Bryan High
Head of Global Private Finance
Bryan is the Head of Barings’ Global Private Finance Group and a member of the Senior Leadership Team. He is responsible for leading teams that originate, underwrite and manage alternative investments and serves as a member of the North American, European and Asia Pacific Direct Lending Investment Committees. Bryan also currently serves on the investment committees for Capital Solutions and U.S. High Yield. In addition, he serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager of Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC), Co-Chief Executive Officer of Barings Capital Investment Corporation, and Co- Chief Executive Officer of Barings Private Credit Corporation.
He joined the firm in 2007, and has extensive experience in public and private credit, distressed debt / special situations and private equity. Prior to joining Barings, Bryan was an investment banker at a boutique M&A firm where he advised on middle market transactions. He also worked at Banc of America Securities LLC in the restructuring advisory group. Bryan is a member of the Board of Directors for Eclipse Business Capital LLC and Coastal Marina Holdings, LLC.
He graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in business administration.