Patriot Capital, a leading provider of growth capital to small and medium sized privately-held companies seeking to finance business expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts and balance sheet recapitalizations, is pleased to announce the newest additions to our team:

Kyle Griffith joined Patriot Capital as an Associate Managing Director in April 2018. Kyle brings seven years of experience in middle-market commercial lending, including origination, underwriting, Sponsor Coverage Group providing lending and funding services to private equity firms. Kyle is currently Co-Chair of the Middle Market Open NextGen Committee and a member of the Chicago Fire Foundation Associates Board. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Finance and received an M.B.A. from DePaul University.

Aaron Katzman joined Patriot Capital as an Analyst in November 2017. Prior to Patriot, Aaron was an Analyst in the consulting division of Source One Business Services LLC., where he provided buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory services to middle-market companies. Aaron graduated from

George Mason University, cum laude, with a B.S. in Finance.

Melissa Robbins joined Patriot Capital as Marketing Manager in April 2018. She brings experience in financial services marketing and event management, having worked most recently at Wunderlich Securities. Earlier in her career Melissa held sales and event management positions at the Walt Disney Company and The Ritz-Carlton. Melissa graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in Public Relations.

About Patriot Capital

Patriot Capital is a leading provider of growth capital to small and medium-sized privately-held companies seeking to finance business expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts and balance sheet recapitalizations. Our senior deal professionals each have more than 20 years of corporate finance and operating experience, enabling us to provide the companies that we invest in with seasoned business judgement as well as strategic capital. Patriot Capital typically invests $5 to $20 million in the form of subordinated debt and equity and we can arrange larger transactions through relationships with our limited partners.