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Scott Klein

Scott Klein

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Scott Klein is a Founding Partner, Managing Partner, and Portfolio Manager at Beach Point Capital. He has over 25 years of experience managing high yield bonds, bank loans, and distressed debt portfolios and working on corporate restructurings. Klein also served as a Senior Managing Director at Post Advisory Group, where he spent over a decade helping grow the company from under $200 million in assets to over $10 billion. In this previous role, he was responsible for co-running the alternative business of Post Advisory and co-managing the Total Return, Distressed Debt, and Corporate Loan strategies.

Professional Experience


Academic History

  • In the early 1990s, Klein spent several years as a bankruptcy attorney advising bondholders and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 cases.
  • He currently serves on the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Center. 
  • He served on the UCLA Law Review.