Lisa Galeota

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Ms. Lisa Galeota serves as Managing Director at First Eagle Alternative Credit. Ms. Galeota served as Managing Director at First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC. She is involved in both underwriting and portfolio management of asset-based loans Ms. Galeota has structured Term Loans for Borrowers across a variety of industries allowing the Borrowers to monetize assets such as inventory, accounts receivable, real estate, machinery & equipment, and intellectual property. Prior to joining First Eagle in July 2020, she worked for Gordon Brothers Finance Company, a portfolio company of Blackrock Capital Investment Corporation, where she sat on the company's Investment Committee overseeing all investment opportunities. In her more than thirteen-year tenure at Gordon Brothers Finance Company and its predecessor companies, she underwrote highly structured direct loans for both private and public companies focusing on and evaluating investment risk. Additionally, she was involved in international opportunities providing structured loans to companies based in the UK, Europe, and Australia. Prior to joining Gordon Brother Finance Company in 2006, Ms. Galeota was a Vice President at GMAC Commercial Finance and spent five years before that advising and providing financial analysis as a Senior Manager in Tofias' Business Solutions Practice and as a Manager in KPMG's Corporate Recovery Group. Earlier in her career, Ms. Galeota was a Senior Analyst in Gordon Brother's valuation practice. Ms. Galeota is also a past board member of the Northeast Chapter of the TMA. She holds a B.S. from Syracuse University and an MBA from Bentley College.