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Benefit Street Partners

Venture debt

New York · 26 people tracked

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Investment thesis

BSP is an alternative credit specialist that aims to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns by leveraging its relationships, specialist expertise and global reach. It concentrates exclusively on credit, building deep capabilities across direct lending, structured credit, liquid credit, special situations, infrastructure debt and real estate. Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, it combines institutional scale and resources with full investment and operational independence, delivering solutions-driven strategies across both private and public markets to meet long-term client needs.

Invests inGlobalNew York

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

HQ
New York, US
Instruments
Debt
Founded
2008
AUM
$93B

Team · 26 people

from the firm's website
David Manlowe· CEO
Klaus Petersen· CEO Apera
Richard Byrne· President
Thomas Gahan· Executive Chairman
Allan Chorny· Managing Director
Blair Faulstich· Senior Managing Director
Brandon Chao· Managing Director
Brian Armstrong· Managing Director
Brian Buffone· Managing Director
Cathy Bevan· Senior Managing Director
Cecilia Beke-Molnar· Managing Director
Chi-pa Choi· Managing Director
Chris Barris· Managing Director
Chris Brunk· Managing Director
Daire Wheeler· Senior Managing Director
Erica Bart· Managing Director
Jacob Breinholt· Managing Director
Jerry Baglien· Managing Director
Kevin Boler· Managing Director
Michael Comparato· Senior Managing Director
Nicolas Besson· Managing Director
Ray Costa· Managing Director
Allison Davi· Co-COO
Bryan Martoken· Co-COO

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6

as of Nov 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Benefit Street Senior Secured Opportunities Fund IILPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island20199.8%1.22x0.48x
Benefit Street Partners Debt Fund IV, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System201711.1%1.48x0.69x
Benefit Street Partners Capital Opportunity Fund II LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20168.0%1.39x0.69x
Benefit Street Partners Debt Funds IV LPLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20168.6%1.34x0.65x
Benefit Street Partners Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20138.9%1.55x0.98x
Benefit Street Partners CRE ConduitLPs: Florida State Board of Administration20115.1%1.16x1.16x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

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Benefit Street Partners is headquartered in New York, US.

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