Silver Point Capital is a

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that focuses on credit and special situations investments. It was founded in 2002 by former

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partners, Edward A. Mulé and Robert J. O’Shea. Together, they created and led Goldman's distressed debt and special situation lending businesses before leaving to create Silver Point. Mulé headed or co-headed Goldman's Special Situations Investing Business from 1999 to 2001. In 2014, Silver Point ranked No. 1 overall in Institutional Investor's annual Hedge Fund Report Card survey. The fund received the highest scores of all hedge funds in Alpha Generation, Alignment of Interests, and Transparency. In 2021, the company reported to manage approximately $15 billion in assets.

Investment strategy

Debt investments

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Notable investments

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* Torch Energy Royalty Trust * Cooper-Standard Automotive * FiberMark *

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* Postmedia Network Inc. *

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, UK * Basic Energy Services *

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* Metropolitan Gaming *

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Corporate affairs

Prominent former employees

* Harry Wilson, former politician

Recognition

In 2014, Silver Point ranked No. 1 overall in Institutional Investor's annual Hedge Fund Report Card survey. The fund received the highest scores in Alpha Generation, Alignment of Interests, and Transparency. In 2015, Silver Point ranked No. 2 overall in Institutional Investor's annual Hedge Fund Report Card survey.

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External links

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