Rob Fraley Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Manage a personal portfolio of equity and fixed-income investments.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Led AirCapture's business development efforts. This involved the evaluation of new business opportunities, development of new markets and applications for modular onsite capture and supply of carbon dioxide. This role included sourcing, negotiating and managing commercial partnerships, primarily with entities developing technologies to convert carbon dioxide into valuable, long-lived materials and products. Aircapture's representative in policy discussions related to carbon dioxide removal, including as part of the Carbon Capture Coalition, the Negative Emissions Platform and the Direct Air Capture Coalition.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

New York, New York, Us

WhatToOrder was a data analytics platform that offered mobile ingredient-level search capabilities of restaurant menus to prospective diners. It also offered a mobile, digital menu and storefront solution, called “Smart Menus”, and a real-time insights dashboard, to restaurants, bars and small retail establishments.

New York, New York, Us

Managed a portfolio of debt and equity investments for a $25 billion family of investment funds. Point person through full investment life-cycle — sourcing, developing, sizing, managing and exiting. Asset classes included performing, stressed and distressed high-yield bonds, broadly-syndicated leveraged loans, private credit/loan origination, PIKs, loan portfolios, DIP loans, CLO tranches, rescue loans, second-liens, mezzanine, preferred, stressed and post-reorg equity. Committed approximately $3 billion of capital in the U.S. and Europe in the following industries: energy (merchant and contracted power, regulated utilities, oil/gas exploration and production), chemicals (specialty and commodity), rail infrastructure, transportation services (global distribution systems, airline catering), automotive suppliers, mining and mining equipment, packaging, building materials, radio and television broadcasters, and others.Investment themes included: cyclical turns, operational restructurings, asset sales, M&A exits, debt-equity swaps, commodity-driven recoveries, liquidity injections, collateral/liquidation value assessments, covenant analyses, regulatory uncertainty, tort claims, SEC investigations, inter-creditor disputes and pre-packaged Chapter 11s.

New York, Ny, Us

Senior distressed desk analyst in New York (1999-2002) — focus industries in the U.S. were energy/utilities, motion picture exhibitors, telecom, cell towers, cable, satellite manufacturing, oil/gas exploration and production.Senior distressed desk analyst in London (1998-1999) — focus industries in Europe included transportation, hospitality & leisure, chemicals, construction & building materials. Distressed analyst in Hong Kong (1998) — identified proprietary distressed investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, China and South Korea. Participated in numerous regional debt restructurings.High-yield research analyst in New York (1996-1998) — responsible for coverage of the following sectors: paper and forest products, chemicals, building materials and homebuilders.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked in the SEC's Division of Broker-Dealer Enforcement, which conducts investigations into possible securities law violations by registered broker-dealers.

Us

Worked as a Summer Associate during the summers of 1993 and 1994, and a law clerk during my second year of law school. Primary focus was bankruptcy and restructuring work, with some corporate and tax law work.Co-authored an article published by the Practicing Law Institute in 1994 called "Trading in the Claims of Chapter 11 Debtors."

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Magna Cum Laude, Major: Business Administration, Minor: History