Senior Credit

Brendan Donovan

Managing Director, Senior Credit

Brendan is responsible for originating and evaluating investment opportunities in support of the acquisition and growth capital needs of the firm’s private equity clients. Prior to joining the firm, he served in the origination and underwriting functions at CapitalSource, with a focus on healthcare and generalist industry verticals, and before that, he held several positions at GE Antares, which included underwriting and portfolio management as well as structuring and syndicating middle market leveraged loans. Brendan began his career in the financial management program at GE Capital.

  • Education: B.B.A., Finance, University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.B.A., Northwestern University–Kellogg School of Management
  • Joined the company: 2018
  • Began career: 2004

Private Credit

Our private credit business is now Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners, offering creative and flexible private credit solutions to both sponsored and non-sponsored middle-market companies, backed by Manulife’s global scale and Comvest’s proven leadership.

Private Equity

Our private equity platform continues as Comvest Private Equity, an independent firm focused on control investments in middle-market companies, partnering with founders and management teams to build businesses for lasting growth.

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