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Onex Credit acquires Falcon Investment Advisors

Thursday, December 31, 2020
Opalesque Industry Update - Onex Corporation today announced that it has acquired Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC, a leading U.S. private credit manager, to expand its established credit platform and solidify its market position in tradeable, opportunistic and private credit.

Falcon provides private credit financing solutions and has US$3.8 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2020. It employs an opportunistic approach to mezzanine and other direct lending investments for U.S. middle market companies. With this transaction, Onex Credit will have over $16 billion of alternative credit assets under management.

Falcon complements Onex Credit with a seasoned investment team, exceptional sourcing capabilities, strong fundraising and performance track record, and a long-standing institutional client base. The combined platform merges Falcon's specialized private credit investing with the scale, global distribution and diverse investment and origination capabilities of Onex Credit and the broader Onex franchise. Falcon's senior management team and employees are all joining the new platform within Onex Credit, called "Onex Falcon". Current members of the Falcon investment team will continue to be responsible for the investments of existing and future funds, with the support of the Onex Credit platform and team.

"Falcon's experienced team has a long track record of delivering strong returns," said Jason New, Co-CEO of Onex Credit. "Sandeep Alva and his leadership and investment teams are field- and cycle-tested. We have created a differentiated and scalable private credit platform to compete with the best in our markets."

Mr. Alva, Founder and Managing Partner of Falcon, said, "Over the last 20 years, we have earned our reputation as a creative, flexible credit manager in the U.S. middle market. Onex greatly enhances Falcon's ability to develop a wider range of private credit portfolios, and thus fully leverage Falcon's origination and deal structuring resources."

"We look forward to building upon our existing alternative credit investment capabilities alongside such high-caliber partners," added Blair Fleming, Managing Director at Onex Credit.

Mr. Fleming and several core members of the Onex private credit investment team are joining the Onex Falcon platform as the company looks to lever the strengths of each organization. Mr. Alva and Mr. Fleming will be Co-Business Heads reporting to Mr. New. Together, they will drive execution and strategy for the combined team.

Onex Credit has a successful 19-year track record executing a disciplined approach to credit investing with a focus on capital preservation and achieving strong risk adjusted returns through credit cycles. The Onex Credit team's experience spans credit investing through its CLO platform and adjacent strategies, high yield bonds, opportunistic and structured credit, and middle market direct lending. Onex Credit's mid-market to large cap focus and track record in credit are highly complementary with Falcon's specialized focus in the lower middle market. Clients of both firms will benefit from the powerful combination, which creates enhanced scale and a broader origination network.

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