The three-person team from Ninety One joins Sound Point, with Rust and Lei Lei as co-heads, in a partnership intended to complete the Ninety One European Credit Opportunities Fund 1.
Sound Point Capital Management has added a three-person European secured lending team from Ninety One.
Chris Rust and Lei Lei join as co-heads of European secured lending.
The partnership is intended to support completion of the Ninety One European Credit Opportunities Fund 1.
Reported by The Wrap desk from Private Credit Daily coverage and Private Credit Daily tracking. Published . Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 2:57 p.m. ET. Corrections
Chris Rust and Lei Lei join as co-heads of European secured lending; the partnership is also intended to support completion of the Ninety One European Credit Opportunities Fund 1.
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