing partner at Proterra Investment Partners, said Rogowski "will greatly enhance our East Coast coverage," while describing him as known and respected for his sector expertise and track record.
Based in New York, Rogowski will focus on originating, structuring, underwriting and executing direct private lending transactions across food, beverage and agribusiness companies. He will work with Jonathan Logan, who leads deal origination for Proterra Credit, and the broader investment team to build relationships with financial sponsors, corporations and family-owned businesses seeking financing. The firm describes these borrowers as needing capital for acquisitions, expansion, working capital and other strategic objectives.
Rogowski spent more than 14 years at Rabobank, rising from vice president to managing director. There he helped develop the bank's U.S. leveraged finance platform, expanding its loan syndication and capital markets capabilities, and maintained relationships with private equity sponsors in the food and agricultural sectors. The firm says his background gives it more than 20 years of leveraged finance and capital markets experience with extensive food and agribusiness exposure.
Proterra Investment Partners invests across six core business areas: Credit, Farmland, Growth Equity, Proterra Asia, Sustainable Agriculture and Real Estate. The firm employs 76 professionals across offices in Minneapolis, New York, Fayetteville, Shanghai and Singapore. Rogowski's appointment expands its senior investment coverage in New York and supports its effort to grow its credit origination network across key U.S. markets.
Rogowski said that food and beverage companies benefit from lenders who understand their businesses and can provide flexible capital solutions, adding that he is excited to help build on the platform's sector expertise.
Based in New York, Rogowski will focus on originating, structuring, underwriting and executing direct private lending transactions across food, beverage and agribusiness companies. He will work with Jonathan Logan, who leads deal origination for Proterra Credit, and the broader investment team to build relationships with financial sponsors, corporations and family-owned businesses seeking financing. The firm describes these borrowers as needing capital for acquisitions, expansion, working capital and other strategic objectives.
Rogowski spent more than 14 years at Rabobank, rising from vice president to managing director. There he helped develop the bank's U.S. leveraged finance platform, expanding its loan syndication and capital markets capabilities, and maintained relationships with private equity sponsors in the food and agricultural sectors. The firm says his background gives it more than 20 years of leveraged finance and capital markets experience with extensive food and agribusiness exposure.
Proterra Investment Partners invests across six core business areas: Credit, Farmland, Growth Equity, Proterra Asia, Sustainable Agriculture and Real Estate. The firm employs 76 professionals across offices in Minneapolis, New York, Fayetteville, Shanghai and Singapore. Rogowski's appointment expands its senior investment coverage in New York and supports its effort to grow its credit origination network across key U.S. markets.
Rogowski said that food and beverage companies benefit from lenders who understand their businesses and can provide flexible capital solutions, adding that he is excited to help build on the platform's sector expertise.
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