Profile
hristopher T.
Suan is President and Senior Managing Director for ORIX Capital Partners and a member of the ORIX Corporation USA Management Committee.
He joined ORIX USA as Chief Development Officer in 2014.
In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing business development strategies designed to promote sustainable growth and investment value for the firm.
Mr. Suan joined ORIX from Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts & Co., LP (KKR), where he served as Managing Director, creating and then leading the firm’s Asia Credit group.
While there, he originated corporate and asset-backed investments across a variety of industries, including energy and natural resources, shipping and real estate.
Prior to KKR, Mr. Suan served as President and Chief Investment Officer for Acquisitions and Credit Fund Development for Matlin Patterson Asset Management, a New York-based $7 billion alternative asset management firm.
In that role, he was responsible for making and managing GP acquisitions, raising capital for hedge funds and investing in Asia-based private equity.
While there, he created an integrated corporate and real estate credit hedge fund platform via the acquisition of four leading credit investment teams with experience in long and short credit, senior syndicated bank loans, ABS trading and non-control distressed funds.
Before that, Mr. Suan served as Chief Investment Officer at Suan Capital Advisors and D.B.
Zwirn & Co.
Early in his career, he was a portfolio manager dealing in high yield bonds for Kidder Peabody & Co., Bankers Trust Co., and Banc of America Securities.
Mr. Suan earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in History and Economics from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude.
Christopher T. Suan active positions
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ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc.
ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Director/Board Member | - |
ORIX Advisers LLC
ORIX Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Advisers LLC (ORIX Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | President | - |
KKR Group Co., Inc.
KKR Group Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Suan Capital Advisors LLC | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/
Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of UBS Group AG, Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ is a security brokers & dealers. The private company is based in Staten Island, NY. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas Regional BanksFinance Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm offers loan origination and other forms of credit, clearing activities, currency, fiduciary, custody transactions, commercial banking, financial, and trust services. The company was founded on March 5, 1903 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Banc of America Securities /Prime Brokerage Business/ | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Christopher T. Suan
Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/
Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of UBS Group AG, Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ is a security brokers & dealers. The private company is based in Staten Island, NY. | Finance |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas Regional BanksFinance Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm offers loan origination and other forms of credit, clearing activities, currency, fiduciary, custody transactions, commercial banking, financial, and trust services. The company was founded on March 5, 1903 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Banc of America Securities /Prime Brokerage Business/ | Finance |
ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc.
ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Finance |
KKR Group Co., Inc.
KKR Group Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
ORIX Advisers LLC
ORIX Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Advisers LLC (ORIX Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Suan Capital Advisors LLC |
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