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Credit Check: Unravelling Trends in Asset-Based Finance and Beyond
A forum dedicated to analyzing developments in ABF. Our recent editions include:
From Nerd to Star: The Rise of Asset-Based Finance
ABF's Dirty Laundry: Defaults, Failures and Lessons Learned
Patching the Pipes: Fixing the Infrastructure Gap in ABF
Servicing Transfers: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Balancing the Books: Women's Perspectives in Credit and Structured Finance
As 100% women-owned investment firm, we are constantly discussing topics that impact women in finance. Some of our recent topics include:
Beyond Mentorship: Sponsors Are What Elevate Women's Careers
Breaking the Experience Ceiling
Note-Free Power Moves: Why Women Should Lead Without Pen and Paper
The Double Bind: Dilemma of Assertiveness vs Agreeability for Women
Who We Are
Nicole Byrns, Partner and Founder
Nicole Byrns is an accomplished asset-backed finance investor with more than 25 years of private investing and financing experience across asset managers and global financial institutions. Prior to launching Dumar Capital, Ms. Byrns was a Managing Director at CPP Investments, where she led private credit investments in structured credit across consumer, commercial and specialty finance sectors. Earlier in her career, she served in Deutsche Bank’s Global Credit Trading group, structuring bespoke financing solutions, and also held investment roles at Garrison Investment Group and Citi. She frequently collaborates with the Structured Finance Association on industry initiatives and is a regular conference speaker and podcast guest on private credit and asset-based finance topics.
Ms Byrns received a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.A. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She also studied at L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) as a Rotary Scholar. She serves on the board of Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement and volunteers with New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Paws for Patients program with her partner, Rocket, the goldendoodle.
