Middle Market Direct Lending

$4B+

Invested

150+

Sponsors
Financed

30

Average Years of Experience
Of Senior Team

A Partnership Approach to Delivering Middle Market Solutions with Speed and Certainty

Sound Point Direct Lending is focused on providing customized solutions to primarily sponsor-backed middle market borrowers. We are a creative lender that provides loan facilities to companies seeking capital for buyouts, financings, recapitalizations, and growth across a diverse set of sectors. Our relationship-focused approach to investing provides borrowers with creative solutions to support their needs with reliability, speed, and flexibility throughout the entire investment process. Our investment professionals have significant and diverse experience across varying market cycles.

Target
Investment
Criteria

TARGET EBITDA

$10-75 MILLION

FINANCING TYPES

LBO, ADD-ONS, REFIS, RECAPS, AND GROWTH CAPITAL

OWNERSHIP TYPES

PRIMARILY SPONSOR-BACKED

TARGET FACILITY SIZE

$50-500 MILLION

Our People, Processes, and Expertise Drive Consistent Results

Our team understands the importance of providing timely and reliable feedback throughout all stages of the deal process. We can move quickly and take pride in growing with our borrowers as we understand that being a good partner often involves more than providing the necessary capital.

The senior members of the Direct Lending team average 30 years of market experience. We take an entrepreneurial approach to transactions, while benefiting from the resources of a ~$45B multi-strategy credit manager.

Solutions

FIRST LIEN TERM LOANS

UNITRANCHE TERM LOANS

REVOLVING AND DELAYED DRAW FACILITIES

SECOND LIEN TERM LOANS

EQUITY CO-INVESTMENTS

Preferred Industries

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL / MANUFACTURING

BUSINESS SERVICES

HEALTHCARE

DISTRIBUTION

INSURANCE

FINANCIAL SERVICES

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY ENABLED SERVICES

Sound Point In The News

September 10, 2025

Middle Market Direct Lending Market State of Play Podcast

Tom Newberry, Chief Credit Officer & Executive Chairman of Direct Lending at Sound Point Capital, was featured on Episode 35 | Middle Market Direct Lending State of Play podcast with CJ (Colm J) Doherty of LSEG Data & Analytics LPC.

July 28, 2025

Upland Software Announces the Successful Completion of Debt Refinancing

Upland Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPLD), a leader in AI-powered knowledge and content management software, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with private credit direct lender Sound Point Capital to refinance its existing debt with a new $240 million, six-year term loan, extending the maturity of its debt to 2031. The new credit agreement also includes a $30 million revolving credit facility, further enhancing the Company’s financial liquidity. “We’re pleased to complete this new credit facility with Sound Point Capital, their speed and certainty throughout this process was a differentiator,” said Jack McDonald, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Upland Software.

July 7, 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions: What Path Lies Ahead for Private Credit?

Our Chief Credit Officer and Executive Chairman of Direct Lending, Tom Newberry, was recently featured in Mergers and Acquisitions' private credit survey alongside industry peers. Tom shared Sound Point’s perspective on the continued growth of private credit and the demand for flexible capital solutions in today’s market.

June 17, 2025

Private Credit Lenders Look to Architecture, Engineering for Steady Borrowers

As private credit borrower types expand beyond the traditional software and business services sectors, transaction activity in the infrastructure-focused architecture, engineering, and construction (“AEC”) sector is building. Max Mahan, CFA, Director on the U.S. Direct Lending team at Sound Point, recently spoke with Sami Vukelj at PitchBook about current AEC sector tailwinds and how state and local funding dynamics play a critical role in Sound Point’s underwriting approach of AEC platforms. “Our underwriting process is largely shaped by state and local funding dynamics in jurisdictions where the company operates. These governments own the vast majority of public infrastructure and fund most of its upkeep — so understanding the local capital flow is essential to our approach.”

May 27, 2025

Private Credit Spreads Only Widening by About 25-50 bps Following Tariffs

Sound Point's Chief Credit Officer and Executive Chairman of Direct Lending Tom Newberry spoke with Sami Vukelj at PitchBook to discuss where Sound Point is seeing opportunity within the core and lower middle market and his expectations for broader deal flow in the months ahead. “Given the nature of many of the transactions, sponsors view their lenders as partners in the core and lower middle markets. That relationship element can allow us to get better spreads from time to time.”

