Gladstone Capital has a diverse team of seasoned investment professionals who have substantial operating, strategic and financial management experience. Our team is able to quickly evaluate and structure a wide range of transaction types.

Investment Professionals

Bob Marcotte

Bob Marcotte

President

703-287-5857
Bob.Marcotte@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Bob joined Gladstone Capital Corporation in December 2013 with extensive background in commercial finance and investment banking. Since 2002, Bob has been focused on the origination and management of middle market debt and equity investments supporting both private equity sponsors and owner operators. Prior to joining us, Bob served as an Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Asset Management for MCG Capital where he was responsible for investment origination, evaluation, underwriting and portfolio management for the $500+ million publicly traded business development company. Bob also served on MCG Capital’s investment committee since 2007. While at MCG Capital, Bob led more than $625 million of middle market debt and equity investments across a variety of industries, served on the board of numerous investment entities and spearheaded the successful development of sector experience and investment activities within the colocation, cable and education industries.
Prior to MCG Capital, Mr. Marcotte was Chief Financial Officer for Aleron, Inc., a wholesale internet access and network services provider and worked in the investment banking divisions of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., and in the project financing department of GE Capital and as a banking officer at Mellon Bank.

Mr. Marcotte received his B.S.B.A. in accounting and finance from Georgetown University.

Nicole Schaltenbrand

Chief Financial Officer

Nicole Schaltenbrand

Nicole Schaltenbrand

Chief Financial Officer

703-287-5800
Nicole.Schaltenbrand@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Ms. Schaltenbrand joined Gladstone in November 2015.  Prior to joining Gladstone, Ms. Schaltenbrand worked as a senior manager of SEC reporting and accounting policy at National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation in Dulles, VA.  Ms. Schaltenbrand also worked as a senior manager in the assurance practice of KPMG LLP in McLean, VA.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University, where she graduated Cum Laude.  She is a CPA in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a member of the AICPA and VSCPA.

Mike McQuigg

Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director

Mike McQuigg

Mike McQuigg

Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director

703-287-5812
Mike.McQuigg@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. McQuigg joined the Gladstone Companies in April 2015. He currently serves as the Senior Managing Director, focusing on the origination and management of middle market debt and equity investments supporting both private equity sponsors and owner operators.

Prior to joining us, Mr. McQuigg was a Principal at Deerpath Capital, focusing on private debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies. Prior to this, Mr. McQuigg was with H.I.G. Capital, where he focused on control and minority equity investments in the lower middle market.

Mr. McQuigg received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from Johns Hopkins University.  At Johns Hopkins University, Mike serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and on the Advisory Council for the Center for Financial Economics.

Andrew Ahlberg

Managing Director

Andrew Ahlberg

Andrew Ahlberg

Managing Director

703-462-1026
Andrew.Ahlberg@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Ahlberg joined the Gladstone Companies in September of 2014. Prior to that, he was an Associate at MCG Capital, where he was involved in underwriting and managing middle market debt and equity investments. Prior to MCG, Mr. Ahlberg was with Fifth Third Bank providing debt capital for middle market healthcare, industrial, and business services companies. Mr. Ahlberg earned an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a BS in Economics from The Ohio State University.

Laura Gladstone

Managing Director

Laura Gladstone

Laura Gladstone

Managing Director

212-792-4187, 203-661-1397
Laura.Gladstone@gladstonecompanies.com
245 Park Ave, New York, New York 10167

Ms. Gladstone has been with the Gladstone Companies since August 2001. She serves as a Managing Director, Private Finance, of our New York office, where she works with our mezzanine debt and syndicated loan team. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Gladstone worked as an Associate in equity research at ING Barings, where she was responsible for covering companies in the telecommunications industries. Ms. Gladstone also worked for Salomon Smith Barney as an Assistant Analyst in equity research and HSBC, an international bank, as an analyst in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received her BBA from The George Washington University. She is the coauthor of two books on lending to small business: Venture Capital Handbook and Venture Capital Investing, both published by Prentice Hall.

Eric Maloy

Managing Director

Eric Maloy

Eric Maloy

Managing Director

214-755-8550
Eric.Maloy@gladstonecompanies.com
8300 Douglas Ave., Suite 800-846, Dallas, TX 75225

Mr. Maloy joined Gladstone Companies in February of 2018. He currently serves as a Managing Director, in our Dallas, TX office, focusing on originating and managing debt and equity investments supporting middle market companies. Prior to joining us, Mr. Maloy was a Managing Director at MUFG Union Bank, N.A. and served as National Origination Manager for MUFG’s specialty lending practice focused on providing asset-based and structured debt products in the United States. Prior to MUFG, Mr. Maloy was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (“BAML”), where he was responsible for originating and structuring new senior debt opportunities in the Southwest. Mr. Maloy started his professional career in public Accounting with Ernst & Young.

Mr. Maloy received his B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Maloy is a Certified Public Accountant.

John Sateri

Managing Director

John Sateri

John Sateri

Managing Director

703-287-5908
John.Sateri@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Sateri has been with The Gladstone Companies since April 2007. He currently serves as a Managing Director in our McLean, VA Headquarters as a member of the Investment Committee supporting all Gladstone managed credit, equity, and real estate funds (GLAD, GAIN, GOOD, LAND) as well as originating debt and equity investments in privately held companies.

