Monroe Credit Advisors is a Chicago, Illinois Direct Lender that also offers Illinois merchant Cash Advance programs. They specialize in the following transactions: senior loans, junior capital, mezzanine investments, club investments, syndicated investments, equity co-investments, return requirements, second liens and last-out loans.

They specifically focus on businesses residing in the U.S. and Canada, with a special emphasis on manufacturing, distribution, infrastructure, business services, education, defense, healthcare, consumer goods, travel, print and publishing, energy services, telecommunication, media and retail. They also offer loans for special areas, including investing in minority-owned businesses in communities that are well underserved.