Akhil Bansal

Head of Asset-Backed Finance at Carlyle Global Credit

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Akhil Bansal is Head of Asset-Backed Finance for Carlyle Global Credit. Carlyle Asset-Backed Finance seeks to invest across the risk-return spectrum of private credit financings backed by diversified portfolios of credit assets as well as private high grade corporate financings. Mr. Bansal is also Co-Portfolio Manager for Carlyle’s Revolving Loan strategy, which seeks to invest in senior secured revolving credit facilities. In addition, Mr. Bansal works closely with Fortitude Re, Carlyle’s strategic insurance investment, on asset allocation and optimization and portfolio construction in connection with Fortitude Re's reinsurance activities. Mr. Bansal is a member of the Investment Committee for Carlyle Structured Solutions, Carlyle Asset Finance and Carlyle Revolving Loan Fund. He is based in New York.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Bansal was a Director at KKR, where he worked across the credit asset management, capital markets and balance sheet segments in a variety of projects spanning principal investing, strategy, joint ventures, and other strategic initiatives. Prior to joining KKR, he worked in investment banking at Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan in a multi-disciplinary role across structured products, M&A, leveraged finance and equity and debt capital markets. Mr. Bansal holds Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses. He earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.