Lane Four Capital Partners (“Lane Four”), a debt capital markets advisory firm focused on the middle market, announced the completion of approximately $1.6 billion of financings across more than 20 closed mandates over the past 18 months, along with the expansion of its team through the hiring of Taylor Cheatham as Senior Associate and Dhruv Rungta as Associate.

Since inception, Lane Four has advised private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on acquisition financings, refinancings, upsizes, amendments, recapitalizations, and special situations across a broad range of industries. The firm’s completed transactions reflect consistent execution across varying market environments and capital structures.

“Completing $1.6 billion of financings in 18 months underscores both the demand for borrower-aligned advice and the effectiveness of our portfolio coverage model,” said Robert Buckwalter, Co-Founder of Lane Four Capital Partners. “Sponsors increasingly want a trusted partner that can support them across the entire debt lifecycle - not just at acquisition - and that is precisely where we focus.”

Lane Four differentiates itself by operating as an embedded capital markets partner for its clients, providing holistic advisory coverage across initial financings, ongoing portfolio management, amendments and refinancings, special situations, and exit financings. The firm’s team is comprised of former private credit investors with deep experience underwriting, originating, and managing debt investments, enabling Lane Four to deliver execution-focused advice informed by the investor perspective.

In support of continued growth, Lane Four announced the addition of two investment professionals with significant private credit and leveraged finance experience:

• Taylor Cheatham joins Lane Four as a Senior Associate. Ms. Cheatham most recently worked at Goldman Sachs and previously at Crestline Investors, where she focused on private credit investing and sponsor-backed transactions. Her experience spans underwriting, structuring, and managing middle-market credit investments across multiple industries.

• Dhruv Rungta joins as an Associate. Prior to Lane Four, Mr. Rungta was an investment banking professional at Ducera Partners and previously at Goldman Sachs, advising on Restructuring, M&A and Capital Markets transactions with a focus on leveraged and special situations.

“These hires reflect our continued emphasis on building a team of private credit practitioners who understand debt from the investor perspective,” added Rob Chuchla, Co-Founder of Lane Four Capital Partners. “Taylor and Dhruv strengthen our ability to deliver rigorous execution, lender-level insight, and full-cycle portfolio support for our private equity clients.”