Stellus Capital Management, LLC (“Stellus”) today announced the hiring of Zachary Roberson as Vice President, Director of High-Net-Worth Investor Relations.

Mr. Roberson’s primary responsibilities will entail servicing existing LP relationships, fundraising, and executing across all channels of Private Wealth, including Wirehouses, Independent Broker-Dealers, RIAs, Family Offices, Fintech Platforms, and Custodians.

“We are pleased to welcome Zack to Stellus,” said Ryan Hughes, Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations at Stellus. “With his strong experience in raising capital and client coverage capacities across both traditional and alternative investments, Zack is an excellent addition to the team as we continue to expand our relationships within the Private Wealth space.”

Most recently, Mr. Roberson served as the MidWest Lead for Carlyle's Family Wealth Team within their Investor Relations Group. His main focus was raising capital across Carlyle's vast platform consisting of Private Equity, Private Credit, and Investment Solutions business lines. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Roberson worked at both Neuberger Berman and Hartford Funds.

“I am excited to join Stellus and help the firm execute its strategic vision as it relates to the Private Wealth space,” said Mr. Roberson. “Stellus has an exciting story to tell its investors and stakeholders, and I look forward to leveraging my experience working with RIAs, fintech platforms and others to contribute to its continued success.”

Mr. Roberson received a bachelor's degree in economics from Franklin & Marshall College. He can be reached directly at (732) 709 – 7845 or zroberson@stelluscapital.com.

About Stellus Capital Management

Stellus Capital Management (“Stellus”) is one of the longest-tenured direct lenders specializing in senior secured loans in the lower middle market. Formed within the D.E. Shaw Group in 2004, Stellus spun out in 2012 and today manages $2.9 billion across various investment vehicles including closed-end institutional funds, a public BDC (NYSE: SCM), and a perpetual non-traded private BDC. Stellus is a single strategy firm and its founding partners have invested together in the lower middle market for 19+ years with a track record of $8.5bn deployed across ~350 transactions. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, TX with offices in the Washington D.C. area and Charlotte, NC. Learn more at stelluscapital.com.

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