Profile
Linda Ba is a Managing Director for Irradiant’s liquid credit activities, focused on broadly syndicated loans and high yield bonds.
She also serves as a member of the Firm’s Management Committee, Investment Committee for the Liquid Credit Strategy and ESG Committee.
Ms. Ba previously served as a co-head of research at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, prior to which she was an analyst at Post Advisory Group, responsible for reviewing high yield credits.
Previously, Ms. Ba spent over fifteen years in international finance, twelve spent as an analyst and portfolio manager in global equities for Nicholas-Applegate, Giovine Capital, Artisan Partners and Putnam Investments, including serving as portfolio manager of the multi-billion-dollar Nicholas-Applegate International Growth Fund, and two years structuring asset and project finance transactions for BT Securities.
Ms. Ba graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S.
in economics from the Wharton School and a B.A.
in history from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Ms. Ba earned an M.B.A.
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Linda Ba active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Irradiant Partners LP
 Irradiant Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Linda Ba
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Post Advisory Group LLC
 Post Advisory Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Post Advisory Group LLC (Post) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in New York City. The firm was founded by Larry Post in 1992 as MW Post Advisory Group. They are owned by Principal Global Investors Holding Company US LLC, ultimately held by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Post provides discretionary investment advisory services to a global client base of institutional investors. | Analyst-Fixed Income | - |
Giovine Capital Group LLC
 Giovine Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Tom Giovine in 1998, Giovine Capital Group LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Santa Monica, California. The firm provides portfolio management services to an unaffiliated institutional client and to three private investment-related private funds. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2008-12-31 |
| BT Securities Co., Ltd. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Putnam Investments Ltd.
 Putnam Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Putnam Investments Ltd. (PIL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Putnam Advisory Holdings II LLC, ultimately owned by Power Financial Corp. in Canada. PIL is an active asset manager that provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Artisan Partners LP
 Artisan Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Linda Ba
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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Artisan Partners LP
Artisan Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company. | Finance |
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management
 Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1984, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Allianz of America, Inc., and their ultimate parent is Allianz AG (NYSE: AZ). Nicholas-Applegate manages assets for individual and institutional investors including corporate and government retirement plans, foundations, endowments and mutual fund families. | Finance |
Giovine Capital Group LLC
Giovine Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Tom Giovine in 1998, Giovine Capital Group LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Santa Monica, California. The firm provides portfolio management services to an unaffiliated institutional client and to three private investment-related private funds. | Finance |
Putnam Investments Ltd.
Putnam Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Putnam Investments Ltd. (PIL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Putnam Advisory Holdings II LLC, ultimately owned by Power Financial Corp. in Canada. PIL is an active asset manager that provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds. | Finance |
Post Advisory Group LLC
Post Advisory Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Post Advisory Group LLC (Post) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in New York City. The firm was founded by Larry Post in 1992 as MW Post Advisory Group. They are owned by Principal Global Investors Holding Company US LLC, ultimately held by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Post provides discretionary investment advisory services to a global client base of institutional investors. | Finance |
| BT Securities Co., Ltd. | Finance |
Irradiant Partners LP
Irradiant Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Finance |
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