James Krause

TCW Direct Lending LLC invests in small, middle market, and large companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. The fund provides financing in the form of equity and debt and participates in growth, later stage, leverage buyouts with an investment size between $25 and $150 million.

TCW Direct Lending VII LLC operates as a lending investment company. It seeks to generate risk-adjusted returns primarily through direct investments in senior secured loans to middle market companies or other issuers. The company was founded on May 23, 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MWAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 by Tad Rivelle, Laird Landmann and Stephen Kane. They are wholly-owned by TCW Asset Management Co. LLC, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. MWAM offers fixed income portfolio management services to institutional investors, as well as individual investors through the Metropolitan West Funds.

The TCW Group, Inc. provides investment management services. The firm's clients include corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations in the United States, as well as a number of foreign investors and individuals. It works in partnership with financial advisors to help build the businesses and meet the needs of clients. The company was founded by Robert Addison Day in 1971 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.