Victory Park Capital’s Brendan Carroll Recognized as a Notable Leader in Finance by Crain’s Chicago Business
Press Release
Jul 14, 2025
CHICAGO – July 14, 2025 – Victory Park Capital (“VPC”), a global alternative investment firm focused on private credit and asset-backed lending in emerging markets, today announced that Brendan Carroll, co-founder and senior partner, was named one of the 2025 Notable Leaders in Finance by Crain’s Chicago Business. The list honors top Chicago area leaders in finance, recognizing their accomplishments over the past 18 months. This is the second time Carroll has been named to the list.
In his role, Carroll is responsible for strategic initiatives and firm operations in addition to sourcing, evaluating and executing investment opportunities. Carroll also oversees marketing, fundraising, business development and investor relations and sits on the firm’s Investment and Valuation Committees. Carroll has overseen VPC’s evolution and helped establish the firm as a leader in the asset-backed lending space; since its founding in 2007, VPC has invested approximately $11 billion across 230+ deals.
Carroll was also instrumental in facilitating the majority acquisition of VPC by global asset manager Janus Henderson Group in 2024, with VPC complementing Janus Henderson’s $373.2 billion in AUM, as of July 9, 2025. Since the close of the transaction, Carroll has played a key role in deepening integration across platforms, enhancing distribution channels, expanding VPC’s market reach and investment offerings and bringing Janus Henderson clients a broader range of investment solutions.
“Victory Park Capital is proud to celebrate Brendan’s integral contributions to the firm,” said Richard Levy, CEO and Founder of VPC. “As co-founder and senior partner, Brendan continues to play a key role in charting the firm’s path forward as a leader in asset-backed lending and private credit.”
Carroll and the other nominees were honored in a special feature edition of Crain’s Chicago Business on July 14.
About Victory Park Capital
Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (“VPC” or the “Firm”) is a global alternative asset manager that specializes in private asset-backed credit. In addition, the Firm offers comprehensive structured financing and capital markets solutions through its affiliate platform, Triumph Capital Markets. The Firm was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago. In 2024, VPC became a majority-owned affiliate of Janus Henderson Group. The Firm leverages the broader resources of Janus Henderson’s 2,000+ employees across offices in 25 cities worldwide. VPC is a Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC*. For more information, please visit www.victoryparkcapital.com.
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