December 16, 2024

Sound Point Provides Financing to Support the Acquisition of BNP Associates

Sound Point supports the acquisition of BNP Associates by Godspeed Capital

September 19, 2024

Sound Point Capital Closes Third Direct Lending Fund

U.S. Direct Lending Fund III Closes with $1.2 Billion of Capital

August 28, 2024

Sound Point Capital Provides Financing to Support I.D. Images’ Acquisition of Les Etiquettes Modernes

Sound Point leads upsizing for Sole Source Capital-backed I.D. Images in support of its acquisition of Les Etiquettes Modernes

September 12, 2023

Sound Point Capital Provides Financing to Support the Acquisition of Barcoding

Sound Point Capital supports the acquisition of Barcoding by Graham Partners

April 5, 2023

Sound Point Capital to Acquire Assured Investment Management, and Receive $1 Billion Investment Commitment From Assured Guaranty

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management, LP, a credit-oriented investment manager overseeing approximately $32 billion in total assets, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Assured Investment Management LLC and certain of its related asset management entities (“Assured-IM”), which conducts the institutional asset management business of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (together with its affiliates, “Assured Guaranty”).

March 7, 2023

Sound Point Capital Provides Financing to Support the Acquisition of Gannett Fleming

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Gannett Fleming (the “Company”), a leading engineering and infrastructure solutions provider. The financing was used to support the acquisition of the Company by OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”).

January 5, 2023

Sound Point Capital provides financing to support Salute Mission Critical’s Acquisition of Iconicx

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent and sole lender on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Salute Mission Critical (“Salute” or the “Company”) for its acquisition of Iconicx Critical Solutions (“Iconicx”).

October 19, 2022

Sound Point Capital and LBC Credit Management Support the Acquisition of Unirac, Inc.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) and LBC Credit Management, L.P. (“LBC”), two of the leading providers of financing solutions to middle market companies, provided a $180 million senior secured credit facility to Greenbelt Capital Partners (“Greenbelt”) to support the acquisition of Unirac, Inc.

November 18, 2021

Sound Point Capital Provides Financing to Support the Acquisition of Lindsay Precast

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Lindsay Precast (“Lindsay” or the “Company”), a premier North American concrete manufacturer specializing in precast concrete products. Funding provided by Sound Point was used to support MiddleGround Capital’s (“MiddleGround”) acquisition of the Company.

July 20, 2021

Sound Point Capital provides financing to support KPM Analytics

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a $43.5 million multicurrency first lien cross-border credit facility to KPM Analytics (“KPM”), a global quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) analytical testing and instrumentation business owned by Union Park Capital. Funding provided by Sound Point was used to refinance the existing debt facility and will support the Company’s global acquisition strategy. CVC Credit (“CVC”) partnered with Sound Point to provide a €16.1 million Euro-denominated term loan.

June 8, 2021

Sound Point Capital Acquires CVC Credit’s U.S. Direct Lending Unit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Lindsay Precast (“Lindsay” or the “Company”), a premier North American concrete manufacturer specializing in precast concrete products. Funding provided by Sound Point was used to support MiddleGround Capital’s (“MiddleGround”) acquisition of the Company.

All data provided is as of 6/30/2025. Firm-wide AUM does not include redemptions received or liquidations that may be in effect after 6/30/2025. Firm-wide AUM, where relevant, includes committed capital to discretionary draw-down vehicles that have not yet been drawn, entities that are not open to new investors and/or are in the process of winding down and represents the closed total commitment of all loans managed by Sound Point Commercial Real Estate Credit as of 6/30/2025, including inherited portfolios managed that were originated by another manager and assets attributable to a non-advisory client.
Target investment criteria and strategy highlights are subject to change without notice. Invested capital and number of sponsors financed calculated from the strategy's inception in December 2013 (excluding broadly syndicated transactions). Sound Point acquired the Direct Lending Strategy from CVC Credit Partners on June 8, 2021. Investing in Sound Point's Direct Lending Strategy involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Direct lending investments are subject to various risk factors, including credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and default risk as well. Non-financial risk considerations include ESG, cybersecurity and regulatory as well as conflicts of interest related to the investments themselves and Sound Point's concurrent management of multiple funds and client accounts within the Direct Lending Strategy. The information provided does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any interest in any investment strategy or fund offered or managed by Sound Point. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please see the Sound Point Direct Lending Fact Sheet for additional information.
Provided as of 3/31/2025. Recent transactions profiled are intended to demonstrate Sound Point's direct lending investment strategy and include the 9 most recent middle market lending transactions entered into by Sound Point (list updated quarterly). There is no guarantee that any future transactions will have the same characteristics as the recent transactions profiled above. The use of the company logos is not intended to represent or imply an endorsement by those companies.