Varagon Capital Partners
Alex Cereste, CFA has a wealth of experience in the financial industry. Alex is currently a Managing Director at Varagon Capital Partners, where they have been since 2016. Prior to this role, they served as a Principal and Vice President at the same company. Before joining Varagon Capital Partners, Alex worked at Rothschild as an Associate in the Restructuring & Debt Advisory department. Their career began at Liquidity Solutions, Inc., where they served as an Analyst & Trader. Alex worked in this role for three years.
Alex Cereste, CFA completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Seton Hall University. Alex then attended Wake Forest University from 2012 to 2013, where they earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Accounting. Prior to their college education, they graduated from Don Bosco Prep High School in the class of 2005. In terms of certifications, they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in June 2015 and became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in May 2014.
Varagon Capital Partners
Varagon Capital Partners is an asset manager focused on direct lending to middle market companies. Varagon invests across the capital structure and offers flexible financing solutions to meet the needs of borrowers and private equity sponsors. Varagon manages vehicles on behalf of institutional investors that seek exposure to high-quality, directly-originated middle market loans. Varagon’s scale, experienced team, and capabilities allow the Firm to provide flexible capital solutions with increased certainty of close. The Varagon team leverages its deep experience to serve as a meaningful partner in financings, primarily serving borrowers with $10 million to $75 million of EBITDA. Launched in 2014, Varagon has made over $24.5 billion of financing commitments to more than 275 portfolio companies as of March 31, 2023. For more information about Varagon, please visit www.varagon.com.