Professionals

Robert C. Grien
Managing Director

(212)809-1434
rgrien@tmcapital.com

Mr. Grien is a Managing Director and Head of the Finance and Restructuring Advisory Group at TM Capital Corp. Prior to joining TM Capital, Mr. Grien was a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Deerfield Capital Management, where he oversaw the firm’s direct middle market lending activities and originated and executed nearly $1 billion in first lien, second lien and mezzanine loans.

Mr. Grien has nearly 30 years of experience in finance, specializing in leveraged finance. He has extensive experience committing debt capital to leveraged transactions and an in-depth knowledge of the leveraged finance market, having committed to and executed upon multiple billions of dollars in debt facilities spanning several hundred transactions. Mr. Grien’s areas of expertise include complex financial structuring, restructuring, due diligence, credit analysis, valuations and market pricing.

Previously, Mr. Grien held several positions at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, including Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer and Chairman of the Credit Commitment Committee. He was a founding partner of DLJ Strategic Partners, an $830 million private equity secondary fund, and a co-founder and chief operating officer of the Kelso Mezzanine Fund, a private equity fund focused on mezzanine loans.

Mr. Grien is a graduate of Tulane University and received an MBA from Columbia Business School.