ACME Credit Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser that delivers bespoke financing solutions to lower middle-market companies to support acquisitions, growth and transition
Deep Expertise
ACME has a combined 50+ years of credit market experience at premier North American asset managers
Creative Solutions
Our differentiated strategy provides solutions for complex, stressed situations and out-of-favor industries
Structural Flexibility
Invest both cashflow and asset-based type financings
Disciplined Investment Process
Targeted origination and sourcing, combined with rigorous underwriting and portfolio management
Speed & Certainty to Close
Speed of execution and delivery of agreed-upon terms
Integrated Portfolio Management Approach
Senior personnel involvement during the investment life cycle
Lending Criteria
ACME Credit Partners provides senior secured structures to non-sponsor and sponsor-backed lower middle market companies. Products include term loans, last-out tranches, revolvers and bridge loans
$10mm-$200mm loans
$7.5mm+ EBITDA for traditional cashflow-based lending
Asset-based / turnaround loans
U.S. and Canadian borrowers
ACME is industry-agnostic, with more than 250 credit investments in excess of $10B*
Team
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Peter Eschmann
Managing Partner
Peter has over 25 years of experience, most recently as a Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management's direct lending company, Cerberus Business Finance, where from 2004 – 2020 he was involved in more than 125 transactions. He was previously a banker at Deutsche Bank, Chase Manhattan and Bankers Trust. Peter completed the Chase Global Credit Training program and has an MBA from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and a BA from Boston College.
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Jay Rogers
Managing Partner
Jay has over 25 years of experience, most recently as Chief Credit Officer of the lending operations of Catalyst Capital, overseeing more than a dozen professionals and ~30 investments totaling ~$1.5 billion. He previously spent nearly a decade as a Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management's specialty lending companies, Ableco Finance and Cerberus Business Finance. Earlier in his career he was a member of the Special Situations Group at GE Capital, a senior analyst and portfolio manager at Fursa Alternative Strategies, and a restructuring consultant at LoftusGroup. Jay has an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Colorado.
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Liz Veilleux
Senior Vice President & Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations
Joining ACME in 2024, Liz Veilleux is a financial services executive with expertise across investment disciplines and distribution channels. She is an excellent communicator with the ability to convey complex investment themes to a variety of constituents. Liz is adept at building strategic relationships with consultants, prospects, and clients to attract and retain assets. Her foundation of experience includes various roles across business development and client relations, including most recently as Head of Business Development at Global Delta Capital. She previously held roles at Acadian Asset Management, Wellington Management, and Summit Partners, which provided a broad perspective and unique business insight. Liz has a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Economics from Suffolk University. -
Anthony Galan
Vice President
Prior to joining ACME in October 2023, Anthony was an Associate Director at RBC Capital Markets in wholesale credit, covering Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare Services, and Media. Before RBC, Anthony worked at Credit Suisse in their leveraged finance underwriting group covering Business Services, Media, and Leisure & Lodging. Anthony received his BA from Brown University with a concentration in Finance and Economics.
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Martin Nel
Vice President
Martin joined ACME in December 2023. Before joining ACME, he was an investment manager at a mid-market South African private capital financier, and prior to that, he spent five years at a US private equity fund with a sub-Saharan African mandate. Martin started his career as an analyst in the leveraged and acquisition finance division of African investment bank Rand Merchant Bank. Martin is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a post-graduate degree in Accounting Sciences from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
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Marie Brancaccio
Associate
Marie joined ACME in 2024 after seven years at Eaton Partners, one of the industry’s leading private placement agents. At Eaton, Marie provided project management and marketing distribution support for the firm's hedge fund and public market strategies fundraising team. Prior to Eaton, she was a Marketing Assistant at Barnum Financial Group, providing marketing support for a private wealth management team. Marie began her career as a Fund Accountant at The Gemini Companies, where she was responsible for the daily monitoring of mutual funds and nightly NAV calculation. Marie received a BS in Business Administration and Marketing from Hofstra University.
Contact us.
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info@acmecreditpartners.com
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600 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor
New York City, New York 10022