Virtus Partners
Baris Akkaya has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Baris started their career at Invesco Aim in 2000, where they served as a Senior Rep-Retirement Plans. In this role, they led projects, analyzed financial statements, and ensured the integrity of customer account data. Baris then moved on to BNY Mellon in 2005, where they held multiple roles including Vice President-Client Business and Development and Client Service Manager-Global Corporate Trust/Treasury Svcs. At BNY Mellon, they focused on client satisfaction, incorporated client business strategies into account plans, and prepared reports on structured finance portfolios. In 2015, Baris joined Wells Fargo as a Relationship Manager, where they were responsible for managing client relationships. Most recently, they joined Virtus Partners in 2020 as the Director of Business Development.
Baris Akkaya completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, from 1995 to 2000. Prior to that, they attended Westbury Sr High School from 1991 to 1995. Later, they pursued an MBA in Management/International Business from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business from 2004 to 2007.
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Virtus Partners
Virtus Partners provides solutions for asset managers, banks, hedge funds, and investors to better manage a wide variety of alternative investment strategies. We understand that different clients may require different solutions, so our services are flexible and tailored to fit your specific requirements. We work with a range of clientele, from fixed-income managers to hedge fund software providers. Headquartered in Houston, Texas the company has grown from a four person firm in 2005 to a global leader in our industry. We have leveraged our bank debt expertise to expand beyond the CLO market and offer a comprehensive set of solutions covering the broader alternative investment landscape. Today, over 300 employees in five offices in the United States and Europe administer over $350 B dollars worth of assets for over 100 global financial institutions. CLIENTS Virtus has a large and growing client base consisting of many of the world’s largest banks, hedge funds and asset managers. The deals that Virtus administers on behalf of these clients typically have lives of 5-7 years and are recurring in nature. Virtus is administering over 750 individual portfolios for 100 different managers. Over half of our clients have multiple deals with Virtus and no client represents more than 20% of our portfolio. LEADERSHIP Virtus Partners was started in 2005 by its four partners who all remain actively engaged with the business on a daily basis. The name Virtus comes from ancient Rome and embodies concepts of excellence, character, and courage. It took courage for the four founding partners to step out on their own and start a new firm that would fulfill their vision of an independent company that combined cutting edge technology and exceptional customer service would better serve their customers in the structured credit industry. Partners represents the founding partners, but also the partnership between the founders and their employees and again with the firm’s clients.