TCW Steel City

Capital solutions engineered to accelerate your business

Financing built around your needs and delivered with speed, flexibility, and confidence

Leveraging the complementary strengths of two leading financial institutions, we provide adaptive private credit solutions backed by a proven history of collaboration and execution on behalf of our clients.


Reliability

You’ll have an experienced financing team on your side, with a flexible capital base and proven credit solutions to help you weather shifting economic conditions.

Agility

As your strategic priorities evolve, our comprehensive lending capabilities help you stay ready and nimble during the dealmaking process, including post-closing support.

Collaboration

We work alongside our clients with transparency and shared purpose to create enduring relationships.

APPROACH

A combined strategy created to deliver better outcomes

TCW Steel City (“Steel City”) is a private credit platform that combines the experience and resources of PNC Bank, one of the largest commercial banking institutions in the U.S., with TCW Private Credit, an investment platform that operates within TCW, a global asset management firm.

Steel City employs a life-of-investment approach, which provides greater alignment of interests and continuity of coverage from origination through portfolio management.

19 years

collaboration between PNC and TCW

65 closed transactions

 between PNC and TCW*

$3.7 billion

in Steel City deployable capital

*Non-Steel City transactions only.


18

platforms closed since inception

12

different private equity firms supported

$1.7 billion

deployed


Differentiated origination platform provided by leading banking and lending franchise


Full-service national bank with broad capabilities and ability to scale with clients


Relationship-driven approach that spans borrowers, products, and transactions

TCW Steel City

Built on time-tested collaboration providing tailored one-stop financial solutions


Highly flexible and customizable senior secured lending structures
 


Efficient underwriting, execution and portfolio management via a single investment team

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Global asset management platform with deep private credit expertise
 


26-year history in middle market direct lending
 


Leading fundraising and investor relations capabilities providing ongoing access to capital

SOLUTIONS

Flexible and creatively structured 

Steel City is focused on creating tailored lending solutions that drive acquisitions, growth and recapitalizations. We can structure revolvers, term loans and delayed draw term loans across the full debt capital stack. We typically support transactions between $75 – $400 million, with flexibility to scale alongside borrower needs, generally targeting the below criteria.

Type of Financing

1st Lien

Borrower Type

Sponsored and Non-Sponsored

Adjusted EBITDA

$10 - $100 Million

Loan-to-Value

40% - 60%

Net Leverage

3.0x - 5.0x

Spread over SOFR

4.5% - 6.5%

INDUSTRY FOCUS

A generalist approach across the sectors we serve

Aerospace & Defense

Business Services

Consumer

Distribution

Education

Energy & Infrastructure

Financial Services

Food & Beverage

Healthcare

Industrials

Software & Technology

Transportation & Logistics

OUR TEAM

A dedicated team of industry leading dealmakers committed to owning the full deal lifecycle

We combine decades of investment expertise, market perspective, and proven execution to help clients achieve their goals.


Investment Committee

Richard Miller

Rick Miller

Chief Investment Officer
TCW Private Credit

Co-Portfolio Manager
TCW Steel City

TCW

Pete Mardaga

Executive Vice President
PNC Business Credit

PNC

Mark Gertzof

Deputy Chief Investment Officer
TCW Private Credit

Co-Portfolio Manager
TCW Steel City

TCW
Walter Hill

Walt Hill

Senior Managing Director
Steel City Capital Funding

Co-Portfolio Manager
TCW Steel City

PNC
Combining the power and legacy of our broad lending capabilities will only expand our ability to develop creative lending solutions for critical segments of U.S. companies, while offering a differentiated investment strategy for investors.   
Richard Miller


Rick Miller

Co-Portfolio Manager, TCW Steel City

PNC and TCW have long independent and shared histories of delivering successful lending solutions. The creation of Steel City brings the best of bank and private credit lending together for borrowers and sponsors.
 
Walter Hill


Walt Hill

Co-Portfolio Manager, TCW Steel City

DONE DEALS

Deal experience across industries to support our clients’ objectives

Execution is our brand. The transactions reflect our commitment to closing with speed, certainty, and flexibility.

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