Brinley Partners
Brinley Partners is a direct lender on Termgrid. It is active in United States, United Kingdom, W.Europe.
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About Brinley Partners
Brinley Partners is a direct lender, active across United States, United Kingdom and W.Europe. The firm deploys arr loans, liquid loans and preferred equity with sector activity in Business Services, Education and Financial Services.
Compared to other direct lenders active in United States profiled on Termgrid, Brinley Partners is one of 213 firms in this segment, with a published ticket band of $40M – $400M.
Investment Criteria
Sector Focus
Products
Currency Capability
Relationship Management
Termgrid's platform allows sponsors to track activity across their deals and portfolio with Brinley Partners automatically. Subscribers can see their live relationship trackers.
Deal Execution
Termgrid subscribers execute and manage their transactions with Brinley Partners end to end, from NDA through negotiation to signing.
Precedents
Termgrid automatically builds a precedent database across your transactions with Brinley Partners, so your team gets to insights faster.
Why Termgrid
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In the News
- Video interview — Kirsten Hagen, Brinley Partners — Lending in the upper middle market - 9fin
- Brinley Partners on discipline and decision-making in private credit - privatedebtinvestor.com
- Brinley Partners Launches Inaugural CLO, Backed by $4B From Insurance Firm - Chief Investment Officer
- Brinley Partners Launches Inaugural CLO, Backed by $4B From Insurance Firm - Markets Group
- Q&A with Kerry Dolan and Kirsten Hagen, Co-Founders of Brinley Partners - Goldman Sachs
External Coverage
Frequently Asked Questions
What strategy does Brinley Partners run?
Brinley Partners runs a single direct lending strategy on Termgrid. Its criteria, ticket sizes and sector preferences are documented in the Investment Criteria section above. Single-strategy firms typically concentrate deployment within a defined mandate rather than spreading capital across multiple fund vehicles.
Which debt instruments does Brinley Partners provide?
Brinley Partners deploys ARR Loans, Liquid Loans, Preferred Equity, Subordinated / Junior Debt / Mezzanine, and Unitranche / Senior Debt Direct Lending across its strategy. These instruments are used in sponsor-backed transactions and direct corporate financings where Brinley Partners participates as a lender, with the breadth (5 distinct products) suggesting flexibility on capital structure. Specific tranching, pricing and structuring are negotiated per transaction; the standard band sits in the Investment Criteria section.
Where does Brinley Partners lend?
Brinley Partners is active in United States, United Kingdom, and W.Europe. Sponsors running cross-border processes can include Brinley Partners where any of these geographies match the borrower or transaction. Regional focus reflects current deployment patterns recorded by Termgrid; firms periodically extend their mandate, so check the platform for the most current view.
Which sectors does Brinley Partners finance?
Brinley Partners has shown lending activity in Business Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Software, Technology (ex Software). Sector appetite can shift fund to fund and from year to year, so it is worth confirming current appetite with the deal team before running a process. Brinley Partners's recent deal activity is referenced in the news section above.
How do I connect with Brinley Partners?
Termgrid subscribers can route opportunities to Brinley Partners directly via the platform's deal execution workflow. The platform manages introductions, NDA exchange, materials sharing and term-sheet collaboration end-to-end. If you are not a Termgrid subscriber, request a demo to see the routing options and what the workflow looks like for Brinley Partners specifically.
How current is this profile?
This profile was last updated on 2025-09-16. Profile data is refreshed on a rolling basis from verified sources: firm-published materials, regulatory filings, and direct submissions from the lender. Press coverage from tracked finance publishers is aggregated nightly and shown in the news section above.
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