CJ Wei
Managing Director, Capital Solutions & Portfolio Manager, Specialty ABF
CJ Wei is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in Barings’ Capital Solutions Group, with a focus on Specialty Asset-Based Finance. Based in New York, he is responsible for originating, underwriting and managing global asset-based finance investments and serves on the firm’s Capital Solutions investment committee.
CJ’s deep investing experience spans private credit, capital solutions and asset-based finance. Prior to joining Barings, he was a Managing Director at Northleaf Capital where he led and scaled the firm’s asset-based finance strategy, driving global origination and execution across a range of specialty finance sectors.
Prior to that, CJ held investment roles focused on structured finance and asset-based lending at Fundamental Advisors, Jefferies and Man Group.
He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School.
