Monroe Capital Launches Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund (MLEND)

New Business Development Company for Income-Focused Investors

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe Capital”), a leading private credit asset manager, today announced the launch of Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund (“MLEND” or the “Fund”), a perpetual-life, continuously offered, non-traded business development company designed to provide retail investors access to Monroe’s direct lending strategy.

MLEND seeks to deliver consistent current income and attractive risk-adjusted returns that are less correlated with public markets. To achieve this, the Fund intends to construct a unique, balanced investment portfolio primarily consisting of diversified senior secured loans to lower middle market companies with predictable, stable cash flows, as well as senior secured loans to software and technology-enabled companies. The Fund focuses on various diverse industries, including technology and software, business services, and healthcare, among others. The Fund leverages Monroe Capital’s deep sourcing relationships and rigorous underwriting process that have been developed over the last twenty years.

The Fund offers monthly subscriptions, quarterly liquidity windows via discretionary share repurchases (commencing with quarter ending December 31, 2027), and Form 1099 tax reporting, making it an attractive solution for income-focused investors seeking access to differentiated private credit markets.

“Monroe Capital has established a 21-year track record of investing in lower middle market companies through disciplined credit selection and value-driven partnerships,” said Zia Uddin, President of Monroe Capital. “With MLEND, we are broadening access to our direct lending strategy, offering institutional-quality investments with lower minimums and flexible liquidity. We believe the current market environment presents compelling opportunities for private credit investors, and MLEND is designed to deliver diversification, stability, and attractive risk-adjusted returns.”

Monroe Capital manages approximately $22 billion in assets and has a dedicated team of over 320 professionals that provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. lower middle market. Leveraging Monroe Capital’s deep sourcing relationships, underwriting expertise, and 21-year track record, the platform has completed more than 2,250 transactions representing approximately $52 billion in total financing volume since inception.

Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser’s Investment Committee for MLEND is responsible for making investment decisions for the Fund’s portfolio. InspereX LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, is the managing dealer for the Fund. InspereX LLC is not affiliated with any entities identified in this communication.

To learn more about MLEND, please visit www.monroemlend.com.

The Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) can be found at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/2061670/000110465925118826/tmb-20251205x424b3.htm.

* As of the date of this press release, the Fund is currently restricted from residents of certain states and is not available to persons located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Massachuesettes, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe Capital prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe Capital’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and has 12 locations throughout the United States, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Monroe Capital has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including GrowthCap Advisory’s 2025 Top Private Credit Firm List; Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List; DealCatalyst as the 2025 Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2024 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, Americas and 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade; Global M&A Network as the 2024 Lower Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, Americas; Korean Economic Daily as the 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. See “Third-Party Recognitions and Ratings” below and visit www.monroecap.com for more information and important disclosures.

Important Information

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any security, nor shall there be any sale of the securities described herein in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

A registration statement relating to these securities was filed and has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering described herein is being made solely by means of the Prospectus, which forms part of the effective registration statement, to individuals who meet minimum suitability requirements. This press release must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus in order to fully understand all the implications and risks of the offering of securities to which it relates. Please read the Prospectus and consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses and other information described therein prior to making any investment decisions. A copy of the Prospectus must be made available to you in connection with any offering. No offering is made except by a prospectus filed with the Department of Law of the State of New York. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Attorney General of the State of New York nor any other state securities regulator has approved or disapproved of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”), determined if the Prospectus is truthful or complete or passed on or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Common Shares. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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This press release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements other than statements of historical facts and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to the Fund as of the date on this press release. Except as required by the federal securities laws, neither the Fund nor the Adviser undertakes any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements in this press release are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Fund’s actual results and condition could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements or from the Fund’s historical performance for any reason as a result of a number of factors, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this content and in the Prospectus and those described from time to time in the Fund’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Suitability Standards

The Fund has established suitability standards for investors in its registered offering which require that an investor have either: (a) a gross annual income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of at least $70,000; or (b) a net worth of at least $250,000. Certain states have higher suitability standards, please refer to the Prospectus for full details.

Third-Party Recognitions and Ratings

From time to time, Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC, Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC, Monroe Capital, LLC and their affiliates (collectively, “Monroe”) may be recognized or ranked by independent third-party rating services or publications, summaries of which are included in this press release. Such recognitions or rankings are generally based on information prepared or submitted by the recognized advisory firm, and are usually limited only to those advisory firms who choose to participate in such surveys. Monroe’s nomination for any award is not indicative of the future performance of any Monroe-managed fund. Any third-party recognition or ranking that may be included in this press release and/or on our website should not be construed as a guarantee that any client, prospective client or investor will experience any specific level of investment performance or receive any specific level of customer service as a result of such recognition or ranking. Furthermore, any such recognition or ranking should not be construed as an endorsement by any of Monroe’s clients. As such, clients, prospective clients and investors should not put undue reliance on any of these statements.

Risk Factors

Investing in the Common Shares involves a high degree of risk. An investor should only purchase Common Shares if the investor can afford to lose their complete investment. Potential investors should read the Prospectus, including the “Risk Factors” section therein, which contains a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that the Fund believes are material to its business, operating results, prospects and financial condition.

Contacts

For more information, please contact:

Zia Uddin

Monroe Capital LLC

312-523-2374

[email protected]

Prosek

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