Jefferies Credit Partners, a private credit manager and the asset management arm of Jefferies Finance, expanded its capital formation capabilities and its investor relations team with the addition of two senior hires.
Jefferies Credit Partners name Charles Byrne the global head of sales and capital formation. In this new role, Byrne will be responsible for building and overseeing Jefferies Credit Partners’ investor relations, fundraising and global capital formation initiatives as Jefferies Finance looks to expand its middle market and large cap direct lending franchise across its global client base. He will report to Tom Brady, president of Jefferies Finance.
Byrne is a veteran business development executive and was previously co-head of U.S. alternatives at RBC Global Asset Management/BlueBay Asset Management. He also served as global head of business development at Regiment Capital Advisors in Boston and was a managing director with Marathon Asset Management in New York.
In addition to Byrne’s appointment, Jefferies Credit Partners named Andrew Gordon the head of strategic accounts. Gordon will focus his efforts on delivering the firm’s private credit solutions to strategic relationships across the globe. Gordon was previously co-head of U.S. alternatives at RBC Global Asset Management/BlueBay Asset Management. He also worked as a managing director at Marathon Asset Management and Bear Stearns.
The expansion of Jefferies Credit Partners team coincides with the close of Jefferies Credit Partners Direct Lending Fund I and the announced launch of Jefferies Credit Partners Direct Lending Fund II, a middle market direct lending strategy that focuses on providing senior secured loans to middle market companies owned by private equity sponsors.
