Our Approach

Delivering Innovation
in Private Credit

Our approach is to build a best-in-class, globally integrated, employee-owned private credit platform focused on the core middle market. We leverage a highly experienced and cycle-tested team, with strong institutional backing and a disciplined, client-aligned investment philosophy.

Corinthia’s governance reflects institutional best practice, and is defined by rigorous oversight, robust risk management, and a clear alignment with both regulatory expectations and stakeholder interests.

Our governance structures ensure that the board sets strategic direction, maintains accountability, and fosters a culture of transparency and ethical conduct. This framework supports prudent lending, responsible risk-taking, and long-term resilience, enabling us to deliver sustainable long-term value for investors and borrowers alike.

Investment Philosophy

Focus on Core Middle Market

$10–100M

We target companies with $10–$100m in EBITDA. We believe this segment offers better risk-adjusted returns, more favorable documentation, and better access to information.

Senior Secured Lending Strategy

Senior secured lending to performing, private equity-backed companies. Global focus with an integrated investment team across North America, Developed Asia and Europe.

Delivering Attractive, Risk-Adjusted Returns

By focusing on the core middle market, Corinthia aims to capture the best balance of risk-return opportunities in a less competitive segment offering more stable, attractive risk-adjusted returns compared to lower or upper middle market segments.

Global Reach and Local Expertise

The firm applies a consistent investment philosophy, leveraging the power of local expertise across our global footprint.

Bespoke Investment Structures

We adapt our financing solutions to match the needs of clients.

Experienced and Proven Team

+$90bn

The team has collectively invested over $90bn in 1,800 platform companies with historically low annualized losses.

Long-standing relationships with more than 300 private equity sponsors.

Extensive restructuring expertise across multiple markets and jurisdictions.

Discipline and Risk Management

Disciplined structuring, appropriate leverage levels, equity contributions, and covenants.

Relationship-Driven Approach

Our long-standing sponsor relationships form the foundation of our origination and portfolio management strategy, enabling consistent deal flow and disciplined execution through various market environments.

Alignment with Investors

Corinthia is an independent, employee-controlled firm with a strong and supportive minority shareholder in Nomura. Both the team and Nomura will invest alongside our LPs, ensuring direct alignment and shared commitment to attractive, risk-adjusted returns.

Global Scale, Proven Team,
Attractive Returns.

Corinthia is a globally integrated private credit manager, led by one of the industry’s most experienced and successful direct lending team.

Private Credit Overview

Technology and Innovation

Corinthia combines a highly experienced, cycle-tested team with institutional-grade technology, enabling us to navigate the growing complexity of today’s private credit markets.

With decades of private credit experience, Corinthia is harnessing cutting-edge technology to build a platform designed to set up our business and LP’s for success.

Investment Agility

Corinthia's front office technology allows for our investment team to move at speed and scale globally. Coupled with the strength of Corinthia's market relationships we are able to consistently handle large deal volumes while closing on the highest quality transactions.

Operational Alpha

Our global technology platform allows us to generate operational alpha by ensuring the utmost data integrity, enabling Corinthia to automate repetitive tasks while enshrining the highest levels of compliance and governance.

Enterprise Reporting

With Corinthia's dedication to data governance, we have the ability to scale our enterprise reporting for an array of different stakeholders. Ensuring both timely and accurate reporting across all Corinthia products.

Global Presence Global Reach with Local Insight: Purposeful Investing Across Jurisdictions

We connect capital to opportunity, fuelling private credit growth through a truly global, integrated investment platform. Corinthia operates as one cohesive platform across eight global offices, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Our local teams work across regions to offer direct access to market-leading insights and opportunities in core middle market credit, including restructuring expertise.

This global presence enables us to deliver for sponsors and investors alike, while also tailoring our approach to offer regional insight into global trend analysis and support continuous coverage across time zones. Every office contributes to our mission and culture, creating powerful stories that reflect our values, expertise, and alignment. At Corinthia, global isn’t just about footprint – it’s about perspective, performance, and platform-wide collaboration with purpose.

Corinthia Locations
Brisbane
Charlotte
Chicago
Frankfurt
London
New York
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo
Brisbane
Charlotte
Chicago
Frankfurt
London
New York
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo