Monroe Capital's Ted Koenig Shares AI Infrastructure, M&A Outlook Live on Bloomberg TV's "The Close"
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) Chairman and CEO Ted Koenig appeared on Bloomberg Markets: The Close on October 6, 2025, discussing inflation risk, interest-rate cuts, AI infrastructure, and late‑2025 M&A outlook. Koenig said policy clarity is the key catalyst for new financings and deal flow and warned that persistent inflation and elevated everyday costs are constraining underwriting and sponsor activity.
He highlighted Monroe's middle‑market positioning, noting the firm manages approximately $22 billion AUM with portfolio companies averaging about $25 million EBITDA, and expressed conviction in AI infrastructure and outsourced healthcare while remaining cautious on hospitality and container‑dependent goods.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) Il presidente e CEO Ted Koenig è intervenuto su Bloomberg Markets: The Close il 6 ottobre 2025, discutendo del rischio di inflazione, tagli dei tassi di interesse, infrastrutture IA e le prospettive di fusioni e acquisizioni per la fine del 2025. Koenig ha detto che la chiarezza delle politiche è il catalizzatore chiave per nuovi finanziamenti e flussi di operazioni e ha avvertito che l'inflazione persistente e i costi quotidiani elevati stanno limitando l'underwriting e l'attività degli sponsor.
Ha evidenziato il posizionamento di Monroe nel middle-market, osservando che l'azienda gestisce circa $22 billion AUM con le società in portafoglio che mediamente hanno $25 million EBITDA, e ha espresso fiducia nelle infrastrutture IA e nell'assistenza sanitaria esternalizzata, restando cauto nei confronti dell'ospitalità e dei beni dipendenti dai contenitori.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) El presidente y CEO Ted Koenig participó en Bloomberg Markets: The Close el 6 de octubre de 2025, discutiendo el riesgo de inflación, recortes de tasas, infraestructuras de IA y las perspectivas de fusiones y adquisiciones para finales de 2025. Koenig dijo que la claridad de la política es el catalizador clave para nuevos financiamientos y flujo de acuerdos y advirtió que la inflación persistente y los costos diarios elevados están limitando la suscripción y la actividad de los patrocinadores.
Destacó la posición de Monroe en el mercado medio, señalando que la firma gestiona aproximadamente $22 billion AUM con las compañías de su cartera promediando alrededor de $25 million EBITDA, y expresó convicción en infraestructuras de IA y atención médica externalizada, mientras se mantiene cauteloso con laHospitalidad y los bienes dependientes de contenedores.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) 의 회장 겸 CEO Ted Koenig은 2025년 10월 6일 Bloomberg Markets: The Close에 출연해 인플레이션 위험, 금리 인하, AI 인프라, 그리고 2025년 말 M&A 전망에 대해 논의했습니다. Koenig은 정책의 명확성이 신규 자금 조달과 거래 흐름의 핵심 촉매제라고 말했고, 지속적인 인플레이션과 높은 일상 비용이 인슈런스(언더라이팅)와 스폰서 활동을 제한하고 있다고 경고했습니다.
그는 Monroe의 중간 시장 위치를 강조하며 포트폴리오 기업의 EBITDA가 대략 $25 million EBITDA이고 자산운용 규모가 약 $22 billion AUM에 달한다고 밝혔으며, AI 인프라 및 외주화된 헬스케어에 대한 확신을 표명하는 동시에 접객업(Hospitality)과 컨테이너 의존 재화에 대해서는 신중한 입장을 보였습니다.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) Le président-directeur général Ted Koenig a participé à Bloomberg Markets: The Close le 6 octobre 2025, discutant du risque d'inflation, des baisses de taux d'intérêt, des infrastructures IA et des perspectives de fusions et acquisitions pour la fin de 2025. Koenig a déclaré que la clarté des politiques est le catalyseur clé pour les nouveaux financements et les flux d'opérations, et a averti que l'inflation persistante et des coûts quotidiens élevés limitent les chargéments et l'activité des sponsors.
Il a souligné le positionnement de Monroe sur le marché moyen, notant que la firme gère environ $22 billion AUM avec des sociétés en portefeuille qui affichent en moyenne environ $25 million EBITDA, et a exprimé sa conviction dans les infrastructures IA et les soins de santé externalisés tout en restant prudent sur l'hôtellerie et les biens dépendants des conteneurs.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) Vorsitzender und CEO Ted Koenig trat am 6. Oktober 2025 in Bloomberg Markets: The Close auf und diskutierte über Inflationsrisiken, Zinssenkungen, KI-Infrastruktur und Ausblick auf M&A Ende 2025. Koenig sagte, dass politische Klarheit der Schlüsselkatalysator für neue Finanzierungen und Deal-Flows sei und warnte, dass anhaltende Inflation und steigende Alltagskosten das Underwriting und die Sponsorentätigkeit einschränkten.
