Brigade Capital Management
Venture debtNew York · 69 people tracked
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Brigade applies a bottom-up, fundamental credit research process across the capital structures of U.S. and international leveraged companies, seeking long-term asset growth with a strong emphasis on capital preservation through all market environments. The firm treats credit as a cyclical asset class and rotates portfolios to capture the best risk/reward opportunities as markets move through the credit cycle, expressing views through either corporate or structured credit. Its fundamental strategies are run by a single cohesive investment team using industry-focused research pods, complemented by dedicated structured credit and distressed teams that pursue complex opportunities as they arise.
Invests inEuropeNew YorkNorth America
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
HQ
New York, US
Instruments
Debt
Team · 69 people
from the firm's websiteDonald E. Morgan, III· Managing Partner / Chief Investment Officer / Portfolio Manager
Aaron Daniels· Partner / Chief Legal Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Petitjean· Partner / Global CLO Portfolio Manager
Chris Chaice· Partner / Head of Distressed Research
Doug Pardon· Partner / Co-Chief Investment Officer / Portfolio Manager
Gaurav Tejwani· Partner / Portfolio Manager
Gregory Soeder· Partner / Head of Portfolio Strategy
H. Robert Lefkowitz· Partner / Head of Risk
Jenny Y. Lee· Partner / Co-Head of Private Credit
Jim Wolf· Partner / Co-Head of Private Credit
John Baylis· Partner / Research
Joseph Turilli· Partner / Head of Marketing
Justin Pauley· Partner / Head of CLO Capital Markets
Kunal Banerjee· Partner / Research
Luc-Antoine Lebard· Partner / Research
Matthew Perkal· Partner / Head of Special Situations and SPACs
Michael Kreicher· Partner / Head of Mortgage & Asset-Backed Credit
Michael Walker· Partner / Co-Head of Trading
Patrick Criscillo· Partner / Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Robb· Partner / Research
Raymond J. Garson· Partner / Head of Corporate Credit Research
Raymond Luis· Partner / Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Administrative Officer
Rock Wilkinson· Partner / Marketing
Russ DiMinni· Partner / Co-Head of Trading
Sandro Carissimo· Partner / Research
Steven Bleier· Partner / Co-Chief Investment Officer / Portfolio Manager
Sumit Sablok· Partner / Research
Thomas O’Shea· Partner / Head of European Investments / European CLO Co-Portfolio Manager
Adelina LaVecchia· Director / Cash & Derivatives Manager
Alistair Cuthbert· Managing Director / General Counsel & Compliance Officer (UK/Europe)
Andy First· Director / Private Credit
Byron Maturo· Managing Director / Trading
Cailin Blaney· Director / CLO Analyst
Carl Moderow· Director / Bank Debt Operations
Christopher Alfonzo· Managing Director / Head of Software Development
Colin Wheeler· Director / Senior Operations Manager
Conor Dillon· Director / Research
Daniel Altabef· Managing Director / Chief Compliance Officer & Counsel
Devon McCloskey· Director / Assistant Controller
Emily Keinz· Managing Director / Research
Florian Kass· Managing Director / Research
George Karis· Managing Director / Head of Tax
Hue Vuong· Director / Private Credit
Jason Shuey· Managing Director / Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Frusciante· Managing Director / Head of Operations
Jess Wang· Managing Director / Structured Credit
John Gallagher· Director / Marketing
Jonathan Napora· Director / European Marketing
Louis Lou· Director / Quantitative Analyst
Marco Gomez-Wong· Director / Senior Software Engineer
Matthew D'Ambrisi· Managing Director / Research
Matthew Pagano· Director / Fund Controller
Matthew Plaveczky· Managing Director / Head of Investor Relations
Meghana Reddy· Managing Director / Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Michael Abbott· Managing Director / Head of Treasury
Michael Bennett· Director / Trading
Monica Jun· Managing Director / General Counsel
Nicholas Chapman· Director / Research
Nick De Tullio· Director / End-User Computing & Chief Information Security Officer
Pavlin Kumchev· Managing Director / Research
Philip Ha· Managing Director / Structured Credit
Philip J. DiPasquale Jr.· Director / Private Credit
Samantha Sokol· Managing Director / Head of Performance Reporting
Spencer Rouse· Director / Marketing
Tara Lenehan· Director / ESG and Sustainability
Taylor Harris· Director / Structured Credit
Thomas Eardley· Managing Director / Trading
Tyler Russell· Director / Investor Relations
William Rosales· Director / Tax Manager
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2024| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade LCS FundLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems | 2011 | — | 4.2% | 1.37x | 1.37x |
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).
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brigade Capital Management located?
- Brigade Capital Management is headquartered in New York, US.