Canyon Partners Expands Product Team with Senior Hire | PR Newswire [Video]

Ari Dukas joins as a Managing Director and lead credit product specialist

, /PRNewswire/ — Canyon Partners (“Canyon”), a $26 billion global alternative investment manager founded in 1990, today announced that Ari Dukas has joined the firm as Managing Director and lead credit product specialist. Mr. Dukas will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Mr. Dukas brings to Canyon more than 14 years of experience in product roles, most recently serving as Managing Director and Head of Product Specialists at credit investment firm Värde Partners. In his role, he was responsible for leading marketing, product strategy and product development for Värde. Previously, Mr. Dukas worked at BlackRock, where he focused on developing, launching and raising capital for the asset management firm’s opportunistic credit strategy, and played an integral role in bolstering product strategy and business development initiatives for BlackRock Asia.

“Ari’s deep expertise in credit investing and product solutions will enable us to best serve our clients’ ever-evolving needs,” …