Our Team

Mr. Yoon is a Director and member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Yoon was with Lightyear Capital, where he served as Vice President of Portfolio Solutions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Yoon spent time at McKinsey & Company and Capital One.

Mr. Yoon holds a BS in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Mr. Slomich is a Director, and Funds Counsel, responsible for overseeing fund formation and operations at the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Slomich was an Executive Director at J.P Morgan Asset Management and responsible for the development, structuring and implementation of alternative investment products. Prior to that, Mr. Slomich was a Vice President at Credit Suisse Asset Management where he conducted legal and operational due diligence for the Alternative Fund Solutions group.  Mr. Slomich started his career as an associate in the Private Equity Group of Dewey & LeBouef LLP.

Mr. Slomich holds a BA from Brandeis University and a JD from New York University School of Law. Mr. Slomich is a CAIA Charterholder.

Mr. Rappoport is a Director and Funds Counsel, responsible for overseeing fund formation and operation at the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Rappoport practiced in the Private Funds Group of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, and the Investment Management Group of Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Mr. Rappoport holds a BA from Cornell University and a JD from the Duke University School of Law.

Mr. Fullam is a Director and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fullam worked at Macquarie Bank where he was an Associate Director. Prior to that, Mr. Fullam was a Compliance Manager at Morgan Stanley in the Credit Sales & Trading division and earlier in his career, an Associate at the National Association of Security Dealers.

Mr. Fullam holds a BS from Fairfield University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Ms. Canavan is a Director, Associate General Counsel and Co-Deputy Chief Compliance Officer with a focus on legal transaction management and regulatory matters for the firm. Ms. Canavan also serves as the SMF16 Head of Compliance for Strategic Value Partners (UK) LLP.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Canavan was part of the legal and tax team at Macquire Infrastructure and Real Assets, part of Macquarie Funds Group, in New York City and the Company Secretarial team of Macquarie Group Limited in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Canavan started her career as an Associate at a general practice law firm in Ireland.

Ms. Canavan holds a Bachelor of Laws in Law from the University of Limerick and a Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Law Society of Ireland and was subsequently admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland, England, and Wales and to the New York bar.

Mr. Pereira-Mendoza is a Managing Director and European Head of Sourcing.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pereira-Mendoza was responsible for Leveraged Finance Distribution in EMEA at Credit Suisse. Mr. Pereira-Mendoza has focused on leveraged finance for his entire career in a variety of roles; he held roles at Credit Suisse from 2000 to 2023, having rejoined the bank in 2000 upon its merger with Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette. Prior to Credit Suisse, he started his career at NatWest Markets from 1994-1998.

Mr. Pereira-Mendoza received a BA in Geography from the University of Manchester.

Mr. Pius is a Managing Director in the Capital Markets team and is responsible for European financing / capital markets activities.

Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners in 2023, Mr. Pius was an investment banker at Barclays in London. Mr. Pius joined Barclays in 2008 and was most recently a Managing Director in the European Leveraged Finance team, where he was focused on the origination of high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions for financial sponsors and sub-investment grade corporates.

Mr. Pius received an LLB (Hons) in Law from the University of Durham in 2007 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) from BPP Law School in 2008.

Mr. Kaul is a Director and the Firm’s Treasurer. His focus is on the funds’ FX hedging programs, fund financing and counterparty management. Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kaul spent six years at Credit Suisse in the Equities Division.

Mr. Kaul has both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Ms. Hughes is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Hughes worked with Sun Capital in the Performance Improvement Team. Prior to this role, Ms. Hughes worked at both the Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company.

Ms. Hughes holds an MA in History & Social Anthropology from Cambridge University.

Mr. Hu is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on business development and developing investor relationships in Japan.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hu worked at AMP Capital Investors. Before this, he was a CFO at one of the largest startups in Japan. Earlier in his career, he worked at Deutsche Bank and Mitsubishi.

