Who We Are

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Overview

Deer Park Road is among the most seasoned and disciplined investors in the structured credit space with a track record and experience unlike any other. We are innovative in our approach to seeking investment opportunities and in prudent risk management.

Investment
Approach

Central to our investment approach and philosophy is the focus on opportunities throughout the credit spectrum, moving away from overvalued sectors, into undervalued sectors. This approach has enabled us to continue to find opportunity throughout various market cycles and events, and importantly, it helps maintain our deep-value discipline.

Philosophy

Deer Park differentiates itself from other alternative investment firms

through our diligent focus on fundamental credit analysis, adaptive approach to sourcing investment opportunities and prudent focus on risk management. The long-term performance of strategies deployed by Deer Park is a result of the depth, tenure, and expertise of the portfolio management team, which has enabled us to identify relative value opportunities and market dislocation across the credit spectrum.

  • Deep-value fundamental analytic approach
  • Seek high-cash flow credit investments
  • Establish proven deal flow to source new opportunities
  • Adaptive portfolio management process
  • Source investments to perform in a range of credit cycles

Firm History

Deer Park Road is an alternative investment manager established in 2003 by Michael Craig-Scheckman. Chief Investment Officer/Managing Partner Scott Burg has 20+ years’ experience in portfolio management and structured credit analysis. Deer Park is an Investment Advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Deer Park Road is a seasoned and disciplined portfolio management team. We are innovative in our approach to seeking investment opportunities and prudent in our approach to risk management.

2024

DP launches the Deer Park Mortgage Opportunity Fund I focusing on legacy, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”)

2021

Flywheel SFR Fund I launched building on Deer Park’s successful, 20-year history of investments in assets related to the real estate market

2020

Deer Park creates separately managed accounts (SMAs) allowing investors to build customized portfolios tailored to their specific needs

2015

Deer Park launches Deer Park Road Total Return Credit Fund (DPFNX) ’40 Act Product’ focusing on providing mutual fund investors access to opportunities in the structured credit markets

2015

Deer Park launches ‘Long/Short Credit’ hedge fund in the structured credit space

2010

Current Chief Investment Officer/Manager Partner Scott Burg joins Deer Park Road

2008

Deer Park launches STS Master Fund, Ltd.

2003

Michael Craig-Scheckman founds Deer Park Road

2024

DP launches the Deer Park Mortgage Opportunity Fund I focusing on legacy, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”)

2021

Flywheel SFR Fund I launched building on Deer Park’s successful, 20-year history of investments in assets related to the real estate market

2020

Deer Park creates separately managed accounts (SMAs) allowing investors to build customized portfolios tailored to their specific needs

2015

Deer Park launches Deer Park Road Total Return Credit Fund (DPFNX) ’40 Act Product’ focusing on providing mutual fund investors access to opportunities in the structured credit markets

2015

Deer Park launches ‘Long/Short Credit’ hedge fund in the structured credit space

2010

Current Chief Investment Officer/Manager Partner Scott Burg joins Deer Park Road

2008

Deer Park launches STS Master Fund, Ltd.

2003

Michael Craig-Scheckman founds Deer Park Road

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