Encina Private Credit (EPC) bolstered the size of the team with key hires during 2024, enabling the business to deliver new business volume growth of 74% in its first out enterprise value loan product, compared to 2023. Encina continued to partner with direct lenders and private equity sponsors to support portfolio companies with growth capital and finance add-on acquisitions.
“We are pleased to announce the following additions to the Encina Private Credit team during this past year,” Mike Hensinger, president and CEO of EPC, said. “These talented individuals helped enable EPC to deliver strong new business volume and position our business for continued growth in 2025 and beyond.”
Caroline Farkas, senior vice president, credit: Farkas joined EPC in November 2024 as a senior member of our credit underwriting and portfolio management team. Farkas joined EPC from Firmament Group after working in private equity at Atlas Holdings. Farkas graduated from Vanderbilt University.
Christian Osorio, associate, credit: Osorio joined EPC in April 2024 as our first associate in the credit underwriting and portfolio management team. Osorio joined us from Wells Fargo’s mid corporate banking group where he was an analyst. Osorio has an MBA from Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business.
Alex Buckanavage, associate: Buckanavage joined EPC in November 2024 as an associate in the commercial originations team. He joined EPC from Leargas Capital, after working at Solebury Capital as an analyst. Buckanavage graduated from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business.
Diane Midollo, controller: Midollo joined EPC’s Finance department in December 2024 as the company’s controller. Midollo joined EPC from Opal Fuels, in New York, and prior to that was the vice president and controller at Eastern Settlement Funding. Midollo graduated from the State University of New York, Cortlandt.