Mr. Hu holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

Mr. Hollyhead is a Director and member of the European Operations Team, focused on enhancing Operational Finance across the EU portfolio.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hollyhead was CFO of a number of Private Equity owned businesses in the Manufacturing, Industrial Services and MedTech sectors. As CFO, Mr. Hollyhead drove business growth through high-quality analysis supporting strategic decision making, instilled a performance and accountability culture and built high-performing Finance functions. He was a member of the management team of PACCOR, which completed a successful sale for Sun Capital in 2018.

Prior to his time as CFO, Mr. Hollyhead worked for ten years within Big 4 accounting firms.

Mr. Hollyhead is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from Sheffield University, where he studied Law.

Mr. Colby is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners, Mr. Colby spent nine years at Apollo Global Management. During his tenure at Apollo, Mr. Colby invested across illiquid and liquid credit strategies covering a variety of industries. Mr. Colby began his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Leveraged Finance.

Mr. Colby received a BS in Finance from Fordham University in 2012.

Mr. Antonacci is a Managing Director and member of the sourcing team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Antonacci was the Head of Leveraged Finance Sales & Trading at BMO Capital Markets. Prior to this, he was the Head of Loan Sales at Bank of America, where he was responsible for managing the Par Loan, Distressed Debt and CLO Structured Credit sales teams. Mr. Antonacci also previously held leadership positions in Leveraged Finance at J.P. Morgan.

Mr. Antonacci holds a BS in Finance from the State University of New York, Albany and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University.

Mr. Jung is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Jung was a member of the investor relations team at Centerbridge Partners. Before Centerbridge, Mr. Jung worked at Irving Place Capital.

Mr. Jung holds a BS in Business Administration from Boston University.

Ms. Reyes is a Director within the Investor Relations team, leading the operations function.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Reyes was a Director with the Investor Services team at Apollo Global Management. Before this, she was a Management Consultant within the Strategy & Performance Improvement team at Grant Thornton.

Ms. Reyes holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University.

Ms. Koh is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Koh was a Senior Vice President at PIMCO. Earlier in her career, Ms. Koh worked at AQR Capital Management and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Ms. Koh holds a BA in Organizational Studies from Brown University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Flohre is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Flohre was a Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Markets Loans, Americas at Commerzbank AG. Before this, he was a Director in Global Loans at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

Mr. Flohre holds a BS in Business Administration from Ohio State University.

Mr. Delaney is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Delaney was a Senior Vice President at Lazard Asset Management. Before Lazard, Mr. Delaney worked at AllianceBernstein.

Mr. Delaney holds a BA in History from Trinity College, Hartford.

Mr. Weil is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Weil was a Managing Principal and Global Head of Business Development and Client Relations at Halcyon Capital. Before Halcyon, Mr. Weil was a Managing Director at Silver Creek Capital. Mr. Weil previously led the Americas Institutional Outsourced CIO business for Russell Investments.

Mr. Weil holds a BA in English from the University of Colorado and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

Mr. Wainright-Lee is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Wainright-Lee was at Janus Capital Group, where he was responsible for the UK Institutional Market. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wainright-Lee was an Analyst at BlackRock on the Risk and Quantitative Analysis Team and served as an Analyst at a Private Bank in New York.

Mr. Wainright-Lee holds a BSc degree in Business from the University of Manchester and has passed Level I of the CFA Program.

Mr. Tanaka is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, responsible for developing the Firm’s Japan business, with a focus on sourcing and investor relations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Tanaka was President of Tanaka Value Investments KK. Before that, Mr. Tanaka was President of Cerberus Japan KK. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tanaka was with Merrill Lynch, where he served as Managing Director of the Distressed Trading Group in New York.

Mr. Tanaka holds a BA in Political Science from DePaul University.

Mr. Khosla is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on business development across the Middle East and Far East markets.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Khosla worked for HSBC, where he was responsible for the regional coverage and development of relationships for Corporate and Institutional Banking across the Middle East. Before that, he worked for Standard Chartered.

Mr. Khosla holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi and an MBA from Wayne State University.

