Capital Dynamics adds Bandini, Barokas, Chen to private credit team

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., May 30 – Capital Dynamics announced the appointments of Matthew Bandini, Jonathan Barokas and Bryan Chen to its private credit team, effective immediately.

The team is led by the co-heads of Capital Dynamics' private credit business, Thomas Hall and Jens Ernberg, according to a press release.

"Matthew, Jonathan and Bryan bring significant experience in sourcing and underwriting loans to lower middle market companies," Jens Ernberg, managing director and co-head of Capital Dynamics' private credit business, said in the release.

Bandini, joining as a senior director, brings more than 15 years of corporate finance and middle market lending experience. Previously, he was a managing director at Fifth Street Asset Management, where he led the origination, underwriting and portfolio management of more than $2 billion private equity-backed loan originations.

Barokas, joining as a senior associate, brings seven years of leveraged finance experience to the team. Most recently, he worked in the credit group of Ares Management, where he was responsible for the evaluation of private credit investments.

Chen, joining as a senior associate, brings nearly eight years of private markets and investment banking experience. Most recently, he worked at 3i, a middle market private equity firm, where he focused on investment sourcing and initial diligence processes.

Capital Dynamics is a New York-based asset management firm.

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