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Monroe Capital Provides Financing to Wicks Group’s Argyle Executive Forum

Chicago, IL, May 26, 2016

Monroe Capital LLC today announced it acted as co-syndication agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support Argyle Executive Forum LLC’s (“Argyle”) acquisition of Innovation Enterprise. Argyle is an existing portfolio company of the Wicks Group.

Based in New York City and founded in 2004, Argyle is a provider of high-touch engagement events for Fortune 500 C-level executives. The company hosts more than 150 full-day forums, private dinners, virtual conferences, think tanks and roundtable discussions annually for its selective executive membership in the United States and Canada. Innovation Enterprise is a leading producer of engagement events and marketing services. The acquisition enables Argyle to offer a full set of B2B events, custom research, and marketing service solutions to clients.

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC is a leading provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital prides itself on its flexible investment approach and its ability to close and fund transactions quickly. Monroe is committed to being a value-added and user-friendly partner to owners, senior management and private equity sponsors. Monroe has been recognized by Global M&A Network as the 2015, 2014, and 2013 Small Middle Markets Lender of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2015 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, the 2014 Senior Lender of the Year, and the 2013 Unitranche Lender of the Year; and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2015 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year. To learn more about Monroe Capital LLC, visit www.monroecap.com.