Alternative asset manager Obra Capital has appointed Ashish Sinha as managing director of asset-based finance (ABF).
Sinha will be based in the firm’s New York office, working within its asset-based opportunistic credit strategy, as the manager expands its presence in the ABF space, “focusing on less-correlated opportunities in areas of capital scarcity”.
“With the addition of Ashish to our team, we further develop our capabilities at the intersection of insurance and credit,” said Matt Roesler, senior managing director and head of multi-sector credit. “Ashish’s experience structuring and investing in asset-backed opportunities across sectors strengthens our origination platform and enhances what we can offer investors.”
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He joins the firm from Encina Capital, where he was most recently managing director, leading a team originating, structuring and underwriting investments across the consumer, residential and commercial sectors.
Prior to this, Sinha spent nearly four years as a senior sector analyst in the structured products and specialty finance group at Elliott Management. Earlier in his career, he held investment roles at Waterfall Asset Management, Oak Hill Advisors, Pimco and Goldman Sachs.
“Obra has built something genuinely distinctive, an integrated platform that bridges insurance capital management and specialty credit in a way few firms can replicate,” said Sinha. “I am excited to contribute to the firm’s asset-based finance platform and look forward to helping deliver strong outcomes for investors.”
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Obra Capital is an alternative asset manager providing investment products to insurers and across credit verticals. As of March 2026, the firm’s registered investment advisers had approximately $7.1bn (£5.2bn) in assets under management.
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