Nikhil Chandra

Managing Director, Head of European Credit at OMERS

Panellist

Nikhil leads OMERS’ European credit platform out of London. His team’s primary focus is the origination, execution and management of broadly syndicated leveraged loans, private credit, high yield, and structured credit across a broad range of sectors. He joined OMERS in February 2022.

Nikhil joined OMERS from Aviva Investors, where he sat on the Senior Leadership Team for Private Debt. Prior to this, Nikhil worked for a London-based family office, where he was responsible for direct investments in public and private equity, real estate, and credit investments across the capital structure. Nikhil was previously a senior investment professional at a special situations hedge fund, with a focus on turnaround, distressed, and event-driven opportunities. He began his career at McKinsey & Co and Deutsche Bank’s Distressed Products Group.

Nikhil holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College, an MBA from Wharton School of Business, and an M.Phil. in Linguistics from Cambridge University.