Articles from Obra Capital, Inc.

NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. ("Obra"), a specialized alternative asset management firm, today announced that Ashish Sinha has joined the firm as Managing Director, Asset-Based Finance. He will support the firm's asset-based opportunistic credit strategy out of the firm’s New York office, reporting to Matt Roesler, Senior Managing Director and Head of Multi-Sector Credit.

Actively Managed Opportunistic Structured Products ETF Sees Increased Demand Amid Market Volatility and Uncertainty

NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced the final close of its third Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CLO”) offering (“Obra CLO 3”) of over $450 million, to be managed by Obra CLO Management LLC. Since launching its CLO platform in 2024, Obra has issued more than $1.3 billion across three CLO transactions. The growth of Obra’s dedicated CLO investment strategy reflects the firm’s ongoing efforts to grow its diversified suite of product offerings and deliver long-term value for investors.

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that Melissa Randall has joined the firm as Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Managing Director. In this role, she will lead Obra’s human resources operations, providing talent management and organizational support to Obra’s management team as the firm continues to grow. She will be based in New York and report to Obra CEO Blair Wallace.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that Genna Zaiman has joined the firm as Managing Director, Real Estate Origination. In this role, Zaiman will help to expand Obra Real Estate, LLC’s (“ORE”) commercial real estate bridge-lending footprint across the United States, leading new loan originations and managing strategic sponsor relationships. She will be based in New York and report to Scott Larson, Managing Director, Real Estate.

NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced the final close of its second Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CLO”) offering, (“Obra CLO 2”). Obra CLO 2, at over $500 million in size, builds on the success of Obra’s inaugural CLO 1 and broadens the firm’s efforts to provide investors with a diversified suite of product offerings across alternative assets and structured credit. The further development of Obra’s CLO platform underscores the firm’s ongoing commitment to providing a variety of strategies aimed at delivering long-term value for investors.

NEW YORK, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (along with its affiliated registered investment advisors, collectively “Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that Peter Polanskyj, Senior Managing Director and Head of Structured Credit, has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced the final close of its inaugural Collateralized Loan Obligation offering (“CLO”), (“Obra CLO 1”). Obra CLO 1, at over $400M in size, further diversifies Obra’s strategies in alternative assets and structured credit and underscores its ongoing commitment to provide various strategies aimed at delivering long-term value for investors.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that it has secured new funded and unfunded credit facilities. Proceeds from the new facilities were used to retire Obra’s existing publicly-syndicated debt and provide growth capital to the Obra platform. The investors in the facility consist of a mix of existing and new lenders. Obra’s equity investors include RedBird Capital Partners (“RedBird”) and Aquarian Holdings (“Aquarian”).

Industry veteran Kenn Wardle to continue as CEO supported by long-standing executive management team

Responsible for Supporting Investment Team Across Obra’s Portfolio of Life Settlements and Life Insurance

Obra ETFs to Invest Opportunistically in a Wide Variety of Securitized Products that have Potential to Produce Income

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that it has hired the experienced real estate origination and servicing team of Pangea Mortgage Capital (“PMC”) and launched Obra Real Estate.

Obra Developed Substantial Analytical and Portfolio Management Infrastructure to Support Growth of CLO Business

NEW YORK, Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, today announced that Anthony J. Annino will be joining as Senior Managing Director, Head of Longevity. In this role, Mr. Annino will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s longevity portfolio management and strategy. He will report to Blair Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Obra. William Ketterer, who previously led Obra’s Longevity business, has stepped down from his role to pursue another opportunity.

Long-established life and health insurance carrier and a leader in reinsurance M&A, with 49 associated licenses

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra” or the “Firm”), a specialized alternative asset management firm, today announced that Aquarian Holdings (“Aquarian”) will join as a strategic partner and has acquired a minority equity ownership stake, replacing Reverence Capital who has been an investor since 2019. RedBird Capital will maintain its current ownership stake. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Expands Obra’s Existing Capabilities in Structured Credit, and Asset and Mortgage-Backed Securities into Fundamental Credit Space

NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“R&Q”) and Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”) today announced that they have acquired, through a newly formed joint venture, a wholly owned subsidiary of global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated (“MSA Safety”).  The acquired subsidiary (the “Company”) holds product liability claims relating to coal dust, asbestos, silica, and other exposures. MSA Safety contributed approximately $341 million in cash to the Company, in addition to related insurance assets, and the joint venture contributed $35 million.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners and Reverence Capital Partners, today announced that it completed a super priority secured Debtor-In-Possession credit and security agreement with GWG Holdings, Inc. On April 20, 2022, GWG Holdings, Inc. a financial services firm based in Dallas, Texas, and certain of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas as part of a restructuring process intended to enable the Company to enhance its liquidity and ability to meet its financial obligations.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vida Capital, Inc. (“Vida”), a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners and Reverence Capital Partners, today announced a corporate rebranding, which includes the changing of its name to Obra Capital, Inc. (the “Company” or “Obra”), as part of the Company’s ongoing business evolution.