[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 June 2020. Nuveen provides access to a wide range of alternative strategies such as real estate, real assets, private debt and equity, in addition to traditional equity and fixed income assets. Our heritage as a pension fund means we wholly understand investor’s challenges. We have successfully invested through market cycles for over 100 years, for both ourselves and our investment partners, and have unique capabilities in income generating strategies, alternatives and in the responsible investing space.

[Speakers' Biography]

Ken serves as president and CEO of Churchill Asset Management, an investment specialist of Nuveen. His previous roles leading middle market financing include president and director of Carlyle GMS Finance, founder, president and CEO of Churchill Financial, head of leveraged finance for Royal Bank of Canada, and head of Indosuez Capital. Ken also helped to found high yield finance businesses at Chase Securities (now JP Morgan) and SBC Warburg (now UBS). Ken graduated with a B.S., magna cum laude, in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.