Alt credit firm DFG names new CEO

Rehan Virani has joined DFG Investment Advisers as chief executive officer to oversee management of the firm, spearhead strategic fundraising initiatives and develop tailored investment solutions aligned with DFG’s expertise in structured and corporate credit. Virani served most recently as head of business development for private debt for the Americas and Asia at Partners Group in New York. Prior to Partners Group, he was head of credit product development and business development at Bardin Hill Investment Partners. Prior to Bardin, Virani served as director of business development and structured credit portfolio manager at Napier Park Global Capital. Before that, he worked in securitized products at leading investment banks, beginning his career in Credit Suisse’s structured credit products division. Concurrent with Virani’s joining as CEO, DFG has promoted Kashyap Arora to co-chief investment officer, Selma Cilka to co-chief risk officer and Alex Nerguizian to co-head of business development. Each have been at DFG for more than 10 years and have worked closely along with founders Volkan Kurtas, Moritz Hilf and Kimito Iwamoto and chairman Philip Darivoff. “Rehan and I have known each other since 2007 and share a mutual respect that has endured multiple credit cycles,” said Kurtas, who along with being a founder is DFG’s chief investment officer. “I am confident that his more than 20 years of experience serving in credit investment, strategy and fundraising roles, exemplary work ethic, and commitment to collaboration will greatly benefit our firm and our investors.” DFG was founded in 2006 is majority employee-owned and manages approximately $7.2 billion in structured and corporate credit assets including CLO management. Virani said that DFG is well-recognized for its deep roots in structured and corporate credit. “The firm has maintained its position at the forefront of the evolution of these asset classes by building a dynamic and energetic team of professionals, developing proprietary technology and risk management systems and fostering transparency with investors,” he added. Co-CIO Arora said he is looking forward to working alongside Kurtas and Virani, who he has known for more than a decade. “The current environment has presented a catalyst for differentiation amongst structured credit investors,” said Arora. “We have built a strong foundation based on our prudent and disciplined investment philosophy.”

Alt credit firm DFG names new CEO

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