Sylvia Owens
Private Equity Investor at Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC
Profile
Sylvia Owens joined Kennedy Lewis in 2021 and is a Partner focused on the Firm’s business development and investor relations activities.
Ms. Owens was formerly a Managing Director and Global Private Credit and Real Assets Strategist with Aksia, a specialty investment consultant.
In her role at Aksia, she was responsible for overseeing the implementation of private credit and real assets portfolios across a global base of LPs, and advised investors with respect to portfolio construction, investment selection, pacing, risk and tactical plans.
Ms. Owens has partnered with prominent industry organizations to increase awareness of private credit as an asset class, including spearheading the development of Institutional Limited Partners Association’s (ILPA) Private Credit Specialist Series, where she was one of the lead instructors for the course.
Prior to joining Aksia, Ms. Owens spent nearly a decade in the private markets space, working with both investors and GPs across private equity, real assets, and private credit selection and positioning.
She began her career at Goldman Sachs in Chicago, where she oversaw the Midwest Convertibles business and then moved to New York to co-lead the institutional synthetics convertibles business.
Ms. Owens graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies and holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Sylvia Owens active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC
 Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC (Kennedy Lewis) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by David K. Chene and Darren L. Richman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-01-31 |
Former positions of Sylvia Owens
| Companies | Position | End |
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Aksia LLC
 Aksia LLC Investment ManagersFinance Aksia LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jim Vos in 2006. Aksia provides portfolio advisory services on alternative investment strategies for institutional investors. | Consultant / Advisor | 2021-01-31 |
Puissance Capital Management LP
 Puissance Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Puissance Capital Management LP (PCM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2015 and serves as the family office of Theodore "Ted” Wang, an ex-partner of Goldman Sachs in New York. PCM also manages dedicated special purpose vehicle funds. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-06-30 |
XT Capital Partners LLC
 XT Capital Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance XT Capital Partners LLC is a privately-owned, registered broker/dealer headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2001 by Frank Minard, Lynne Minard and Julie Cochran. XT Capital Partners provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. | Consultant / Advisor | 2015-03-31 |
Credit Value Partners LLC
 Credit Value Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Credit Value Partners LP (CVP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded within Credit Suisse in June 2010 and began operating as an independent firm in October 2010. In 2016, the firm was acquired by CVP Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Pollard Family Investments LLC. CVP provides discretionary investment management services to unregistered pooled investment vehicles, private funds, and separately managed accounts. | Private Equity Investor | 2014-06-30 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Private Equity Investor | 2007-07-31 |
Training of Sylvia Owens
| University of Southern California | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago | Masters Business Admin |
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XT Capital Partners LLC
XT Capital Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance XT Capital Partners LLC is a privately-owned, registered broker/dealer headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2001 by Frank Minard, Lynne Minard and Julie Cochran. XT Capital Partners provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
Aksia LLC
Aksia LLC Investment ManagersFinance Aksia LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jim Vos in 2006. Aksia provides portfolio advisory services on alternative investment strategies for institutional investors. | Finance |
Credit Value Partners LLC
Credit Value Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Credit Value Partners LP (CVP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded within Credit Suisse in June 2010 and began operating as an independent firm in October 2010. In 2016, the firm was acquired by CVP Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Pollard Family Investments LLC. CVP provides discretionary investment management services to unregistered pooled investment vehicles, private funds, and separately managed accounts. | Finance |
Puissance Capital Management LP
Puissance Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Puissance Capital Management LP (PCM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2015 and serves as the family office of Theodore "Ted” Wang, an ex-partner of Goldman Sachs in New York. PCM also manages dedicated special purpose vehicle funds. | Finance |
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC (Kennedy Lewis) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by David K. Chene and Darren L. Richman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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