SFNet New Member Spotlight: Crown Partners, LP
October 5, 2026
Source: Crown Partners
Crown Partners, LP
https://www.crownlp.com/
Crown Partners is an investment banking firm focused on asset-based finance and collateral-driven credit. The firm advises leading private credit firms and asset managers on investment strategy, transaction evaluation and portfolio advisory across the asset-based finance market. Crown Partners also serves sponsors and corporate relationships on solutions for asset-heavy businesses and portfolio companies. The firm combines deep subject-matter expertise, senior relationships and relentless focus to help clients achieve their strategic objectives. Crown Partners has offices in New York, Chicago, West Palm Beach and Manila.
SFNet Member Director, Mark Seigel
Mark Seigel is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Crown Partners. Mark holds primary responsibility for leading the strategic direction of the Firm, building and managing key relationships across the financial services industry, and overseeing Crown’s talent development. During his 20+ year career, Mark has advised more than 300 middle-market companies in the areas of corporate finance, capital structure, loan workouts, and strategy. Mark provides direct oversight of the client messaging and transaction structuring for each Crown mandate. Prior to forming Crown, Mr. Seigel was Co-Founder and President of Veritas Financial Partners, an asset-based lending firm which grew from a startup to one of the largest independent asset-based lenders in the country. During his tenure, Mr. Seigel attracted a strategic equity investment from Atalaya Capital Management, and eventually orchestrated Veritas’s sale to White Oak Global Advisors in 2019. Mark is an active member of YPO and currently serves as its Palm Beach Chapter’s membership officer.
Evan Nadler
Evan Nadler is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Crown Partners. He leads the firm's relationships with more than 200 bank and non-bank ABL platforms, maintains real-time market intelligence, and directs go-to-market strategies for Crown clients. Prior to founding Crown, Evan was a founding employee of Veritas Financial Partners, where he established and led the Midwest market, helped build it into the firm's most active region, and supported Veritas's sale to White Oak Global Advisors. He earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an active member of the Turnaround Management Association and Secured Finance Network, where he has co-chaired multiple committees.
