Catherine Lee

[Formerly THL Credit]. The First Eagle Alternative Credit platform has $23 billion in assets across tradable credit and middle-market direct lending. Responsible for 100+ borrowers, representing $1.4+ billion in aggregate value. Industry expertise in financial services, business services, payments, and insurance. Researched and presented investment recommendations to senior committee including assessing capital structures, performing business and credit risk analysis, developing industry expertise, tracking credit and valuation metrics, constructing financial models and projections, and analyzing term sheets and covenants.

Acquired by First Eagle in January 2020.

Responsible for creating pitch decks, building financial models and projections, performing due diligence, drafting underwriting memos, and managing communications between company management and potential investors. Notable Transactions: - $170 million Term Loan B syndication for CardConnect merger with FinTech Acquisition Corp. (left lead) - $475 million Term Loan B syndication for a whey protein producer (joint lead) - $350 million Term Loan B syndication for a leading wine producer and marketer (joint lead)

Assisted in the creation of pitch decks, underwriting memos, and marketing materials for loan syndications. Responsible for comparable company and transaction analysis and building financial models. Notable Transactions: - $650 million Term Loan A syndication for a leading agricultural conglomerate (left lead)

Responsible for building automated dashboards and chart packs of macroeconomic data using an integration of DataStream, Excel, and VBA. Originally began as a summer internship and was offered to continue the role part-time (10 hours/week) through the academic year.