Stephen Riddell
CEO and Founder
- Role
- Member Board of Directors at Texas Exchange Bank
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
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
Member Board of Directors
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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