Profile
Mr. David M.
Millison, CFA, is Managing Partner at DFG Investment Advisers, Inc.
Prior to joining DFG, he was at market pioneer Michael Milken’s High Yield Bond Department at Drexel Burnham Lambert in Beverly Hills, where he was a Senior Vice President and Co-Head of High Yield Research.
Most recently, he was the CIO and Portfolio Manager for a new credit investment business at private equity firm JLL Partners in 2010.
Prior to that he was the CIO and PM at Trimaran Advisors from the firm’s 1998 inception through July 2009.
At Trimaran, he managed seven Trimaran CLOs with $2.5 billion of loans, consistently delivering equity distributions throughout the turmoil of 2008 and 2009.
He received his BS in Electrical Engineering, with distinction, from Stanford University and his MBA from Harvard University - Harvard Business School.
Former positions of David M. Millison
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Trimaran Advisors LLC
 Trimaran Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trimaran Advisors LLC provides investment advice services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Investment Officer | 30/07/2009 |
Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc.
 Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. (VCP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as DFG Investment Advisers, Inc., the firm was founded in 2006 by O. Volkan Kurtas, Moritz Hilf and Kimito Iwamoto. They became Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. in 2021. The firm is owned by Vibrant Capital Partners LLC. VCP discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to investors such as insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private investment funds, family offices, ad fund-of-funds, mainly in the form of pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | - |
| VALUE LINE, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Imperial Capital LLC
 Imperial Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology. | President | - |
Training of David M. Millison
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| VALUE LINE, INC. | Consumer Services |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Trimaran Advisors LLC
Trimaran Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trimaran Advisors LLC provides investment advice services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
JLL Partners, Inc.
 JLL Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance JLL Partners, Inc (JLL partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Paul S. Levy. The firm is headquartered in New York, US. | Finance |
Imperial Capital LLC
Imperial Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology. | Finance |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. | Process Industries |
Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc.
Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. (VCP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as DFG Investment Advisers, Inc., the firm was founded in 2006 by O. Volkan Kurtas, Moritz Hilf and Kimito Iwamoto. They became Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. in 2021. The firm is owned by Vibrant Capital Partners LLC. VCP discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to investors such as insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private investment funds, family offices, ad fund-of-funds, mainly in the form of pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. | Finance |
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