Obra Capital, along with its affiliated registered investment advisors, collectively known as Obra, an asset management firm with a specialised approach to alternative investing, has appointed Peter Polanskyj, Senior Managing Director and Head of Structured Credit, to Chief Investment Officer.
Since joining Obra in 2022, Polanskyj has supported the guidance and execution of the firm’s growth strategy and the development of both its platform and enhanced product set. In April 2024, he assisted in the launch of Obra’s first ETFs, creating investment options with access to a wide variety of securitised products.
In December 2024, Polanskyj helped lead a $400m close of Obra’s inaugural Collateralised Loan Obligation offering, further diversifying the firm’s strategies in alternative assets and structured credit to provide a range of solutions aimed at delivering long-term value for investors.
In addition to new product launches, Mr. Polanskyj has demonstrated a proven track record of prudent capital stewardship, leveraging over 28 years of experience investing in a variety of structured investments to achieve a net growth rate for Obra’s insurance special situations strategy that has outpaced the firm’s initial expectations. In his new role, he will chair Obra’s Investment Committee, with oversight of the firm’s operations across its portfolio.
In addition, Matt Roesler has been promoted to Senior Managing Director and Head of Multi-Sector Credit. He continues to lead the management of Obra’s multi-sector credit, liability-driven and other insurance portfolios. Greg Nicolls has been promoted to Senior Managing Director and Head of Business Development and Investor Relations.
Prior to joining Obra, Polanskyj was a Managing Director and Head of US CLO Management at Sculptor Capital (formerly known as Och-Ziff), where he oversaw the creation, securitisation and management of CLOs and similarly structured products.
In his time with the firm, he grew this business from inception in 2012 to approximately $15bn in assets in 2022. Prior to that role, he worked at Morgan Stanley in a variety of capacities, including as a strategist focused on credit, structured credit, equity derivatives and capital structure arbitrage.
Previously, Polanskyj was a reinsurance actuary with a focus on property and casualty. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Rutgers University, where he was named a Henry Rutgers scholar, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.
