About Us
Our Culture
Vibrant Capital places a strong emphasis on delivering a collaborative and meritocratic environment with a sense of ownership. We embrace inclusion and a nonhierarchical organizational structure to foster a strong team spirit across our diverse and energetic group of professionals.
Our Edge
Extensive Expertise
Diverse and dynamic team who have been working together for 20 years collectively experiencing and witnessing multiple credit cycles
20 years of established track record trading approximately $20Bn across the capital structure in corporate structured credit
Sourcing
Being an established counterparty in the structured credit markets gives us the ability to source niche and complex opportunities from investment banks, investment managers, and lawyers to create value for our clients
We are considered an established capital solutions provider offering liquidity especially in times of credit market dislocation
Collaboration
Strong sense of unity creates valuable synergies across structured credit and syndicated credit combined with state-of-the-art technology
Flat and open forum organizational structure promotes a strong collaborative spirit
Proprietary Technology
Dedicated to technology and systems since the firm's inception with in-house developers and data analysts
Technology is essential in making initial investments as well as analyzing and evaluating risks at both the individual collateral level and the portfolio level
Proprietary systems facilitate the creation of long-term institutional memory that is hard to replicate
Our History
2026
Vibrant Capital Partners Wins at Alternative Credit Awards 2026 North America Date: April 2026
2025
Vibrant Capital Partners Wins at 2025 HFM US Performance Awards. Date: October 16 2025
2024
Vibrant Capital Partners Wins at 2024 HFM US Performance Awards.
Date: October 22 2024
2023
Vibrant Capital Partners opens an affiliate at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the UAE
2022
Vibrant Funds are shortlisted for awards.
2021
Vibrant Funds are shortlisted for awards.
2021
Rebranded to Vibrant Capital Partners
2020
Vibrant Fund shortlisted for best structured credit fund award
Key internal promotions
Raised over $650mm for structured credit
2016-2015
AIMCo acquires a minority equity interest
Launched strategic CLO issuance fund
2014
Launched corporate structured credit fund offering.
2013
Launched mezzanine CLO debt strategy
Philip Darivoff joins as Chairman
2012-2011
Launched CLO issuance strategy
2009-2015
Mandated to advise on over $17bn of structured credit investments
2009
Raised institutional SMAs post-Crisis for investment grade CLO debt
2008
Spun off from Dundee Wealth to become majority-owned by partners
2006
Originally founded as DFG, a subsidiary of Dundee Wealth
Awards Disclosures
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Since the firm's inception in 2006, Vibrant Capital Partners has been committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within its ranks. Our team members hail from a variety of different countries, have varying educational and socio-economic backgrounds, and speak 18 different languages. 1
Further nearly 64% of employees identify as being Minorities and/or Women. 2
We firmly believe that our team's diverse backgrounds also translate to a healthy diversity of thought. When team members feel empowered to openly share their views and point out both risks and opportunities, diversity of thought creates the potential for better processes as it relates to investment management, risk management, and client transparency.
Responsible Investing
ESG Policy
Vibrant has established a formalized ESG policy and procedures that reaffirm our principles and guide our practices.
READ ESG POLICY HERE
ESG Considerations
Vibrant integrates ESG considerations into its investment processes across its Structured Credit and Syndicated Credit platforms. Vibrant acknowledges the critical connection between its responsible investment activities and fiduciary duties. Vibrant has made a public commitment to this by becoming a UN PRI signatory.
ESG Committee
Vibrant has an ESG Committee that oversees ESG practices. The Committee comprise key leaders across the firm. Vibrant employs a proprietary ESG rating methodology and technology systems that support investment due diligence, decision making, and monitoring.
Active Engagement
Vibrant adheres to stewardship through active engagement aiming to effectuate changes in material ESG factors of credit issuers.