Mr. Healy is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Healy was Co-Head of Investor Relations at Crescent Capital Group. Prior to Crescent, he was an Institutional Sales Manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Mr. Healy began his career at Lord Abbett & Co.

Mr. Healy holds a BS in Business Marketing from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Mr. Hewett is a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hewett was a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations at Terra Firma Capital Partners. Prior to that, he was part of the senior team of Atlantic-Pacific Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hewett worked at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Hewett holds a BA and MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Mr. Lavard is a Managing Director and oversees technology globally.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Lavard was with General Atlantic, where he served as Vice President and Head of Global Applications within the Information Technology Team. Mr. Lavard has also previously served as Vice President of Technology Services and Vice President of Technology at Cerberus Capital Management.

Mr. Lavard holds a BSc in Computer Science from Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge.

Mr. Shah is a Managing Director and oversees the Management Company, Tax and Corporate Operations Teams. He is responsible for global tax compliance and structuring for the funds, investments and management company.

Prior to working at SVP, Mr. Shah was an Associate in the tax group of Troutman Sanders, LLP and its predecessor Jenkens & Gilchrist.

Mr. Shah holds an MA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin School of Business, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law and an LLM in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law.

Mr. Schwartz is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to re-joining SVP, Mr. Schwartz was Chief Operating Officer at Contrarian Capital Management, responsible for all non-investment functions. Before this, he served as Chief Financial Officer of SVP. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schwartz was a Senior Auditor at American Express Tax and Business Services.

Mr. Schwartz holds a BBA with a focus in Accounting from Pace University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

Mr. Brecher is a Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Brecher was Deputy General Counsel at Millennium Management and had previously served in senior legal and compliance roles at other investment firms. He began his career as an Associate in the Corporate group at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.

Mr. Brecher holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.

Mr. Kelly is a Managing Director and oversees the finance, operations and legal functions of the Firm.

Prior to working at SVP, Mr. Kelly was a Partner and Chief Financial Officer for Sagamore Hill Capital Management. Before that, Mr. Kelly was Chief Financial Officer of Croesus Capital Management.

Mr. Kelly holds a BS in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.

Ms. Nagaswami is a Managing Director and Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Nagaswami was CEO and Board Director at Hirtle Callaghan & Co. She also previously served as Chief Investment Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York and Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein’s multi-asset and retail investment businesses. She began her career at UBS.

Ms. Nagaswami holds a BCom from Mumbai University and an MBA from Yale University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and the Founder and Lead Moderator of the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship program.

Stefan Winter is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Winter was a member of the board of managing directors at UBS, where he oversaw the bank’s German equity and fixed income business and led IPOs for Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Post, Premiere, MTU and Wacker Chemie, among others. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bankers Trust and Citibank and was also President of the Association of Foreign Banks in Germany.

Mr. Winter holds a degree in Business Administration from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.

David Weaver is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Weaver had over three decades of experience in the financial services sector and was most recently CEO and Chairman of the Board at Jefferies International. Prior to this, Mr. Weaver was a senior banker at Deutsche Bank / Alex. Brown & Sons, serving as Global Head of Technology Investment Banking, Head of Europe Client Coverage and Head of European Equity Capital Markets. Mr. Weaver began his career at the Irving Trust and subsequently founded and led a public-sector finance group at Sumitomo Bank.

Mr. Weaver holds a BA in English Literature from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tom Tull is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise with a focus on Investor Relations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Tull had over 40 years of investment experience in both private and public markets and was most recently the Chief Investment Officer of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), where he was responsible for managing the state’s $36 billion public pension plan. Prior to this, Mr. Tull was the Founding Partner of Gulfstream Global Investors, an international equity management firm.

Mr. Tull holds a BS from Ohio State University and an MBA from Xavier University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Goran Puljic is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Puljic was a Partner of Oak Hill Advisors, where he was a Portfolio Manager and Co-head of the Corporate Structured Products Group focusing on investments in CLOs. Before that, Mr. Puljic was a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers Private Equity Group, where he founded and ran the Structured Products Investment Group.

Mr. Puljic holds a BA in Economics from Columbia University.

