Key Takeaways
- • Barings appoints Sloan Sutta as global head of asset-based finance, a newly created role overseeing the firm's $60 billion ABF platform across public and private markets.
- • Sutta will lead 65 investment professionals globally and report to Martin Horne, co-head of global investments, as Barings positions ABF as a strategic growth area.
- • The hire brings deep ABF expertise from senior roles at Crayhill Capital Management (where he was partner and investment committee member), Och-Ziff Capital Management (now Sculptor), Garrison Investment Group, and Credit Suisse.
- • Barings' ABF platform spans commercial, consumer, and residential strategies and has maintained active market presence for 40 years, with the new appointment focused on expanding investment capabilities and client solutions.
Summary
Barings, the $502 billion alternative asset manager, has appointed Sloan Sutta as global head of asset-based finance, establishing a newly created executive role to lead the firm's strategic expansion in this segment. Sutta will oversee a $60 billion platform that operates across public and private markets, spanning commercial, consumer, and residential investment strategies. The appointment underscores Barings' commitment to ABF as a core growth area within its broader alternative investment platform.
Sutta brings extensive experience across ABF markets, most recently serving as a partner and investment committee member at Crayhill Capital Management. His career also includes senior investment positions at Och-Ziff Capital Management (now known as Sculptor), Garrison Investment Group, and Credit Suisse, positioning him with a demonstrated track record in building and scaling investment platforms. He will report directly to Martin Horne, co-head of global investments, and will be responsible for strategic direction, capability expansion, and client-facing solutions across the platform.
The ABF platform operates with 65 investment professionals globally and has maintained an active presence in asset-based finance markets for 40 years. In his new role, Sutta will focus on broadening the platform's breadth of capabilities and offerings while positioning Barings to capture opportunities in the evolving ABF landscape. Horne noted the hire supports the firm's objective to "strengthen our capabilities and position the business for its next phase of growth," while Sutta emphasized his commitment to "expand the platform's breadth, capabilities and offerings, seeking to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns to investors across the evolving ABF opportunity set."
Sutta brings extensive experience across ABF markets, most recently serving as a partner and investment committee member at Crayhill Capital Management. His career also includes senior investment positions at Och-Ziff Capital Management (now known as Sculptor), Garrison Investment Group, and Credit Suisse, positioning him with a demonstrated track record in building and scaling investment platforms. He will report directly to Martin Horne, co-head of global investments, and will be responsible for strategic direction, capability expansion, and client-facing solutions across the platform.
The ABF platform operates with 65 investment professionals globally and has maintained an active presence in asset-based finance markets for 40 years. In his new role, Sutta will focus on broadening the platform's breadth of capabilities and offerings while positioning Barings to capture opportunities in the evolving ABF landscape. Horne noted the hire supports the firm's objective to "strengthen our capabilities and position the business for its next phase of growth," while Sutta emphasized his commitment to "expand the platform's breadth, capabilities and offerings, seeking to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns to investors across the evolving ABF opportunity set."
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