Alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, Alcentra Limited and Alcentra NY has announced the appointment of Vijay Rajguru as their new Co-Chief Investment Officer. He will oversee the company's global direct lending and loan businesses in Europe and the US, with focus on growing the US direct lending and loans function as part of Alcentra's growth plans in the US. Rajguru will work alongside Chief Investment Officer and President Paul Hatfield, and report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Forbes-Nixon.
Forbes-Nixon said, “I am excited about the growth prospects for Alcentra given our global platform and industry leading capabilities and Vijay is a strong addition to the firm. He broadens and deepens the leadership team and brings significant experience as we look to expand our business in the US direct lending and loans space. Vijay will also be responsible for Alcentra's capital markets activities where he will utilise the previous extensive experience working with private equity houses, banks, and legal advisers.”
Vijay joins the $33 billion company from GoldenTree Asset Management, where he was partner. Before that, he was Managing Director, and Head of Loan Capital Markets at Barclays Capital.
Alcentra is a global asset management firm with assets under management of approximately $33bn. Alcentra has an investment track record that dates back to 1998. Strategies include: senior loans, high yield bonds, direct lending, structured credit, distressed debt, and multi-strategy credit.
