Monroe Capital hires Gila Cohen to head global institutional partnerships

Gila Cohen has joined Monroe Capital as managing director, head of global institutional partnerships, based in the firm’s New York office.

She will be responsible for new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint among institutional investors, focusing on the high-growth opportunistic and real estate private credit areas of the firm.

Cohen has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking, M&A, sell- and buy-side transactions, underwriting, originating and investing across real estate, private equity and private credit, and building strong strategic partnerships. Prior to Monroe, Cohen was chief investment strategy officer of MUFG (USA) and was responsible for advising, directing and governing the strategic alternatives investment portfolio, as well as playing a strategic role in the firmwide missions for ESG and DEI.

In addition, Cohen was a managing partner at Castle Lanterra, where she was responsible for corporate strategy, M&