Brian Chase, former founding partner, chief operating officer and CFO of Garrison Investment Group, joined Brevet Capital, a credit investment and specialty finance firm with a dedicated focus on the government sector, as chief operating officer. In his new role, Chase will work with Doug Monticciolo, CEO, chief investment officer and co-founder of Brevet Capital, and other senior members of the management team to oversee the firm’s day-to-day business to further enhance its technology, infrastructure, risk management, strategic planning and new product platforms.
“Brian brings substantial private credit and investment management sector expertise to the Brevet team, and we welcome him to the firm,” Monticciolo said. “Over the past two decades, Brevet has developed exceptional relationships with state, local, federal and foreign government agencies and private companies to best solve complex business situations. Accordingly, the firm is exceptionally well positioned for continued growth, and Brian’s operational expertise and leadership capabilities will enhance our ability to meet the needs of our investors and borrowers and the governments and innovative companies with whom we partner to drive growth across the business.”
“I am thrilled to join Brevet’s established, growing investment platform during this exciting time in the firm’s evolution,” Chase said. “I look forward to working closely with Doug and Brevet’s talented team, whose unique approach to investing has established the firm as a steadfast, strategic partner to leading enterprises and governmental organizations.”
Chase joined Brevet Capital with more than two decades of industry experience across private credit, private equity, specialty finance, structured products and commercial real estate, among other alternative investment practices. While at Garrison Investment Group, he managed all aspects of the firm’s operations, including personnel, investment activities, capital markets, investor relations, marketing, legal, accounting, operations, tax, administration and regulatory compliance. Most recently, Chase was the chief operating officer of Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies. Previously, Chase served as CFO for a credit business within the Blackstone Group and before that, he worked for Fortress Investment Group at the inception of its credit business in 2002. He began his career in 1999 at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he spent two years auditing hedge funds.
