AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lane Four Capital Partners, LLC (“L4CP”), an independent debt capital markets advisory firm, was founded on August 1, 2024 by private credit investors Rob Chuchla and Robert Buckwalter. L4CP serves as its clients’ outsourced directors of capital markets, assisting middle market private equity firms in navigating entire debt financing lifecycles under long-term partnerships.
The L4CP team is comprised of former private credit investors with nearly 25 years of combined experience evaluating, underwriting, executing, managing, and advising on private credit opportunities.
Rob Chuchla, Co-Founder and Partner of L4CP, said “our platform is differentiated – as former private credit practitioners, we can provide comprehensive credit advisory and support, from initial financing to amendments, upsizes, refinancings, and exit staple financings. We have found early success driving value for our clients at every stage of the debt life cycle.”
“Our dedicated coverage under long-term agreements with our clients ensures full alignment with private equity firms needing debt capital markets expertise,” said Co-Founder and Partner, Robert Buckwalter.
Rob Chuchla is a founding partner of L4CP and has more than a decade of experience in middle market credit investing. Mr. Chuchla most recently worked for Goldman Sachs’ Private Credit Group. Prior to Goldman, Mr. Chuchla worked at Ares Management, EIG Global Energy Partners, and Harris Williams. Mr. Chuchla graduated from the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar.
Robert Buckwalter is a founding partner of L4CP and has more than a decade of experience in middle market credit investing. Mr. Buckwalter most recently worked for Alliance Bernstein Private Credit Investors. Prior to AB-PCI, Mr. Buckwalter worked at JP Morgan’s Leveraged Finance Group. Mr. Buckwalter holds a BBA in Finance and Spanish from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
