Cobra Capital LLC
2831 W. 83rd Street
Darien, Illinois 60561
Tel: 630.985.3500
Fax: 630.985.3567
Email: dale@cobrallc.com
About Cobra Capital
About Cobra Capital LLC
Given the opportunities in the middle market leasing industry, Mr. Kluga formed Cobra Capital in 2000 with Mr. Tong, formerly a Senior Vice President of a major international banking subsidiary, (formerly The Chicago Corporation), a broker dealer with over $500 million in regulatory capital. Both partners of Cobra Capital have significant experience in all aspects of a leasing operation and have key complementary skill sets. Dale Kluga’s greatest strengths are business development, underwriting and collections. Dexter Tong’s greatest strengths are operations, treasury and accounting. Both are Chicago-land natives and NIU CPA’s. Resumes are available upon request.

Dale R. Kluga, President
Mr. Kluga (49) has over 28 years of commercial leasing and banking experience. In 1989 he co-founded a community bank for the second largest Chicago based banking organization at the age of 29 and subsequently founded the parent company’s equipment leasing subsidiary, which was acquired in 2007 by Bank of America. Mr. Kluga is a CPA and 1981 graduate of Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in accounting and is a graduate of Continental Illinois National Bank’s Financial Information Services Training Program and its’ Wholesale Banking Training Program.

Dexter S. Tong, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Tong (56) has over 34 years of broad and extensive experience in domestic and international treasury operations and in the management of back-office operations and accounting in the securities and banking industries. Prior to joining Cobra Capital, Mr. Tong managed over $5 billion of credit facilities for a major international banking organization including its captive equipment leasing operation. Mr. Tong was employed by Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company for over 13 years serving in various capacities in the Treasury and Internal Audit functions. Mr. Tong is a CPA and 1975 graduate of Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in accounting.
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