Mr. Mehring, Managing Director, is the President of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), BlackRock Private Credit Fund (“BDEBT”) and BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. (“BDLC”). Mr. Mehring is a senior member of the investment team within BlackRock's Private Financing Solutions (PFS) platform. Mr. Mehring plays a leadership role in the evaluation, structuring, and execution of private secured investments in U.S. core middle market companies. Jason has over 30 years' experience in middle market investing including his 19 years' experience with the BlackRock team, joining as a Managing Director at BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation's former advisor in 2005.
Mr. Mehring previously spent more than ten years at Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI), an affiliate of Bank of America, Inc., in Chicago, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, becoming a Principal of the firm in 2000. At BACI, Mr. Mehring focused on mezzanine and private equity investing in middle market companies. Prior to joining BACI in 1994, he worked at Firstar Bank, a predecessor to U.S. Bank.
Mr. Mehring holds an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (graduating with University Honors).