Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit
23 years industry experience

Biography

Ashwin Krishnan is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and the Co-Head of Morgan Stanley's North America Private Credit platform, where he leads the the Opportunistic Credit strategy. Mr. Krishnan has been a part of the Private Credit business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management since its inception in 2009 and has over 21 years of relevant industry experience.

Mr. Krishnan joined Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division in 2003, where he spent time as a credit analyst in the High Yield & Distressed Research group, and as a principal investor with Morgan Stanley Principal Investments. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Krishnan was in the Communications Investment Banking group at UBS.

Mr. Krishnan earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bangalore University, India and an M.S. in Engineering from Columbia University.

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Private Credit Strategy	Incorporates privately held investments in both Direct Lending and Opportunistic corporate credit targeting sponsored and non-sponsored companies primarily in North America and Europe.

Private Credit Strategy

Incorporates privately held investments in both Direct Lending and Opportunistic corporate credit targeting sponsored and non-sponsored companies primarily in North America and Europe.

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Alternatives

Private Credit Q&A: Talking sponsored vs. nonsponsored deals with Morgan Stanley’s Ashwin Krishnan

20-Sep-2024

Debtwire caught up with Ashwin Krishnan, co-head of North America private credit, in a conversation debating the merits of sponsored versus non-sponsored deals.

Media Appearance

Jeff Levin & Ashwin Krishnan on InsuranceAUM Podcast

06-Aug-2024

Listen to Head of Direct Lending Jeff Levin and Head of Opportunistic Credit Ashwin Krishnan discuss the future of private credit for insurance investors.

Press Release

Morgan Stanley Private Credit Leads Strategic Growth Capital Investment

06-May-2024

Morgan Stanley Private Credit (“MSPC”) announced today that several of its investment funds have led a growth capital investment into Guardian Dentistry Partners (“GDP” or “Guardian”). Prudential Private Capital also participated in the transaction.

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Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit | 23 years industry experience

Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit 23 years industry experience

Biography

Strategies

Strategies

News & Insights

News & Insights

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit
23 years industry experience