Jim Lees
Private Equity Investor at KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity)
Profile
Jim Lees (New York) joined KKR in 2021 and is a Managing Director, focusing on sourcing and originating opportunities for private credit and asset based investments in financial institutions and financial assets.
Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Lees was a managing director in the asset backed finance business at Wells Fargo Securities, where he focused on originating new client opportunities with finance companies and financial sponsors.
Previously, Mr. Lees held various roles in the securitization businesses of HSBC and CIBC World Markets.
He is a former U.S.
Naval Officer and holds a B.E.
in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A.
from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.
Jim Lees active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity)
 KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) (KKR Credit Advisors US) is a private equity division of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-01-31 |
Former positions of Jim Lees
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | Private Equity Investor | 2021-01-31 |
HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust
 HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust Investment ManagersFinance Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust is a private company based in Mettawa, IL. | Private Equity Investor | 2007-12-31 |
| CIBC World Markets Corp. (Research) | Private Equity Investor | 2006-04-30 |
Training of Jim Lees
| Vanderbilt University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Darla Moore School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | Finance |
| Private companies | 3 |
|---|---|
HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust
HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust Investment ManagersFinance Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC - North America (US) Pension Trust is a private company based in Mettawa, IL. | Finance |
| CIBC World Markets Corp. (Research) | Finance |
KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity)
KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) (KKR Credit Advisors US) is a private equity division of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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