Michael Collins
Chief Executive Officer at Wazee Street Capital Management LLC
Profile
Mr. Robert M.
Collins is Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Wazee Street Capital Management LLC.
10 and serves as President and Chief Investment Officer.
He has responsibility for the overall leadership and strategy of the firm and leads all investment decisions.
Additionally, he has served on and led a number of formal and informal committees throughout the restructuring process.
Prior to founding Wazee Street Capital Management in September 2010, Mr. Collins was the portfolio director responsible for corporate distressed investments at Madison Capital Management.
Prior to Madison Capital, Michael was an entrepreneur in the alternative consumer finance space, backed by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe.
Before that, Michael was an investment banker at Robertson Stephens and Cowen & Company where he advised technology, consumer and services business on mergers & acquisitions, public and private financings, and other strategic transactions.
Michael began his career representing private equity firms at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a J.D.
from the Columbia University School of Law.
Michael Collins active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Wazee Street Capital Management LLC
Wazee Street Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wazee Street Capital Management LLC (Wazee Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm was founded by Robert “Michael” Collins in 2010 and is owned by Wazee Street Capital Holdings LLC. Wazee Street constructs and actively manages a high-conviction portfolio of distressed securities with embedded free options to generate superior returns. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-08-31 |
Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP
Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP Investment ManagersFinance Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP operates as a private equity fund. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Michael Collins
Companies | Position | End |
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Madison Capital Advisors LLC
Madison Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Madison Capital Advisors is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Madison Capital Management LLC. Their clients include a select group of U.S. and European institutions, family offices and high net-worth individuals. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-05-31 |
Sutter Holding Co., Inc. | President | 2006-12-05 |
Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-02-29 |
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Robertson Stephens & Co. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Michael Collins
Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
Columbia Law School | Graduate Degree |
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Private companies | 7 |
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Sutter Holding Co., Inc. | Finance |
Robertson Stephens & Co. | Finance |
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Wazee Street Capital Management LLC
Wazee Street Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wazee Street Capital Management LLC (Wazee Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm was founded by Robert “Michael” Collins in 2010 and is owned by Wazee Street Capital Holdings LLC. Wazee Street constructs and actively manages a high-conviction portfolio of distressed securities with embedded free options to generate superior returns. | Finance |
Madison Capital Advisors LLC
Madison Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996, Madison Capital Advisors is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Madison Capital Management LLC. Their clients include a select group of U.S. and European institutions, family offices and high net-worth individuals. | Finance |
Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP
Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP Investment ManagersFinance Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP operates as a private equity fund. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Finance |
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