Bio

Duran Curis is a Founding Partner at Ocean Avenue Capital Partners where he focuses on special situation and small company investment opportunities. Prior to co-founding Ocean Avenue, he launched and managed the HRJ Special Opportunities Funds, a series of multi-manager funds focused exclusively on turnaround, distressed and restructuring investments on a global basis. Previously, he was Head of the U.S. office of LGT Capital Partners, where he managed LGT’s U.S. private equity investments. Duran began his private equity investment career at Pacific Corporate Group working with major global institutional investors. He received his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and his B.S. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Duran is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.