Silver Point Capital

Silver Point Capital
IndustryHedge fund
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Founders
  • • Robert J. O’Shea
  • • Edward A. Mulé
Headquarters
Greenwich, Connecticut
AUMUS$24 billion (June 2023)
Websitewww.silverpointcapital.com

Silver Point Capital is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge fund that focuses on credit and special situations investments.[1]

It was founded in 2002 by former Goldman Sachs partners Edward A. Mulé and Robert J. O’Shea. Mulé headed or co-headed Goldman's Special Situations Investing Business from 1999 to 2001. O'Shea founded and headed Goldman's Global Bank Loan Business, and headed Goldman's Global High Yield Business. Together, they created and led Goldman's distressed debt and special situation lending businesses before leaving to create Silver Point.[2][3]

In 2014, Silver Point ranked No. 1 overall in Institutional Investor's annual Hedge Fund Report Card survey. The fund received the highest scores out of all hedge funds across Alpha Generation, Alignment of Interests, and Transparency. In 2021, the company reported to manage approximately $20 billion in assets.[4]

  1. ^ Anderson, Jenny (1 October 2006). "Hedge Funds Draw Insider Scrutiny". New York Times. No. Business. United States. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Silver Point Capital – Hedge Fund Letters". Hedgefundletters.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  3. ^ "The Goldman Sachs Diaspora". DealBook - A Financial News Service of The New York Times. 2011-05-16.
  4. ^ L.P, Metropolitan Gaming Limited; Silver Point Capital. "Metropolitan Gaming Announces Completion of Acquisition of Caesars UK and Africa Assets". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)