Saul Nathan is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Nathan spent over three decades as a trusted advisor to companies and financial investors. He has advised some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated clients on capital raising, financing and strategic transactions. Mr. Nathan previously worked at Morgan Stanley, building and running businesses in investment banking and capital markets. While at the bank, Mr. Nathan was Global Co-Head of the Financial Sponsors Group, Chair of Capital Markets activities across EMEA and a member of the European Management Committee.

Mr. Nathan holds an MA in Law from the University of Cambridge.

Atosa Moini is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Moini had 25 years of investment banking experience in a range of roles, including establishing, managing and restructuring business units with revenues of more than $1 billion, and sourcing and evaluating distressed trading and investment opportunities in EMEA. Before joining SVP, Ms. Moini was at Goldman Sachs, where she led the EMEA Credit Sales and the Asset-Backed Products Group. Before this, she worked at Deutsche Bank.

Ms. Moini holds a BA in Industrial Engineering from the University of Surrey and an MBA from London Business School.

Leonardo Mathias is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise, with a focus on Portuguese relationships.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mathias served as Secretary of State of Economy as a Member of the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal. Mr. Mathias also founded Dunas Capital, an independent asset manager, and was a Managing Director at Schroders, serving on the European Investment and Savings Product Development committee and as a member of the board of directors of Schroders’ Alternative Funds in Luxembourg. He began his career at Banco Espirito Santo focused on debt and derivative investments.

Mr. Mathias holds a BA in Business Administration and International Finance and Marketing from American University.

Dagmar Kent Kershaw is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Kent Kershaw was a partner at Intermediate Capital Group, where she was Head of Credit Fund Management, Europe and Australia. Prior to ICG, Ms. Kent Kershaw worked at Prudential M&G, where she was Head of Structured Credit Products and Head of Debt Private Placements. She began her career at Scotia Capital and NatWest Bank.

Ms. Kent Kershaw holds a BA in Economics from the University of York and is a graduate of the Investment Management Programme at the London Business School.

Guillaume Hannezo is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hannezo worked as a Partner in Global Financial Advisory at Rothschild Cie. He was also previously Chief Financial Officer at Vivendi Universal, Chief Financial Officer at Assurances Generales de France and the Economic Advisor to the French President.

Mr. Hannezo holds a degree from Ecole Normale Supérieure and Ecole Nationale d’Administration. He is also the chair of YouAreCapital, an M&A mid-cap advisory boutique headquartered in Barcelona, Spain and an associate professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France.

Patrick Daniello is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise. He is the President of Daniello Associates, an advisory firm providing wholesale restructuring and workout advice, portfolio management and case management to credit investors.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Daniello worked at J.P. Morgan, where he was the Wholesale Chief Risk Officer for the Consumer and Community Bank. Most of his tenure was spent in the Corporate & Investment Bank in Special Credits and Special Situations, where he held the position of Global Head of Wholesale Special Credits. Prior to becoming Global Head, Mr. Daniello was Head of Special Credits for EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Mr. Daniello holds a BS in finance from Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics and an MBA from the Gabelli Graduate School of Business at Fordham University.

Stephen Gordon is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise.

Mr. Gordon is a retired partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he spent 41 years advising clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other major transactions, including spin-offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Mr. Gordon also worked with clients on issues related to corporate finance and domestic and international taxation.

Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration and was Head or Co-Head of the Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. Mr. Gordon has been recognized as one of the country’s leading tax practitioners by, among others, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 US, The Best Lawyers in America and Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Tax. Mr. Gordon was named to The Legal 500 US Hall of Fame in the International Tax and U.S. Taxes: Non-contentious categories.

Mr. Gordon graduated from Cornell University in 1978 with an A.B. cum laude and received a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.

José Barreiro is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise, with a focus on Spanish relationships.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Barreiro was Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at BBVA. Prior to BBVA, he held senior positions at the likes of Banco Santander, Bankers Trust Company and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Mr. Ryan is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Ryan was a Principal in the Tactical Opportunities business at Blackstone, focusing on special situations private equity, structured equity and bespoke asset-level investments. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan held roles at Credit Suisse in the Leveraged Finance and Asset Management divisions.

