TSL Express Daily News

New York, NY, January 29, 2025 – Abacus Finance Group, LLC, a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies, today announced the promotions of Sean McKeever, who is a Founding Partner, from COO to President and Greg Scanlon from Associate to Senior Associate, and the hiring of Jeremy Pak as an Analyst.

“Sean and Greg are key members of what has become one of the strongest investment teams in our industry. Additionally, as we enter our fourteenth year, our team’s experience continues to deepen with hires like Jeremy Pak, making us better prepared than ever to meet our goal of providing our sponsors with the resources to deliver swift and efficient service,” said Tim Clifford, Abacus CEO and Founding Partner. “The strength of our investment team and our ability to move quickly are important aspects of why they can Count on Us™ and the effectiveness of our Total Partnership Approach™.” 
 
Sean McKeever, a founding partner of Abacus and an Investment Committee member, is involved in all aspects of the firms investing and fundraising activities. Earlier, he was a founding partner at Amalgamated Capital and was a Vice President at Churchill Financial. He was also a founding member of the Leveraged Finance group at Comerica Bank. Sean has an M.S. in Financial Economics from Boston University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College.

As an investment team member, Greg Scanlon is involved with structuring, underwriting, executing, monitoring, and valuing investments for the firm. Before joining Abacus in 2021, he was an analyst within MetLife Investment’s Corporate Private Credit Group. Greg earned a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers Business School. 

Jeremy Pak, who joined Abacus in 2025 as an Analyst, is an investment team member involved with supporting the structuring, underwriting, executing, monitoring, and valuing investments for the firm. Previously, he was an Analyst within SMBC’s Leveraged Finance Group, and he began his career with Truist as a Credit Analyst. Jeremy earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.
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About Abacus Finance Group, LLC
Abacus Finance Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, together “Abacus”) is a leading asset management firm specializing in private credit solutions to the lower middle market. Since Abacus’s inception in 2011, it has closed over $3.5 billion in financings. The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $3 million and $15 million. The firm is headquartered in New York City and maintains a second office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Abacus is an affiliate of New York Private Bank & Trust, which was founded in 1850.

Abacus Finance is located at 6 East 43rd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017. All inquiries and new investment opportunities should be directed to Tim Clifford at 212-850-462 or cliffordt@abacusfinance.com. Please visit abacusfinance.com for more information.

Total Partnership Approach™ (TPA), a registered trademark of Abacus Finance, LLC, brings together cash-flow financing expertise, deep industry knowledge, a turnaround time of under 72 hours, and exceptional client service over the lifecycle of each investment – all in all, a comprehensive methodology that reflects our emphasis on growing relationships rather than just focusing on the number of transactions. We encourage sponsors to Count on Us™ because of the deep partnerships we forge by going well above and beyond what they traditionally have come to expect. We don’t believe in the phrase “good enough” – we push ourselves to create custom financing solutions specifically tailored for each transaction.