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About
Nicolas Besson is a Managing Director in Private Credit at Benefit Street Partners, with 18 years of experience in private debt. His work spans pan-European restructuring and special situations, credit underwriting, execution, and portfolio management, with particular experience across France, the UK, Germany, and Spain. A CFA charterholder, he has served as a non-executive board member on selected transactions and is fluent in five languages.
Experience
- Benefit Street PartnersManaging Director, Private Creditcurrent2020 — presentLondon, UK
- Pemberton Asset Management GroupDirector, Private Debt2016 — 2019London, UK
- GE CapitalDirector - Leveraged Finance - Portfolio Management and Restructuring2011 — 2015London, UK
- Ernst & YoungAdvisory - Financial Services2010 — 2011London, UK
- BarclaysCredit Manager on European Leveraged Deals2008 — 2010London, UK
- BNP ParibasCorporate & Investment Banking – Credit Analyst2006 — 2008Lisbon, Portugal
Skills & more
Financial Analysis5Restructuring4Portfolio Management7Direct LendingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Asset ManagementLeveraged Finance4Financial Modeling6Private Equity1Risk Management4Distressed DebtCredit Rating
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International M&ADebt RestructuringAlternative InvestmentsInvestment BankingLanguages English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute
From Nicolas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Benefit Street Partners
Allan Chorny
Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners
Allison Davi
Co-COO at Benefit Street Partners
Blair Faulstich
Senior Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners
Brandon Chao
Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners
Brent Buckley
Executive Officer at Benefit Street Partners
Brian Armstrong
Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners
Brian Buffone
Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners
Bryan Martoken
Co-COO at Benefit Street Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Besson?
- Nicolas Besson is a Managing Director in Private Credit at Benefit Street Partners, with 18 years of experience in private debt. His work spans pan-European restructuring and special situations, credit underwriting, execution, and portfolio management, with particular experience across France, the UK, Germany, and Spain. A CFA charterholder, he has served as a non-executive board member on selected transactions and is fluent in five languages.
- Where does Nicolas Besson work?
- Nicolas Besson is Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners.
- Where did Nicolas Besson go to school?
- Nicolas Besson studied at ESCP (European Master’s in International Management (Paris, Oxford, Berlin)); Lycée Montaigne (Paris) (Classe Préparatoire - Intensive preparation for the entrance examination to the top Grandes Ecoles, Economics).
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Also attended ESCP501
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Also attended Lycée Montaigne (Paris)2
Shared employers
Also worked at Pemberton Asset Management Group1
Also worked at GE Capital267
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Also worked at Ernst & Young2,000
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Also worked at Barclays331
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