Matt Gaegler
BDC Controller at Willow Tree Credit Partners
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Finance and Operations - BDC Controller
2025 - Current
Willow Tree Credit Partners provides equity investments, acquisition opportunities, loans, and advisory services to entrepreneurs.
Vice President of Finance and Accounting
2023 - 2025
Commercial Lender in alliance with Apollo Global Management •Manage a team that oversees the reporting and accounting of a loan portfolio encompassing 11 product lines, 20+ sidecar partners, and 100+ legal entities. • Scaled up our financial controls and procedures to allow for rapid growth. Commitments under management have increased from $7 billion to $50+ billion during my tenure with the company. • Implemented several new IT and ERP systems (Netsuite, OneStream, Intellimatch, etc.) to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the company’s operations. Automated dozens of processes that were previously manual. • Conduct forecasting, financial planning & analysis, and other ad-hoc requests from investors, partners at Apollo, and other departments across the company. • Prepare quarterly financial statements, cash flow statements, and MD&A. • Created foreign currency hedging procedures and supervise the process with assistance from an offshore team. • Preside over the multi-million-dollar cash clearing process to ensure cash is properly applied, and that all funds are received on every complex transaction. • Conduct analysis on yield trends to provide insight into loan profitability and overall company performance, as well as identify potential discrepancies to ensure accuracy in reporting. • Represented the company at several global conferences to network and expand Midcap Financial’s brand recognition.
Assistant Vice President of Finance & Accounting
2021 - 2023
Senior Associate
2018 - 2021
Audit Associate
2016 - 2018
Industry Focus: Publicly Traded Technology and Financial Services • Conducted the testing of revenue on a large team to assist with the execution of integrated financial statement audits • Performed walkthroughs of intricate business processes to test the design, implementation, and effectiveness of internal controls • Communicated directly with clients on a day-to-day basis to resolve discrepancies and obtain transaction support
Audit Intern
2015 - 2015
• Worked with a large team to meet tight deadlines for a carve-out audit in the government contracting sector, and completed interim testing procedures for a prominent energy company
Audit Intern
2014 - 2014
• Worked as part of a team to conduct comprehensive financial, claims, payroll, and benefit plan audits.
Sales Intern
2013 - 2013
• Generated interest in TTi products, marketed power tools to potential customers, boosted sales, and expanded TTi’s market share with on-site selling.