Canyon Partners Bolsters Capital Formation Team with Two Industry Veterans

February 5, 2025

Georg Machinist and Matt Brody join as Managing Directors based in New York

DALLAS and NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2025 / — Canyon Partners (“Canyon”), a global alternative investment manager with over $26 billion in assets under management, today announced that Georg Machinist and Matt Brody have joined the firm as Managing Directors leading capital formation efforts. Mr. Machinist will serve as Head of Americas Capital Formation and Mr. Brody will serve as Head of Real Estate Capital Formation. Mr. Brody will also serve as a member of the Investment Committee and Management Committee for Canyon Partners Real Estate. Both executives will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Mr. Machinist brings to Canyon more than 16 years of experience in fundraising and product roles, most recently serving as Managing Director within the Global Client Solutions Group at KKR. Prior to KKR, Mr. Machinist held senior fundraising positions at PJT Park Hill, Consonance Capital and VantagePoint Alternative Investments.

Mr. Brody brings more than 21 years of experience in real estate capital formation and investments, most recently serving as Head of Real Estate Capital and Lead Product Specialist at Apollo, where he led sales, marketing and product strategy for the global real estate credit and equity business. Prior to that, Mr. Brody held leadership roles spanning investment and client-centric responsibilities at Tishman Speyer, Angelo Gordon and Walton Street Capital.

“Georg and Matt bring invaluable prowess in capital formation and strategy, and their leadership will be integral in continuing to meet the evolving needs of our global client base,” said Stacy Silverman, Partner and Head of the Client Solutions Group at Canyon Partners. “With nearly four decades of combined experience, each will be key to advancing our credit and real estate platforms, positioning Canyon to capitalize on compelling opportunities in today’s complex and dynamic investment landscape.”

With the addition of Mr. Machinist and Mr. Brody, Canyon has now hired five industry veterans over the last year, strengthening its senior leadership team across various focus areas and geographies. Recent hires have included James Anderson, Head of EMEA Capital Formation; Ricard Janson, Senior Vice President, EMEA Capital Formation; and Ari Dukas, Managing Director and lead credit product specialist.

About Canyon Partners, LLC
Founded in 1990, Canyon employs a deep value, credit intensive approach across public and private corporate credit, structured credit, and direct real estate lending and investing. The firm seeks to capture excess returns available to those investors with specialized expertise, rigorous research capabilities, and the ability to underwrite complexity. Canyon invests on behalf of a broad range of institutions globally.

For more information visit: www.canyonpartners.com.

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