Bio

During his time at Alterna, Samir has focused on the high yield maritime and energy markets including managing Alterna’s maritime lending platform. Samir has spent over eight years in private equity, venture capital and investment banking. Formerly, he worked at Victory Park Capital, an alternative investment firm, providing direct financing to lower middle market companies. Samir was responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing and managing direct private debt and equity investments across various industries. During his tenure at Victory Park, he played a key role in developing the firm’s sourcing, underwriting, and monitoring processes. Samir also worked in the Restructuring Group at Lazard Frères. He received a B.S. in Finance and Accountancy from the University of Illinois.