Episode 5: Direct Lending to Private Companies - High Yield With a Margin of Safety
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“I love having an enormous margin of safety in our business. We’re taking diversified risk, both from a business perspective as well as a geographic perspective. We’ve got great partners running those companies, which makes me sleep better at night.”
About the Interview
In today’s economy, many businesses need access to credit but banks only lend to companies that meet their restrictive criteria. In this episode CrowdOut Capital founder Alexander Schoenbaum explains how lending to small businesses has become a profitable niche strategy for his business and investors who participate in this market.
Alexander Schoenbaum
CEO, CrowdOut Capital LLC
Alexander Schoenbaum co-founded CrowdOut Capital after more than a dozen years of direct lending, private equity, and investment banking experience. He has provided financial and strategic advisory services to many growing middle market companies across a range of industries Collectively, Alexander has completed more than $3 billion of transactions, including both debt and equity placements.
Previously, Alexander founded Swift Estate Capital, a specialty finance firm focused on lending to high net worth individuals. He also worked at Blue Sage Capital, a middle market private equity and debt firm. He began his career at Piper Jaffray (now Piper Sandler) in San Francisco. Alexander received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Finance, International Business, and Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Currently, he serves on the board of the Capital of Texas Media Foundation.
