Seasoned bankers KC Beuker and Bob Joyce have joined join Bell Bank’s sponsor finance group in Chicago as Bell Capital Finance continues to enhance its national reach. They join a team co-led by Mike Mahoney and Seth Hove, Bell Capital Finance managing directors.

“We are extremely excited to welcome KC and Bob to our group,” comments Mike. “Both bring great experience and a track record of success as Bell continues to see significant opportunity in the lower-middle market buyout space. KC and Bob are key to our group’s strategy of growth and delivering solutions on a national basis to the sponsor finance community.”

KC, SVP/director of business development, is a senior lending professional with 22 years of experience in leveraged lending. KC will primarily focus on originating senior debt opportunities from private equity investors, junior capital providers and intermediaries. Prior to joining Bell, he worked in Fifth Third Bank’s Structured Finance Group, TCF Capital Funding and most recently was senior vice president and managing director in Huntington Bank’s Sponsor Finance Group. Originally from Portage, Mich., he graduated from Michigan State University. He is based in Chicago.

Bob, VP/director of business development, has over 10 years of finance experience, including more than 6 years in leveraged lending. Also based in Chicago, Bob will primarily focus on originating senior debt opportunities from private equity investors, junior capital providers and intermediaries. Prior to joining Bell Capital Finance, Bob was with TCF Capital Funding and most recently was a vice president at Huntington Bank’s Sponsor Finance Group. He is originally from Arlington Heights, Ill., and is a graduate of Northwestern University.

Welcome, KC and Bob – and congrats to our capital finance group on your growth and success!

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