Midwest Mezzanine Funds is pleased to announce the promotions of Elliott Linsley to Managing Director, Jim Fox to Director, and Jason Vandermyde to Vice President.

Elliott joined Midwest as a Vice President in 2015.  Prior to Midwest, he was an investment professional at Maxim Partners and Webster Equity Partners and started his career in the investment banking group of RBC Capital Markets.  Elliott earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA from Bates College.

Jim joined Midwest as an Associate in 2018. Prior to Midwest, he was an investment professional with CapX Partners and started his career with Wintrust Financial. Jim earned his BA from the College of the Holy Cross.

Jason joined Midwest as a Senior Associate in 2022. Prior to joining the team, he worked at BMO Harris Bank in the Sponsor Finance group.  Jason earned his BSB from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Together, they have demonstrated incredible growth and development, and contributed to the overall success of the firm. Please join us in congratulating them on their promotions. We are so grateful to have them on the team.

We are also pleased to announce that Bill Lump has joined us as our new CFO.  Bill joins us from Encurage Financial Network Credit Union, where he served as CFO prior to its merger with Great Lakes Credit Union in 2024. He brings extensive experience from CFO roles at Chicago-based private equity firms Prospect Partners and Prism Capital, as well as 13 years at Ernst & Young in both Chicago and London. Bill holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a BS in Accounting and Finance from DePaul University, and is a Registered CPA in Illinois. Please join us in welcoming Bill.

Founded in 1992, is a Chicago-based private equity firm which provides junior capital to privately-owned, middle market companies. The Firm’s investments typically consist of subordinated notes, second lien term loans, and a non-control equity participation. Midwest Mezzanine primarily invests in manufacturing, value added distribution, and service providers in a variety of industries. Over its 33 year history, Midwest Mezzanine has provided over $1 billion of junior capital to more than 140 lower middle-market companies.

Our Mission is to provide flexible capital solutions to help drive the success of Sponsor-backed portfolio companies. Our team of ten takes great pride in the relationships we build, both inside and outside of the firm. Our four Managing Directors have, on average, 20+ years of lending and private equity experience and have worked together seamlessly for over 10 years.