Alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management has formed a venture with FrontPoint Partners to provide its clients with access to the direct lending sector.
Steve Czech will join FrontPoint and will be located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
He will manage the FrontPoint direct lending strategy and a customised Gottex direct lending strategy. The strategy is based on making secured loans to US and European middle market companies.
Czech has 20 years of experience in direct lending and leveraged finance.His team brings direct lending, corporate finance and corporate restructuring experience.
FrontPoint is a multi-strategy investment management firm managing approximately USD7bn of assets.
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