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Established in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton, and Gil Tenzer, Contrarian Capital Management, LLC, invests in distressed debt securities, particularly privately traded and complex distressed claims. Bauer and Stanton have a long professional history together and, prior to forming Contrarian Capital Management, they ran Distressed Debt and Trade Claims for Oppenheimer & Co. In 1993, Tenzer joined the team and brought a broader global network to the firm’s portfolio. Contrarian Capital’s team has worked in all aspects of distressed investing, from real estate to senior secured debt, trade claims, direct lending, and reorganized equity.

For nearly 30 years, Bauer, Stanton, and Tenzer have identified the most promising opportunities in the United States, Western Europe, and emerging markets. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with offices in Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, and Paris, Contrarian is well positioned to invest in global distressed markets. The team consists of individuals fluent in many languages. Because Contrarian does all of its research in-house, this language capability makes on-the-ground investigation possible for every investment opportunity. Contrarian has a team of five professionals dedicated to emerging markets, each focused on a specific region of the world. The Emerging Markets team does thorough research into the assets, cash flow, credit, and legal status of every investment it adds to the portfolio.

A multibillion-dollar investment firm, Contrarian Capital vigilantly protects its portfolio by always avoiding leverage. Additionally, the firm maintains capital through the diversity of its portfolio and by using first-principles analysis of investment opportunities with conservative valuation metrics.