Er hob Monroes Position im Mid-Market hervor und wies darauf hin, dass das Unternehmen ungefähr $22 billion AUM verwaltet, wobei die Portfoliounternehmen im Durchschnitt etwa $25 million EBITDA erzielen, und äußerte Überzeugung in KI-Infrastruktur und ausgelagerte Gesundheitsversorgung, während er gegenüber Gastgewerbe und containerabhängigen Gütern vorsichtig bleibt.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) ظهر رئيس مجلس الإدارة والمدير التنفيذي Ted Koenig في Bloomberg Markets: The Close في 6 أكتوبر 2025، حيث ناقش مخاطر التضخم وخفض أسعار الفائدة وبُنى الذكاء الاصطناعي التحتية والتوقعات الخاصة بالاندماجات والاستحواذات في أواخر 2025. قال Koenig إن وضوح السياسة هو الحافز الأساسي للتمويلات الجديدة وتدفق الصفقات، وحذر من أن التضخم المستمر وتكاليف المعيشة المرتفعة يقيّدان الاكتتاب والنشاط الراعي.
أبرز موقع Monroe في السوق المتوسطة، مشيراً إلى أن الشركة تدير نحو $22 billion AUM مع متوسط EBITDA للشركات في المحفظة يقارب $25 million، وأعرب عن اقتناعه بالبُنى التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي والرعاية الصحية الموكلة خارجياً، مع البقاء حذرًا تجاه الضيافة والبضائع المعتمدة على الحاويات.
Monroe Capital (NYSE:MRCC) 董事长兼首席执行官 Ted Koenig 于 2025 年 10 月 6 日在 Bloomberg Markets: The Close 节目中出席，讨论通胀风险、利率削减、AI 基础设施，以及 2025 年末的并购前景。Koenig 表示，政策清晰是新融资和交易流的关键催化剂，并警告说持续的通胀和日常成本上涨正在限制承销和赞助商活动。
他强调 Monroe 在中端市场的定位，指出公司管理的资产规模约为 $22 billion AUM，投资组合公司平均 EBITDA 约为 $25 million EBITDA，并对 AI 基础设施和外包医疗保健表示信心，同时对酒店业和依赖集装箱的商品保持谨慎。
- Monroe manages approximately $22 billion AUM
- Portfolio average EBITDA approximately $25 million
- Strategic focus on AI infrastructure and data center demand
- Selective conviction in outsourced healthcare services
- Persistent inflation and elevated everyday costs pressuring households
- Policy uncertainty is delaying financings and compressing M&A activity
- Caution on hospitality and container‑dependent goods due to shipping volatility
Discussion aired live on Bloomberg Markets: The Close on October 6, 2025.
CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 10, 2025 / Monroe Capital LLC ("Monroe") Chairman and CEO Ted Koenig appeared on Bloomberg Markets: The Close on October 6, 2025, sharing views on inflation risk, interest-rate cuts, AI infrastructure, and the path for mergers and acquisitions in late 2025. Koenig emphasized that policy clarity is the key catalyst for new financings and deal flow, speaking from the vantage point of a private credit platform with approximately
"M&A can't happen if there is not certainty. Financing can't happen if there is not certainty. We need to project certainty into the marketplace… It is hard to underwrite when you don't know what your costs are," Koenig said on air.
Addressing the rate path, Koenig cautioned that additional cuts are occurring "into a market that is already hot," noting that "the biggest challenge we have to be mindful of is inflation" with elevated everyday costs still pressuring households. He observed that visibility on input costs is essential for sponsors and lenders to price risk and re-start larger volumes of deal activity.
Koenig outlined sector positioning informed by Monroe's diversified portfolio. "AI is on a run and there is no looking back… What I like is the infrastructure around AI - power, energy systems, engineering - things that AI needs in order to create infrastructure," he said, adding conviction in outsourced healthcare services while remaining cautious on hospitality and container-dependent goods given consumer stress and shipping cost volatility.
From Monroe's middle-market vantage point, Koenig said dealmaking momentum hinges on stability and labor trends in services. IPOs have been concentrated in technology, while core U.S. distribution, manufacturing, and services await improved certainty to re-accelerate M&A. He noted pent-up private equity exit needs and a more active secondary market as limited partners seek liquidity.
Monroe Capital continues to target resilient cash-flow businesses with durable B2B revenue, covenant strength, and liquidity buffers, while selectively leaning into secular growth tied to data center and automation demand. The firm's portfolio spans hundreds of companies across North America, with a typical borrower profile in the middle market. Monroe currently manages approximately
"We can underwrite high interest rates or low interest rates… After we get certainty, we can underwrite," Koenig said, underscoring a disciplined, fundamentals-first approach to credit selection and structure.
The October 6th episode, titled "S&P, Nasdaq Rise on AMD-OpenAI Chip Deal | The Close 10/6/2025," also featured Council of Economic Advisers' Jared Bernstein, Yale University's Gautam Mukunda, OpenAI's Brad Lightcap, Principal Asset Management's Seema Shah, IMF's Tobias Adrian, Kearney's Katherine Black reinforcing the program's broad macro and market perspective. (Source: Bloomberg)
About Monroe Capital LLC
Monroe Capital LLC ("Monroe") 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 prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe'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 has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including 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; Inc.'s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors List; 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. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com.
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