Scott Zoellner

Bio

Mr Zoellner joined AEA in 2004 to assist in the formation of a new mezzanine investing effort focused on the middle market. Prior to joining AEA, he was a principal in the New York office of Allied Capital, a NYSE-traded business development company. While at Allied Capital, Mr Zoellner was responsible for originating, executing and monitoring privately negotiated debt and equity investments in both sponsored and non-sponsored middle market companies, serving as a director of Callidus Capital Corporation and a member of the management committee of Callidus Capital Management LLC. Prior to joining Allied Capital, Mr Zoellner served as a consultant to the Carlyle Group and a managing director in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse First Boston ("CSFB") where he spent twelve years after joining the firm in 1990. During his tenure at CSFB, he was a member of the leveraged finance group and the global industrial and services group. While at CSFB, Mr Zoellner originated and executed debt and equity financings in the public, 144A and private markets in both US and Europe. Mr Zoellner holds a BA in economics and political science from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.