Mr. Ryan holds a BS in Economics and Political Economy from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Masatomo is a Director and member of the sourcing team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Zaizen served as a Director and Head of the Transaction and Structuring Group at Aetos Japan. Before this, Mr. Zaizen worked for Nasdaq Japan as a manager of finance. He began his career at Fuji Bank.

Mr. Zaizen holds a BA in Finance from Waseda University and an MBA in Finance from William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.

Mr. Roman is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Roman was at Q Investments, where he was a Senior Investment Analyst sourcing and evaluating debt and equity investments across healthcare, manufacturing, telecoms, technology and shipping. Previously, he was an Investment Analyst at Highvista Strategies and an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.

He holds a BA in Economics from Carleton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. McNicholas is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. McNicholas was with CIT Group, where he was a Managing Director and Head Trader in the Syndicated Loan Group. Before this, he held several roles with GE Corporate Financial Services Bank Loan Group, including Head Trader of Distressed Debt.

Mr. McNicholas holds a BS in Computer Science from Fordham University and an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business.

Mr. Spiers is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Spiers was a Director at Deutsche Bank, where he worked in Distressed & Leveraged Finance Sales, Institutional Client Group. Before this, he was at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Mr. Spiers holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Birmingham.

Mr. Quinet is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Quinet was with SC Lowy, where he worked as a distressed debt sourcer. Prior to SC Lowy, he acted as the Head of Foreign Trade & FDI at the Cabinet of the Minister of Economy in Brussels. Mr. Quinet has also previously worked as a Benelux Senior FP&A Analyst at GE Capital Solutions and as a Fund Compliance Administrator at State Street Bank & Trust.

Mr. Quinet holds a Postgraduate diploma in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe, Bruges, an MA in Political Science from the Université Catholique de Louvain and a MA in Finance from the IC HEC Business School.

Mr. Mateiro is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mateiro was an Executive Vice President at the Kuwait Investment Office in London, the direct investment arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mateiro worked at Bain & Company.

Mr. Mateiro holds a BA in Business from the Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Mr. Pughe-Morgan is a Director and member of the European Operating Team with a focus on aviation.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pughe-Morgan was a Senior Vice President at EnTrust Global, working across the Blue Sky Aviation Funds. Before that, Mr. Pughe-Morgan worked for DVB Bank SE, where he was Head of Origination for Deucalion Aviation, DVB’s in-house leasing arm.

Mr. Pughe-Morgan holds a BA in History from the University of Nottingham.

Ms. Le May is a Director and a member of the European investment team.

Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners in 2023, Ms. Le May worked at Pimco, where she focused on European distressed credit strategies. Prior to joining Pimco, she worked in the private equity and special situations teams of KKR, BlueMountain Capital and Warburg Pincus. She started her career at Goldman Sachs.

Ms. Le May holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MSc in Development Economics from Oxford University, and an MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics.

Mr. Hur is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal sourcing, as well as bank and fund relationship management in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hur was the Head of the Structured Finance Group with China Merchants Bank. Prior to that, he was an Associate Director in the Global Energy Group at WestLB AG. Mr. Hur has also previously worked as a Senior Research Analyst for AT&T Research Labs.

Mr. Hur holds a BBA in Computer Information & Science from Fox School of Business at Temple University and completed a Masters-level program in Business & Technology at Columbia University.

Mr. Katsikoumbas is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Katsikoumbas was a trader in Credit Suisse’s Credit Trading Distressed & Special Situations Group. He has also previously worked as a trader for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Distressed & Special Situations Group.

Mr. Katsikoumbas holds a BS in Economics from Fordham University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Mr. Harvey is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Harvey was a Senior Director on the Private Equity Performance Improvement team at Alvarez & Marsal. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Post-Merger Integration team at Deloitte.

Mr. Harvey holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from London Business School.

