Tennenbaum Capital Partners announced that Brad Pritchard has joined the firm. Pritchard is a veteran energy technology professional with over 20 years of experience, including six years in energy technology financing.

“We are delighted Brad is joining our energy technology group,” said Rajneesh Vig, managing partner of Tennenbaum and President and Chief Operating Officer of TCP Capital. “His extensive background in this industry will be a tremendous asset as we originate investments in this sector.”

Pritchard will serve as a managing director of Tennenbaum. He most recently served as a managing director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital. Previously, he led the Clean Technology Investment Banking efforts at Wells Fargo Securities. Prior to Wells Fargo, he held positions at other leading financial firms including SG Cowen, Banc of America Securities and GE Capital.