Richard A. Petrocelli is the Managing Director and is responsible for business development and loan origination.
Mr. Petrocelli has over 20 years of experience with direct lending and private equity. Over the course of his career Mr. Petrocelli has held senior operating positions with the direct lending and CLO platforms at Saratoga, Fifth Street and Flat Rock in addition to playing an active role in origination, execution and portfolio management. In 2010, he played a leading role in Saratoga’s recapitalization of Saratoga Investment Corp.
Mr. Petrocelli originally joined Saratoga Partners in 1998 from Gabelli Asset Management, where he served as a vice president in the corporate finance department with a primary focus on the company’s alternative investment business. Prior to that, he was a senior accountant at BDO USA. Mr. Petrocelli graduated with a BSBA from Georgetown University in 1990 and earned an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1999. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