Mr. Benegas Lynch is a Director and a member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Benegas Lynch was a senior executive at Ansell, where he held leadership roles across P&L ownership, M&A, corporate strategy and commercial strategy. Before Ansell, Mr. Benegas Lynch was an Operating Partner at private equity firm Protostar Partners.  Earlier in his career, he was an Associate at McKinsey & Company and a Financial Analyst at Aluar Aluminio Argentino.

Mr. Benegas Lynch holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr. Walshe is a member of the North American investment team and is an operating professional. Prior to joining SVP in 2022, Mr. Walshe was the architect and leader of the portfolio operations team at Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma company.  While at Sightway, he focused on due diligence, value creation and financial transformation across a portfolio of financial services and real asset companies.  In addition, he was a member of the valuation and ESG committees.  Prior to Sightway, Mr. Walshe was a member of Marlin Equity’s portfolio operations group and served various finance leadership functions across Marlin’s portfolio companies.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Walshe was a senior consultant with PwC and A&M in their respective transaction advisory practices.

Mr. Walshe earned an MA in Accounting from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a BA in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

Mr. Bartlett is a Director and a member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Bartlett served in several portfolio and operating partner roles at both Lone Star Funds and Anchorage Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bartlett was at McKinsey & Company and spent time working in investment banking and middle-market private equity.

Mr. Bartlett holds a BA in Economics and Operations Research from Columbia University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Grobenski is Director and a member of the sourcing team, with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Grobenski was Head of the EMEA loan sales & distressed debt sourcing team at Goldman Sachs International. He started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank AG.

Mr. Grobenski holds a BA in Business Administration from Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and a BA in Business Administration from The Open University.

Mr. Goh is a Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Goh was a Director in the Commercial Real Estate Special Situations Group at Deutsche Bank AG. Earlier in his career, he worked in Market Risk Methodology and as a CMBS Application Developer.

Mr. Goh holds a BEng in Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham and an MPhil in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Fox is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fox was Group Vice President of Tax, Customs & Insurance at Klockner Pentaplast. Prior to this, Mr. Fox was Global Head of Tax at Ferguson. Earlier in his career, he worked at Diageo and EY and in various senior roles at Diageo plc.

Mr. Fox holds a BSocSC Joint Honors degree in Economics and Planning from the University of Birmingham.

Ms. Anderson is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team, with a focus on healthcare and packaging. She also leads the Firm’s day-to-day management of SVP’s investment in SH-130 Concession Co.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Anderson worked at Elliott Management, where she served as an Associate Portfolio Manager, leading investments in healthcare, consumer/retail and business services. Ms. Anderson began her investing career at Sankaty Advisors (now known as Bain Capital Credit), covering media, cable and business services. Ms. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors of TPC Group and the Hudson Square Business Improvement District.

Ms. Anderson holds an AB from Harvard University, cum laude, with high honors in Economics.

Mr. Kinderlerer is a Managing Director and oversees Risk Management and Treasury for the Firm and across SVP’s hedge fund and private equity funds.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kinderlerer was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he was Co-head of Risk Management for the Bank’s US Prime Services business. Before joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Kinderlerer worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he was responsible for the Risk Management and Quantitative Research teams within Goldman Sachs’ Fund of Funds.

He holds an MSc in Finance from the University of London and an MA in Engineering from the University of Newcastle.

Mr. van Geloven is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team with a focus on several sectors, including infrastructure, packaging and industrials.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. van Geloven was an Associate within the Strategic M&A Advisory team at J.P. Morgan Cazenove, where he performed complex valuation analysis, credit analysis and ratings advisory on multiple equity & debt financing transactions.

Mr. van Geloven holds a BS in Econometrics and MAs in both Econometrics and Quantitative Finance from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He currently serves on the Boards of Klöckner Pentaplast, Deucalion Aviation Limited and Mattress Firm.

