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Matt Gaegler

BDC Controller at Willow Tree Credit Partners

New York, New York

Work Experience

  • Finance and Operations - BDC Controller

    2025

2018 - 2025

  • Vice President of Finance and Accounting

    2023 - 2025

    Commercial Lender in alliance with Apollo Global Management •Manage a team that oversees the reporting and accounting of a loan portfolio encompassing 11 product lines, 20+ sidecar partners, and 100+ legal entities. • Scaled up our financial controls and procedures to allow for rapid growth. Commitments under management have increased from $7 billion to $50+ billion during my tenure with the company. • Implemented several new IT and ERP systems (Netsuite, OneStream, Intellimatch, etc.) to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the company’s operations. Automated dozens of processes that were previously manual. • Conduct forecasting, financial planning & analysis, and other ad-hoc requests from investors, partners at Apollo, and other departments across the company. • Prepare quarterly financial statements, cash flow statements, and MD&A. • Created foreign currency hedging procedures and supervise the process with assistance from an offshore team. • Preside over the multi-million-dollar cash clearing process to ensure cash is properly applied, and that all funds are received on every complex transaction. • Conduct analysis on yield trends to provide insight into loan profitability and overall company performance, as well as identify potential discrepancies to ensure accuracy in reporting. • Represented the company at several global conferences to network and expand Midcap Financial’s brand recognition.

  • Assistant Vice President of Finance & Accounting

    2021 - 2023

  • Senior Associate

    2018 - 2021

2016 - 2018

  • Audit Associate

    2016 - 2018

    Industry Focus: Publicly Traded Technology and Financial Services • Conducted the testing of revenue on a large team to assist with the execution of integrated financial statement audits • Performed walkthroughs of intricate business processes to test the design, implementation, and effectiveness of internal controls • Communicated directly with clients on a day-to-day basis to resolve discrepancies and obtain transaction support

2015 - 2015

  • Audit Intern

    2015 - 2015

    • Worked with a large team to meet tight deadlines for a carve-out audit in the government contracting sector, and completed interim testing procedures for a prominent energy company

2014 - 2014

  • Audit Intern

    2014 - 2014

    • Worked as part of a team to conduct comprehensive financial, claims, payroll, and benefit plan audits.

2013 - 2013

  • Sales Intern

    2013 - 2013

    • Generated interest in TTi products, marketed power tools to potential customers, boosted sales, and expanded TTi’s market share with on-site selling.