Prior to joining Gladstone, Mr. Sateri directed an independent consultancy providing special situation investment sourcing, underwriting, and disposition services to institutional investors across a variety of asset classes including middle market company debt and equity; commercial, residential, healthcare, and industrial real estate; and CMBS securitizations. From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Sateri worked for Wells Fargo Bank (predecessor/affiliated companies) in a variety of areas including commercial lending, special assets, and lastly capital markets where he served as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager overseeing a team responsible for underwriting, servicing and managing an asset-based loan portfolio with half a billion dollars in commitments to highly leveraged, growth oriented, middle market companies.

Mr. Sateri is active on numerous private company boards and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Hawaii at Manoa and a master’s degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Paul Cobuzzi

Paul Cobuzzi

Director

703-287-5906
Paul.Cobuzzi@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Cobuzzi joined the Gladstone Companies in May of 2015. Prior to that, he was with Harren Equity Partners, where he was involved in underwriting, executing and managing middle market leveraged buyout transactions across a variety of industries. Prior to Harren, Mr. Cobuzzi was with BIA Digital Partners providing debt and equity capital for middle market companies operating in the media and communications industries. Mr. Cobuzzi began his career in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Cobuzzi earned a BS in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.

Ray Logan

Director

Ray Logan

Ray Logan

Director

703-287-5805
Ray.Logan@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Logan joined Gladstone in March of 2020. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was with Fortress Investment Group, where he was involved in sourcing, underwriting, executing and managing debt and structured equity investments across a variety of industries. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Logan was a founding member of CapitalView Investment Partners, where he was involved in sourcing, underwriting, executing and managing value-oriented structured debt and control buyout transactions. Prior to CapitalView, Mr. Logan was with American Capital, Ltd., where he was involved in underwriting, executing and managing special situations debt and control buyout transactions. Mr. Logan began his career in the Special Credits Group at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Logan earned a BS in Finance from Fordham University.

James Mazza

James Mazza

Director

310-625-8612
James.Mazza@gladstonecompanies.com

Mr. Mazza joined the Gladstone Companies in April 2021 and serves as a Director in our Los Angeles office. He is responsible for originating, structuring, and managing debt and equity co-investments, as well as leading our West Coast coverage efforts.

Prior to joining Gladstone, Mr. Mazza was with Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. While at LLCP, Mr. Mazza was responsible for the origination and due diligence of new growth equity investments. Prior to LLCP, Mr. Mazza worked as a Vice President in GE Capital’s Corporate Finance Group, where he was responsible for sourcing and executing new leveraged finance opportunities across California. Mr. Mazza began his career with HSBC Bank, where he most recently worked in the Investment Banking Division in London.

Mr. Mazza received a B.A. in Economics from Boston University and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

Chandler Rohde

Senior Associate

Chandler Rohde

Chandler Rohde

Senior Associate

571-358-3653
Chandler.Rohde@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Rohde joined the Gladstone Companies in May of 2024. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was an Associate at JPB Partners, a Maryland-based private equity firm. While at JPB, Mr. Rohde was involved in sourcing, underwriting, executing, and monitoring investments of consumer-facing businesses within the lower middle market. Prior to JPB, Mr. Rohde was a Private Equity Analyst at Search Fund Accelerator where he focused on sourcing, underwriting, and executing lower middle market buyouts across multiple industries. Mr. Rohde earned his B.A in Economics from Connecticut College.  

Jarrett Smith

Senior Associate

Jarrett Smith

Jarrett Smith

Senior Associate

703-287-5830
jarrett.smith@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Smith joined the Gladstone Companies in June of 2023. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan. Sitting in Debt Capital Markets, he helped structure, manage, syndicate, and execute bank loan facilities across the Asset Management, BDC, and Insurance verticals. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Smith was a Corporate Banking Analyst at Wells Fargo. During his time, he monitored a credit portfolio and underwrote new opportunities across the Asset Management, Insurance, and Market Structure verticals.

Mr. Smith received his B.A. with Honors in U.S. History from Washington & Lee University.

Neil Thomas

Senior Associate

Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas

Senior Associate

703-462-1021
neil.thomas@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102


Mr. Thomas joined the Gladstone Companies in October of 2022. Prior to joining us, he was an Analyst at JPMorgan Chase, where he was focused on providing debt financing solutions to middle market companies across a variety of industries. While at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Thomas was responsible for helping source and execute new opportunities, primarily supporting bankers and underwriters on leveraged buyout transactions. Mr. Thomas received his B.B.A in Finance and B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Georgia.

Zach Wade

Senior Associate

Zach Wade

Zach Wade

Senior Associate

703-287-5862
zach.wade@gladstonecompanies.com
1521 Westbranch Dr., Ste 100, McLean, VA 22102

Mr. Wade joined the Gladstone Companies in December of 2021. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at CKS Advisors, focused primarily on sell-side M&A advisory engagements for a range of corporate clients. Prior to CKS, Mr. Wade was an Assistant Vice President at Bank of America in a commercial credit underwriter role. During his time, Mr. Wade monitored a commercial debt portfolio while underwriting new credit commitments, financing mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, capital equipment, and working capital, for middle-market companies. Mr. Wade earned his B.B.A in Finance from Lake Forest College.