Mr. Waggoner is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Waggoner was with New Mountain Capital, where he was a Managing Director in the operating group. Before New Mountain, Mr. Waggoner served as both Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Rue La La, an online, off-price retailer. Earlier in his career, he was a senior professional in the operating group at Bain Capital and spent time as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Waggoner holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arkansas State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Schwartz is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team, with a particular focus on global restructurings involving bankruptcies, administrations, workouts and litigations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Schwartz was an Associate in the Transactional group of Arnold & Porter LLP, where he focused on representing investment funds in acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructuring transactions. Before this, Mr. Schwartz was an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Mr. Schwartz holds a BA from Wesleyan University, where he double majored in Economics and Psychology and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Richards is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Richards was with Advent International, where he was a senior member of the Portfolio Support Group and head of the North American Operations Advisor program, a team of functional expert former CXOs that partnered with Advent’s portfolio companies. Before Advent, Mr. Richards spent time at Bain & Company and A.T. Kearney. He began his career at Kraft Foods as an engineer in the R&D group.

Mr. Richards holds a BS in Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr. Pontrello is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pontrello held various roles at Fortress Investment Group, including as a Managing Director on the Real Estate and Credit Funds team. He began his career as an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse.

Mr. Pontrello holds a BS in Biology & Philosophy from Boston College and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Mr. Raffe is a Managing Director and member of the North American Operating Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Raffe was the Global Head of Portfolio Asset Management at Colony NorthStar. He previously worked at Cushman & Wakefield as a Managing Director of the Financial Consulting Group. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President of Structured Finance and Equity Investments at GE Business Property and a Senior Vice President at USBX.

Mr. Raffe holds a BS in Accounting from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a JD from Georgetown University Law School.

Mr. Pike is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pike served as Managing Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners, where he was involved in both private equity and credit investments and oversaw capital markets activity for the firm. Before this, he worked at Eos Partners as a Principal, focusing on private equity and credit investments within the consumer and business services sectors. Mr. Pike also previously worked at Citigroup and Generation Partners and began his career within Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division.

Mr. Pike holds a BS in Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Morabito is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team, leading the Firm’s day-to-day global aircraft investing activities.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Morabito served as Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at EnTrust Global’s Blue Sky Aviation Funds. Before this, he was Managing Director and Head of the Financial Institutions Group at CIT Group.

Mr. Morabito holds a BS in Business Administration and Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mr. Spiridonov is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Spiridonov was at Sun Capital, where he was a Managing Director in the Operations Team and, prior to this, Group COO. Earlier in his career, Mr. Spiridonov led the strategic transformation team at Tesco and was a Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Spiridonov holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Ellis is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Ellis was with The Carlyle Group, where he led private equity, distressed debt and special situations investments across a wide range of industries. Prior to Carlyle, he was with Bayside Capital and ACI Capital. He began his career at Rothschild.

Mr. Ellis holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sander is Managing Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Sander was an operating partner at Ares and BC Partners, a member of the management team at the Talis Group and a consultant at Booz & Co and Roland Berger, specializing primarily in private equity value creation, restructuring and post-merger integration.

Mr. Sander holds a degree in Management from the Leipzig Graduate School of Business and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He currently serves on the board of Vita.

Mr. Mignotte is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mignotte was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, working on the private side of the Bank’s Asset Management division across private credit, hybrid capital and private equity.

Mr. Mignotte holds an MA in Management from ESSEC Business School.

Mr. Marchand is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Marchand was at Bain Capital Private Equity, where he was a senior professional in the Portfolio and Operations Group. Prior to Bain Capital, he worked at Bain & Company.

Mr. Marchand holds an MEng in Manufacturing Engineering from Cambridge University.

Mr. Hemmingsen is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hemmingsen was at Deutsche Bank, where he was head of CRE Special Situations Europe, a team focused on commercial real estate and distressed debt. Prior to that, Mr. Hemmingsen held various positions at HSBC in real estate finance and investment banking.

He holds a BA in History and Economics from the University of British Columbia and attended Harvard Business School.

Mr. Fabián is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on the Iberian market.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fabián was a Director in the Credit Strategies Group at Arcano, where he focused on investments in leveraged loans and high-yield bonds. He was also a member of the Credit Investment Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fabián worked at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Fabián holds a BS in Business Administration from ICADE E-2, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.

