Zeshan Ashfaque

Senior Managing Director and Senior Credit Officer, US Direct Lending, Man Group
Man Institute Contributor

Zeshan Ashfaque is a Senior Managing Director and a Senior Credit Officer, US Direct Lending, at Man Group. 

Zeshan has extensive experience investing in middle market credit and has originated, executed, and managed investments across a variety of structures, industries, and strategies, including stressed and distressed. Prior to Varagon Capital Partners (now Man Group), he worked in credit investing at HPS Investment Partners, TPG Sixth Street Partners, and Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group.

He earned a BBA from Emory University and an MS from The University of Virginia.

Man Institute content contributed by Zeshan

Extra Credit: Can Private Credit Weather the Storm?

Podcasts read 18 min
May 15, 2024

Extra Credit: Can Private Credit Weather the Storm?

Interest in direct lending has exploded over the past few years. But with increasing pressures from traditional players and an uncertain macro environment, this episode asks; can private credit weather the storm?

Center Stage: What's Next for Credit in 2024?

In Focus read 17 min
March 18, 2024

Center Stage: What's Next for Credit in 2024?

Is dispersion a help or a hindrance to portfolios in 2024? Catch the replay of our live webinar on how investors should be thinking about high yield, credit risk sharing and private credit in their portfolio.

Unlocking Opportunities in the Private Middle Market Through Direct Lending

In Focus read 17 min
February 7, 2024

Unlocking Opportunities in the Private Middle Market Through Direct Lending

Private credit – specifically middle market, sponsor-backed direct lending – looks uniquely positioned to weather the future storm thanks to a number of supportive structural factors.
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