Nikhil Vaidya

Nikhil Vaidya

Nikhil Vaidya

Vice President
9 years industry experience

Nikhil Vaidya

Vice President

9 years industry experience

Biography

Nikhil Vaidya is a Vice President at Morgan Stanley and is a member of the Morgan Stanley Private Credit team, where he focuses on originating and underwriting investment opportunities. Mr. Vaidya joined Morgan Stanley in 2021 and has over seven years of relevant industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Vaidya worked at The Carlyle Group, most recently as a Vice President within the Direct Lending team, where he was responsible for originating, structuring, and executing private credit investments across various industries. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group, Mr. Vaidya worked for the Merchant Banking / Middle Market Leveraged Finance team at BNP Paribas, where he was focused on underwriting private equity sponsored transactions. Mr. Vaidya earned a Honors in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of the Western Ontario, as well as a B.A. in Financial Economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Other Team Members

New York

Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Direct Lending

New York

Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit

New York

Hank D'Alessandro

Vice Chairman, North America Private Credit

Chicago

Jeff Day

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets & Business Development

Mark Jochims

Managing Director

Chicago

David Kulakofsky

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Underwriting & Portfolio Management

Los Angeles

Peter Ma

Managing Director

New York

Orit Mizrachi

Managing Director

New York

Michael Occi

Chief Administrative Officer

New York

David Pessah

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Kunal Soni

Managing Director, Head of Western Region, Head of Direct Lending Technology

New York

Jon Spivak

Executive Director

New York

Sean Sullivan

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Origination

New York

Debra Abramovitz

Executive Director

New York

Fay Chen

Executive Director

New york

Griffin Coakley

Vice President

New York

Charlie Guyton

Executive Director

Chicago

Lauren Krepelka

Executive Director

New York

Jeff Levin

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Direct Lending

New York

Ashwin Krishnan

Managing Director, Co-Head of N. America Private Credit, Head of Opportunistic Credit

New York

Hank D'Alessandro

Vice Chairman, North America Private Credit

Chicago

Jeff Day

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets & Business Development

Mark Jochims

Managing Director

Chicago

David Kulakofsky

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Underwriting & Portfolio Management

Los Angeles

Peter Ma

Managing Director

New York

Orit Mizrachi

Managing Director

New York

Michael Occi

Chief Administrative Officer

New York

David Pessah

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Kunal Soni

Managing Director, Head of Western Region, Head of Direct Lending Technology

New York

Jon Spivak

Executive Director

New York

Sean Sullivan

Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending Origination

New York

Debra Abramovitz

Executive Director

New York

Fay Chen

Executive Director

New york

Griffin Coakley

Vice President

New York

Charlie Guyton

Executive Director

Chicago

Lauren Krepelka

Executive Director

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