Stephen Riddell

CEO and Founder

Role
Member Board of Directors at Texas Exchange Bank
Location
Charlotte, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Stephen Riddell

Founder and CEO of DS2 Capital, connecting institutional capital with specialized credit markets. Focusing on actively managed broadly syndicated loan strategies, including CLOs, our firm is built on a foundation of long-standing market relationships and top-tier infrastructure. With strong institutional backing, we are engineered for scale—leveraging decades of veteran experience to navigate the complexities of the credit landscape.Previously, Founding CIO of Redding Ridge Asset Management, Apollo’s dedicated global CLO platform. Led from inception in 2016 through 2024 and to over $25 billion of global AUM. Thirty years of both buyside and sell side capital markets, structured credit, broadly syndicated loans, corporate and sponsor credit.

Experience

  1. Member Board of Directors

    Texas Exchange Bank

    Apr 2018 — Present · US

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management

    MBA, Finance & Marketing

    1993 — 1995

  • Furman University

    BA, Economics

    1989 — 1993

Skills

  • Leveraged Finance
  • Structured Finance
  • Investment Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Portfolio Management
  • Loans
  • Credit
  • Bonds
  • Hedge Funds
  • Fixed Income
  • Valuation
  • Lbo
  • Asset Management

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