Blue Torch Capital
Blue Torch believes that what sets its apart from the competition is the strength of its team, its sourcing capabilities, its focus on unique credits, and its ability to deliver bespoke solutions quickly and efficiently, while generating attractive risk adjusted returns for investors. Blue Torch was founded in 2017 with an objective of providing financing to primarily middle market business that operate in North America. The company is led by its Chief Executive Officer Kevin Genda, who has over thirty years of experience in the private credit markets.
Why Blue Torch?
In an increasingly crowded private credit landscape, Blue Torch believes that it fills a void left by other managers in the space and offers a unique and differentiated value proposition.
Background
Blue Torch Capital is a direct lender and investment manager that approaches US middle market companies as a solutions provider with the goal of providing financial and operational flexibility in order to build long-term value.
Portfolio Management
Blue Torch embraces a proactive, disciplined and resourceful approach to portfolio management.
In order to promote a culture of accountability, the same two person team that underwrites each investment continues to monitor the loan until pay off.
The investment team monitors borrower performance, industry trends, and market conditions in real time and discusses formally at no less than weekly portfolio review meetings.
Blue Torch seeks to maintain portfolio diversity by industry, borrower, and underlying assets in order to de risk loss potential associated with any one credit.