Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC is a private credit firm with a long-standing track record of investing in middle market businesses. Brightwood specializes in providing senior debt capital primarily to U.S. businesses with $5-$75 million of EBITDA within five core industries: technology & telecommunications, healthcare, business services, transportation & logistics and franchising. Brightwood partners with non-sponsored businesses as well as private equity sponsors to provide customized financing solutions for directly originated investments.

Founded in 2010, Brightwood is a minority-owned firm with a team of over 50 employees who manage more than $5 billion of assets on behalf of its primarily institutional investor base. Brightwood is headquartered in New York City. 


Brightwood Capital

Sengal Selassie

Matthew Sweetser

Sam Sullivan

Sachin Goel

Mia Ellis

Kunal Shah

Jennifer Patrickakos

Scott Porter

Jamie Allen

Frank Cross

Colin Keenan

Russell Zomback

Martina A. Brosnahan

Natalie Hojnacki

Leadership Team

Investment Team

Managing Directors

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Teams at Brightwood Capital

Leadership Team

Investment Team

Managing Directors

Finance Team