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Ujjaval Desai
Chief Executive Officer at
SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.
Net worth: 809 236 $ as of 2026-06-29
Profile
Mr. Ujjaval Y.
Desai is a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc., a Head of Structured Products Investing at Sound Point Capital Management LP, a Portfolio Manager at Sound Point Harbor Fund LP, Sound Point CLO Fund LP, Sound Point CLO Fund Ltd., Sound Point Harbor Master Fund LP, Sound Point Harbor Offshore Fund LP and at Sound Point Capital Management LP.
He is on the Board of Directors at Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. Mr. Desai serves on the Sound Point Capital Management LP Management Committee and is a member on most risk, investment and valuation committees at the firm.
Prior to joining Sound Point, Mr. Desai was a Partner at Ares Management, where he was the Head of Global Structured Products & European Liquid Loans and served as a Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Desai was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Indicus Advisors, a structured credit and leveraged finance asset manager, which was started in 2006 and sold to Ares in 2011.
Prior to Indicus Advisors, Mr. Desai was Head of Structured Credit origination and structuring business at J.P.
Morgan in London and Goldman Sachs in London and New York.
Having started his career in 1996.
Mr. Desai earned a B.S., M.S., and M.Eng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | 81,741 ( 0.4% ) | 809 236 $ | 2026-06-29 |
Ujjaval Desai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SOUND POINT MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2022-05-12 |
Sound Point Harbor Fund LP
 Sound Point Harbor Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a hedge fund | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2018-12-31 |
Sound Point CLO Fund LP
 Sound Point CLO Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sound Point Harbor Offshore Fund LP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sound Point Harbor Master Fund LP
 Sound Point Harbor Master Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a hedge fund | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sound Point CLO Fund Ltd.
 Sound Point CLO Fund Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Issues asset-backed/mortgage-backed/structured finance securities | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Sound Point Capital Management LP
 Sound Point Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sound Point is a credit asset manager with investment strategies that concentrates on performing credit and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), opportunistic credit, structured credit, specialty finance and marketplace lending, and commercial real estate credit, utilizing a fundamental and research-intensive approach to investing. The firm’s primary investment objective is to preserve capital in all market conditions and to generate attractive rates of return with low volatility. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 2019-02-28 |
Former positions of Ujjaval Desai
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ares Management Ltd.
 Ares Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ares Management aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted investment returns through market cycles while minimizing downside risk. The firm employs a disciplined, credit-oriented investment philosophy and is managed by a seasoned leadership team of senior professionals with extensive experience investing in, advising, underwriting, and restructuring companies, power and energy assets, or real estate properties. They capitalize on opportunities across traded and non-traded corporate, consumer and real estate debt across the US and European markets. Ares Management takes a value-oriented approach, using fundamental, bottom-up research to identify attractive relative values compared to fundamental credit risk. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 2017-08-31 |
Indicus Advisors LLP
 Indicus Advisors LLP Investment ManagersFinance Indicus' investment strategy focuses on investment opportunities within global structured credit and alternative investment sectors. They also invest in equity and debt. When formulating their long-term investment approach, they leverage their experience across diverse asset classes, geographies and sectors. The firm also draws on their international relationships with banks, institutional investors and private equity funds. | Founder | 2012-09-13 |
Training of Ujjaval Desai
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
Ares Management Ltd.
Ares Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ares Management aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted investment returns through market cycles while minimizing downside risk. The firm employs a disciplined, credit-oriented investment philosophy and is managed by a seasoned leadership team of senior professionals with extensive experience investing in, advising, underwriting, and restructuring companies, power and energy assets, or real estate properties. They capitalize on opportunities across traded and non-traded corporate, consumer and real estate debt across the US and European markets. Ares Management takes a value-oriented approach, using fundamental, bottom-up research to identify attractive relative values compared to fundamental credit risk. | Finance |
Indicus Advisors LLP
Indicus Advisors LLP Investment ManagersFinance Indicus' investment strategy focuses on investment opportunities within global structured credit and alternative investment sectors. They also invest in equity and debt. When formulating their long-term investment approach, they leverage their experience across diverse asset classes, geographies and sectors. The firm also draws on their international relationships with banks, institutional investors and private equity funds. | Finance |
Sound Point Capital Management LP
Sound Point Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sound Point is a credit asset manager with investment strategies that concentrates on performing credit and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), opportunistic credit, structured credit, specialty finance and marketplace lending, and commercial real estate credit, utilizing a fundamental and research-intensive approach to investing. The firm’s primary investment objective is to preserve capital in all market conditions and to generate attractive rates of return with low volatility. | Finance |
Sound Point CLO Fund LP
Sound Point CLO Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Miscellaneous |
Sound Point Harbor Fund LP
Sound Point Harbor Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a hedge fund | Miscellaneous |
Sound Point Harbor Master Fund LP
Sound Point Harbor Master Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a hedge fund | Miscellaneous |
Sound Point CLO Fund Ltd.
Sound Point CLO Fund Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Issues asset-backed/mortgage-backed/structured finance securities | Finance |
Sound Point Harbor Offshore Fund LP | |
Sound Point Meridian Capital LLC
 Sound Point Meridian Capital LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust | Miscellaneous |
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