Mr. de Wulf is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. de Wulf was with Goldman Sachs, where he worked across both the Americas and European Special Situations Groups.

He holds a BSc and MSc in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Polytechnique and a further MSc in Financial Engineering from Columbia University.

Mr. Braylovskiy is a Managing Director, senior trader and leader of the sourcing team with responsibility for positions in the US and Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Braylovskiy worked as an Analyst at FridsonVision.

Mr. Braylovskiy holds a BBA in Finance from Pace University and an MBA in Finance and Statistics from New York University.

Mr. Barzideh is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Barzideh was a Senior Investment Analyst at BlueMountain Capital Management, where he led investments across a range of industries with a focus on distressed debt and special situations. Mr. Barzideh started his career at Citigroup Global Markets, where he also focused on distressed investments as part of the firm’s proprietary trading group.

Mr. Barzideh has a BS in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting with Summa Cum laude honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Barzideh is also a CFA charterholder and is on the Board of Directors of GenOn Energy, IPC and PureField Ingredients.

Mr. Patel is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Patel served as Managing Director and Co-Head of US Investment Management at Colony Capital. Before this, he was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Investments at NorthStar. Mr. Patel also previously served as Vice President of Acquisitions at Thayer Lodging Group and began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Patel holds a BA in Engineering Science and Economics from Dartmouth College.

Mr. Himot is a Managing Director and Head of Structured Capital.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Himot served as Partner and Portfolio Manager at Beach Point Capital Management, where he jointly led the private credit and distressed debt business. He also previously served as Vice President in the New Product Development group at Banc of America Securities and as an associate at the law firm O’Melveny & Myers.

Mr. Himot holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Southern California, a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Woltery is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Woltery worked at Deutsche Bank, where he was responsible for covering European credits across a number of industries and jurisdictions.

Mr. Woltery holds a Diploma in Banking from the Bank Academy in Aachen/Coburgand and an MBA from the Ashridge Management College. He serves on the Board of Directors of Swissport International.

Mr. Brantl is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Brantl worked in investment banking in Goldman Sachs’ Financial Institutions Group.

Mr. Brantl holds an AB in Economics from Princeton University. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Pfleiderer Group and Deucalion Aviation Limited.

Mr. Geenberg is a Managing Director and oversees the North American Investment Team, with leadership responsibility across the Firm’s investment, restructuring and portfolio operations functions in the region.

Mr. Geenberg leads investment efforts within the Firm’s North American corporate sectors, infrastructure and power & renewables. He has overseen several of SVP’s control transactions in North America, including GenOn, SH-130, PureField Ingredients, OmniMax, IPC and Associated Materials.

Mr. Lydon is a Managing Director and Global Head of Sourcing.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Lydon was a Managing Director and Co-Head of European and Asian Special Situations at Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lydon was at Merrill Lynch and Fitch Investment Services.

Mr. Lydon holds a BA in Economics from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from New York University.

Mr. Khosla established SVP in 2001 and has built it into a leading global private credit firm.

He has led the Firm’s transformation from its roots in distressed investing to one with strengths in private debt, event-driven investing, hard assets (real estate, infrastructure, airplanes, power plants) and special situations private equity. He was a pioneer in Europe, setting up an office in London in 2004, and has capitalized on various dislocations; Europe typically accounts for a third to half the SVP portfolio. Today, SVP has operating control (typically majority) of 15 businesses with about 100,000 employees.

Over his career, Mr. Khosla has built and managed one of the top proprietary trading businesses at Merrill Lynch, served as President of Cerberus Capital and run MooreSVP, a JV with Moore Capital.

Mr. Khosla graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce (Honors) degree from Delhi University, an MA in Economics from Vanderbilt University, as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Khosla is a frequent speaker on capital markets and private credit investing, a member of the Management Council at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is on the board of Pratham USA, one of the largest non-governmental education organizations in India.