Aetos Capital is a diversified investment manager with a long track record of delivering absolute returns.
The Aetos Capital brand was established to provide an institutional framework to alternatives opportunities. The firm is led by CEO, Chris Allwin. The Aetos Capital organization was established in 1999 by Chris’ father, the late James Allwin.
Aetos Capital strives to bring its clients a robust platform with niche ideas focused on diversifying portfolios. It is led by a team of dedicated professionals with deep experience in a variety of asset management roles.
Our Team
Christopher F. Allwin
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Chris is the Chief Executive Officer of Aetos Capital, LP. Prior to this role, Chris was a co-founder of Aetos Capital Partners. Prior to working at Aetos Capital, Chris worked as a Vice President at Gener8 Maritime (the successor company to General Maritime). At Gener8, he executed over $3 billion in mergers and acquisitions, and managed Gener8’s out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Chris helped privatize Gener8 as part of its emergence from bankruptcy. Later, he executed a merger and $210 million IPO of the new company.
Prior to joining Gener8, Chris worked as an Investment Banker in the Financial Institutions Group at Bear Stearns. Chris earned his BA from Yale, and his MBA from Columbia Business School. He is a proud member of the National Board of Directors of Communities in Schools.
Christopher A. Teryazos
PRESIDENT
Chris is the President of Aetos Capital and assists in the firm’s strategic planning. Prior to this position, Chris was the founder of two private equity sponsored vehicles focused on acquisitions in the transportation sector. These vehicles were sponsored by institutional investors such as Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Anchorage Capital Group LLC.
Chris has also worked at Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., a $2.5 billion private equity fund manager specializing in green infrastructure, renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste & water, and other assets essential for a sustainable economy. While at Pegasus, Chris led leveraged buyouts, growth capital and special situation investments in a variety of industries. Chris also has experience as an investment banker focused on leveraged finance at Goldman Sachs & Co and at BMO Nesbitt Burns. He graduated with honors from the University of Western Ontario and received an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Shoba Rampersaud
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Shoba is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Aetos Capital. In that role, she oversees all of the firm’s financial reporting, regulatory and compliance matters, as well as handling investor onboarding.
She was formerly an auditing professional with Grant Thornton LLP; Assistant Controller, Genco Shipping & Trading (an NYSE listed transportation company); and Vice President, Finance & Accounting for Chemical Transportation Group, Inc.
Shoba is a New York Licensed CPA. She holds a BS in accounting (summa cum laude) from Hunter College, City University of New York and received an MBA from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.
In addition to her work, Shoba is a trustee and officer of a New York City-based non-profit and is the recipient of the 2015 Mayoral Service Recognition Award for efforts to improve communities in NYC.
James Cullinane
PARTNER
Jim is the Portfolio Manager of the Aetos Capital Trade Claims Fund LP, our fund dedicated to investing in trade claims. Prior to Aetos, Jim was a managing director on the distressed debt trading desk at Royal Bank of Scotland. He also founded and ran the distressed debt groups at SAC Capital and Stark Investments.
Jim has been senior analyst in the distressed debt trading department at Salomon Smith Barney. He spent six years as an analyst and portfolio manager at UBS O’Connor’s distressed debt trading group.
Jim has experience as a senior financial advisor at Zolfo Cooper, a bankruptcy advisory firm, and spent four years on the commodity and foreign equity trading desks at Drexel Burnham Lambert. He has a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.
Gordon Cohen
HEAD TRADER, DIRECTOR OF SOURCING
Gordon is the head of sourcing, trading and execution across the firm’s funds. Before joining Aetos Capital Partners, he had nearly a decade of experience on sales and trading desks.
Most recently, Gordon was on the high yield and distressed desk at Imperial Capital.
Previously, he worked at Euro Brokers, where he helped to establish their structured credit business in the non-agency RMBS; SSA; covered, and European mortgage bond sectors.
Gordon graduated from Washington College with a BA in Economics and Business Management. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Canaan Youth Lacrosse Association.
Howie Tan
VICE PRESIDENT
Before joining Aetos Capital, Howie was a Vice President at Moelis & Company, where he focused on distressed credit and special situations, and executed over $30 billion in restructuring transactions. Notable transactions include the chapter 11 bankruptcies of iHeartMedia, Toys “R” Us and Bumble Bee Seafoods.
Prior to Moelis, Howie was on the foreign exchange desk at Barclays where he focused primarily on executing short-dated forward and swap trades. In that role, Howie was also responsible for performing macro analyses, providing market commentary to clients, and generating trade ideas such as onshore/offshore relative value strategies and swaps/money-markets arbitrage opportunities.
Howie holds a BBA from Singapore Management University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Dylan Jones
SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Dylan is the Senior Accounting Manager for Aetos Capital. In his role, he leads the financial consolidation and reporting processes of the company, maintains organizational procedures and accounting standards, and performs contract analysis and financial forecasting.
Prior to joining Aetos Capital, Dylan was an Audit Manager with Grant Thornton LLP. During his tenure, he serviced clients primarily from the Energy, Technology services, Manufacturing, and Healthcare industries across the U.S. and U.K.
Dylan is a licensed CPA and holds a BBA in Public Accounting from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK.
Patrick Curran
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
In his role as Senior Accountant for Aetos Capital, Patrick performs various accounting and financial reporting processes.
Prior to Aetos, Patrick was an Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on Technology, Media, and Financial Services clients with experience in both the Public and Private sectors.
Patrick holds a BS in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, OH.
Marie McHugh
OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR
Marie is an Office Management and Technology Administrator for Aetos. She attended Pace University, where she studied Computer Science.
Salah Siraj
IT CONSULTANT
Salah is an IT Consultant for Aetos Capital. He graduated from Baruch College, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.
Aetos (Greek: Αετός), is the Greek word for “eagle”.
The Allwin family chose this name when James Allwin founded the firm. The Greek use of the name of our national symbol pays homage to his wife’s Greek-American family.
The eagle has been the national symbol of America from its introduction on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782 and is symbolic of the importance of honesty and truthful principles. Greek Americans arrived in the United States with hopes and dreams of strength and success, and the soaring eagle exemplifies this dream.