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Mr. Ara D.
Cohen is a Managing Member at Knighthead Capital Management LLC.
He has been involved in the business of investing in debt and equity securities for nineteen years.
Prior to co-founding Knighthead Capital Management, LLC in April 2008, he was a principal at Redwood Capital Management from early 2001, shortly after the firm’s founding by Mr. Jonathan Kolatch, a former partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Cohen subsequently helped build the firm from a small start-up to a multi-billion dollar fund.
From 1998 until 2001 he was a Principal of King Street Capital Management L.L.C., a hedge fund focusing on distressed securities.
He was the first investment professional to join King Street after its founding three years prior by the two general partners.
From 1995 until 1998, he was a principal of Tamarix Capital Corporation, an international merchant banking firm focused on making investments in companies experiencing difficulties due to a lack of capital, financial expertise or managerial focus.
He began his career in 1993 at Brown Brothers Harriman & Company where he served principally as an analyst, two private equity partnerships sponsored by the firm with over $800 million of committed capital.
Mr. Cohen graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1993.
Ara David Cohen active positions
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Knighthead Capital Management LLC
 Knighthead Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Knighthead Capital Management LLC (Knighthead) is an independent registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ara Cohen and Thomas Wagner in 2008. Knighthead provides investment advisory services to various private investment funds. | Founder | 01/01/2008 |
Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co.
 Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co. is a Caymanian company that provides financial insurance services. The company is based in Camana Bay, Cayman Islands. The company was founded by Gary M. Dombowsky. Gary M. Dombowsky has been the CEO since incorporation. | Chairman | - |
Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC
 Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Ara David Cohen
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Redwood Capital Management LLC
 Redwood Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Redwood Capital Management LLC (Redwood) is a SEC-registered alternative investment manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jonathan Kolatch and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Capital Management Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Little Mission Creek Corp. Redwood provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to master investment funds and offshore and onshore feeder funds. Additionally, they serve as the investment adviser to a small number of separately managed accounts. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/03/2008 |
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Redwood Capital Management LLC
Redwood Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Redwood Capital Management LLC (Redwood) is a SEC-registered alternative investment manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jonathan Kolatch and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Capital Management Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Little Mission Creek Corp. Redwood provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to master investment funds and offshore and onshore feeder funds. Additionally, they serve as the investment adviser to a small number of separately managed accounts. | Finance |
Knighthead Capital Management LLC
Knighthead Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Knighthead Capital Management LLC (Knighthead) is an independent registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ara Cohen and Thomas Wagner in 2008. Knighthead provides investment advisory services to various private investment funds. | Finance |
Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co.
Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Co. is a Caymanian company that provides financial insurance services. The company is based in Camana Bay, Cayman Islands. The company was founded by Gary M. Dombowsky. Gary M. Dombowsky has been the CEO since incorporation. | Finance |
Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC
Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY. | Finance |
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