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Lafayette Square

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Team

8 partners

Meet the Team

DD

Damien Dwin

General Partner

private credit
middle-market lending
non-sponsored deals
working-class places
BB

Blair Badham

Managing Partner

M&A advisory
deal execution
investment sourcing
CC

Christopher Carlucci

Managing Partner

private credit & equity investments
portfolio management
distressed / underperforming asset turnaround
HG

Hershel Gerson

Managing Partner

leveraged finance
consumer & wellness sectors
advisory and transactional roles
NP

Nicole Pereira

Managing Partner

credit restructuring
portfolio management
private credit investment leadership
AP

Andy Phelps

Managing Partner

structured credit
loan syndication
capital markets
credit platform
JJ

Joseph Johnson

Managing Partner

real estate investments
capital markets in real estate
RE structuring / securitized assets
VA

Vishnu Amin

Managing Partner

private company investments
sourcing and structuring principal investments
middle-market credit/equity across capital structure
How to pitch Lafayette Square
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