NEW YORK – Andalusian Credit Partners (ACP), a middle-market direct lending platform, has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Moses Awe as Chief Financial Officer and Sandy Climan as Senior Advisor. These strategic hires further ACP’s mission to scale its business and enhance its investment capabilities in non-sponsored and sponsor-backed leveraged lending.
Moses Awe Joins as CFO
Awe brings over 15 years of finance, asset management, and direct lending experience, most recently serving as Senior Director of Finance at Hercules Capital, Inc., the world’s largest business development company focused on venture lending. He was also Controller for Hercules Capital’s private funds and investment advisor. Earlier in his career, Awe was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), where he specialized in business development companies, asset managers, and private wealth funds. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York and Texas and holds a Master in Professional Accounting and a B.A. in German from the University of Texas at Austin.
Aaron Kless, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of ACP, stated:
“We are thrilled to welcome Moses and Sandy to Andalusian as we continue building upon our strong infrastructural foundation and unmatched network of relationships. With our world-class team and differentiated investment strategy in place, Andalusian is incredibly well-positioned to deliver excellence to our investors while supporting non-sponsored and sponsor-backed companies across the large and underserved U.S. middle market.”
Sandy Climan Joins as Senior Advisor
Climan is a media and entertainment industry visionary with over 40 years of experience in investing, operating, and advising businesses in the sector. He is the CEO of Entertainment Media Ventures, which he founded in 1999. His past leadership roles include:
- Executive Vice President and President of Worldwide Business Development at Universal Studios Hollywood
- Founding head of Creative Artists Agency’s (CAA) corporate practice
- Senior positions in motion picture and television production and distribution at MGM Studios
Kless added:
“At Andalusian, we pride ourselves on our connectivity to the media and entertainment, sports, and financial services ecosystems, which we believe provides us with unique insights and access to proprietary investment opportunities within our core sectors of focus. Sandy’s experience shaping the media and entertainment landscape for over four decades will augment our existing sourcing and underwriting capabilities. Furthermore, Moses’ deep understanding of the financial operations of investment firms and funds—gained while serving as a trusted partner to leading direct lenders and other credit managers—will be value-added for our platform. We look forward to Moses and Sandy’s collective contributions.”
The addition of Awe and Climan reinforces Andalusian’s commitment to building a best-in-class leadership team and expanding its footprint in the middle-market direct lending space.
