Dan Robinson
„Alternative Credit strategies continue to expand as investors embrace their benefits and banks further retrench. New origination channels and semi-liquid strategies make for an exciting 2025.“
Head of Alternative Credit EMEA
DWS, London
Dan Robinson joined DWS in 2023 to lead the Alternative Credit business in EMEA, bringing over 23 years of credit experience from influential investment firms. Previously, he was Managing Partner of Capital Asset Solutions at Man Group, overseeing multi-asset credit across insurance, institutional and retail channels, as well as private equity-led offshore reinsurance growth strategy. Dan also served as Global Head of CLOs and Loans, developing Man’s structured credit and leverage loan business. Prior to joining Man Group, he was Chief Investment Officer (Europe) at CIFC Asset Management, managing regional investments. He was also the senior portfolio manager and chaired the asset allocation committee for their Global Multi-Asset Credit Fund. Earlier, he was Head of Liquid Credit (Europe) for Apollo Global Management, leading investment activities across multi-asset credit, leveraged loans, high yield bonds and CLO strategies. Between 2003 and 2015, Dan was a Managing Director at Oaktree Capital, where he led high-yield and leverage loan investing as well as launched their CLO business in 2014. He began his career at KPMG Corporate Restructuring, where he gained his ACA qualification. Dan holds an MA (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh.
