Strategic Value Partners
Strategic Value Partners is a global alternative investment firm specializing in special situations, private equity, opportunistic credit, and structured financing. Founded in 2001 by Chief Investment Officer Victor Khosla, the firm combines sourcing capabilities with operational and financial restructuring expertise to unlock value in distressed businesses, complex asset structures, and middle-market portfolio companies. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with major offices in New York, London, Tokyo, and Dubai, SVP manages approximately $22 billion in assets under management (AUM). Since inception, the firm has deployed over $60 billion of capital globally, including more than $20 billion invested across European markets.
ABOUT STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS
Strategic Value Partners offers a flexible, institutional platform that deploys capital across private credit, special situations, hard assets, and restructuring-led private equity.
The firm operates two primary, synergistic fund families, the Special Situations Funds and the Capital Solutions Funds, alongside customized separately managed accounts (SMAs) tailored for institutional investors, pension funds, and sovereign wealth clients.
SVP’s solutions are designed to target deep-value opportunities across North America and Europe, leveraging the firm's combined expertise in complex legal restructurings, capital structure analysis, and operational turnarounds.
The firm employs approximately 200 professionals, including 90 investment professionals, with main offices in Greenwich, CT, and London, and additional presence in Tokyo.
CORE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
Special Situations Strategy: A closed-end investment vehicle focused on mid-market companies undergoing financial dislocation or operational transitions. SVP targets senior debt, acquiring debt at discounts to drive out-of-court or in-court financial restructurings and subsequent business transformations.
Capital Solutions Strategy: Provides bespoke, non-dilutive financing and rescue capital to businesses with complex capital structure needs. Offers structured equity, mezzanine debt, preferred capital, and event-driven refinancing for growth or recapitalization scenarios.
Hard Assets & Real Estate Solutions: Directs specialized capital into real-world, cash-generative physical assets, including commercial real estate portfolios, power generation infrastructure, aviation lease management platforms, and logistics networks.
Control Private Equity & Distressed Buyouts: Executes control transactions by converting debt holdings into equity ownership during restructurings, enabling SVP to institute new leadership, streamline cost structures, and execute operational growth blueprints.