Horizon Technology Finance Management Announces Executive Promotions
August 27 2024 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC ("Horizon" or the
“Company”), the manager and investment adviser for Horizon
Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN), a leading specialty
finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans
to venture capital-backed companies in the technology, life
science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability
industries, and an affiliate of Monroe Capital, announced today
four senior members of its origination team have been promoted to
new or expanded roles. These new positions will enhance the
Company’s origination capabilities and portfolio management to
better serve the needs of its existing and potential borrowers and
their venture investors.
“We are delighted to announce the expanded roles of four of the
key members of the Horizon team. The promotions are a testament to
the expertise each of them has gained in the venture lending market
and the value they have brought to Horizon over many years,” said
Daniel Devorsetz, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Investment Officer of Horizon. “As the venture lending
market has evolved, these new roles better serve our partners in
the venture ecosystem and utilize the respective strengths of each
team member.”
The executive promotions are:
Kevin May – Head of Originations, Senior
Vice President and Senior Managing Director Kevin will be
responsible for growing Horizon’s strong market presence and
executing Horizon’s venture lending strategy across all platforms
and geographies. Kevin has served as Senior Vice President and
Senior Managing Director responsible for business development for
the West Coast life science markets as well as leading the
Company’s West Coast operations. He joined Horizon in 2005 and has
had success in multiple roles, including life science and
technology originations, and credit underwriting.
Mishone Donelson – Head of Life Science
Lending, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director
Mishone has served as Senior Vice President and Senior Managing
Director responsible for business development for the East Coast
life science markets. In his additional role, Mishone will expand
his reach nationwide to lead Horizon’s life science originations.
Mishone joined Horizon in 2016 and is a talented relationship
manager and originator with a broad network of investors and
business professionals across the life sciences community.
Todd McDonald – Head of Technology Lending
and Senior Managing Director Todd will lead Horizon’s
nationwide technology lending efforts, bringing over 20 years of
technology lending experience to the position. Todd first joined
Horizon in 2012 and has most recently served as Senior Managing
Director responsible for business development in the Mid-Atlantic
and Southeast technology markets and is a long-tenured venture
lender and origination professional.
Kevin Walsh – Head of Portfolio Management
and Senior Managing Director Kevin will help lead Horizon’s
portfolio management efforts. Since joining Horizon in 2006, Kevin
has had success in leadership roles in both origination and
underwriting. He has most recently served as Senior Managing
Director responsible for business development in the West Coast
technology markets. Kevin previously spent 10 years as a Senior
Credit Officer, with a critical role in the Company’s underwriting
and portfolio management operations.
About Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC Horizon
Technology Finance Management, an affiliate of Monroe Capital, is a
registered investment adviser that underwrites and manages secured
loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life
science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability
industries, and is the external adviser for Horizon Technology
Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN). The investment objective of
Horizon is to maximize its investment portfolios’ returns by
generating current income from its debt investments and capital
appreciation from the warrants received when making such debt
investments. Horizon is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut
with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment
professionals located throughout the U.S. Monroe Capital is a $19.5
billion asset management firm specializing in private credit
markets across various strategies, including direct lending,
technology finance, venture debt, opportunistic, structured credit,
real estate and equity. To learn more, please visit
www.horizontechfinance.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Statements included herein may
constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other
than statements of historical facts included in this press release
may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of
future performance, condition or results and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
factors, including those described from time to time in Horizon’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Horizon
undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made
herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this press release.
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