Partners

Jason Dillow is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Bardin Hill, and he chairs the firm’s Operating and Executive Committees. Mr. Dillow rose through the leadership ranks of the firm over more than a decade, becoming Chief Investment Officer in 2016 and Chief Executive Officer in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dillow worked in the Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs, a global multi-billion dollar investing business specializing in stressed and distressed debt and event-driven equities investing within Goldman Sachs’ Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division. In that role he was responsible for investments in the financial, energy, power, and industrial industries. He began his career in the Financial Institutions Group of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division. Mr. Dillow received an A.B. with honors from Princeton University and currently serves on Milton Academy’s Board of Trustees as Co-chair of the school’s Endowment Investment Committee, and as Chair of the Diversity Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Altman Foundation Finance Committee, whose mission is to enrich the quality of life in New York City through support for programs and institutions that advance equality and opportunity for individuals, families, and communities.

Suzanne McDermott is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Bardin Hill. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a prosecutor in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. As a federal prosecutor, Ms. McDermott worked in the Business and Securities Fraud Unit focusing on investigations and prosecutions of complex white-collar, securities fraud, corporate fraud, and criminal tax cases. Prior to her role at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Ms. McDermott worked in private practice. Ms. McDermott received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.

Jacob Fishelis is the Chief Financial Officer of Bardin Hill. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fishelis was an Assurance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Alternative Investment Funds Group in New York, where he planned, supervised, and conducted financial statement audits for a variety of hedge funds, private equity funds, funds of funds, and endowments. Mr. Fishelis received a B.S. from Touro College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

John Greene is a Portfolio Manager of Bardin Hill’s opportunistic credit strategies. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Greene was a distressed analyst for J.P. Morgan Chase, where he published research on distressed and high yield securities, made proprietary trading recommendations, and worked with J.P. Morgan Chase's London-based European high yield research team. Mr. Greene received a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College.

Pratik Desai is a Portfolio Manager for Bardin Hill’s opportunistic credit strategies. Mr. Desai began his career at J.P. Morgan Chase, where he was an investment banker working on capital markets transactions. Mr. Desai received a B.S. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Philip Raciti is Head of Performing Credit and a Portfolio Manager at Bardin Hill. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Raciti was a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of CVC Credit Partners’ U.S. Performing Credit business. Mr. Raciti’s responsibilities included managing the U.S. Performing Credit Business across research, trading and technology initiatives. Mr.  Raciti joined Apidos Capital, a predecessor to CVC Credit Partners, as a Credit Analyst and Trader. Prior to CVC, Mr. Raciti was a Credit Analyst and Technology Specialist for INVESCO. Mr. Raciti received a B.A. from Binghamton University.

Andrew Friedman is a Partner of Bardin Hill focusing on the firm’s opportunistic credit strategy.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Friedman worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in Lehman Brothers’ Global Technology Group. Mr. Friedman received a B.S. from Georgetown University.

Matthew McQuade is Head of Opportunistic Credit Trading for Bardin Hill. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. McQuade was Head Trader for Trishield Capital Management, an investment management firm specializing in distressed and special situations. Prior to Trishield, Mr. McQuade held a variety of roles at Lehman Brothers and subsequently at Barclays Capital. His most recent role at Barclays Capital was as the Head of the Distressed and Special Situations Sales desk. Mr. McQuade began his career in Loan Syndications at Barclays Capital after receiving a B.S. from Georgetown University.

Avinash Kripalani is a Partner of Bardin Hill focusing on the firm’s Opportunistic Credit strategy. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kripalani was a Consultant within IBM Global Business Services focusing on clients in the financial services industry. Mr. Kripalani earned M.S., B.S., and B.A. degrees from the University of Virginia.