CIFC Asset Management Bolsters its Investor Solutions Leadership with Strategic Hires

Senior Additions Bolster the Firm’s Relationships with Global Institutional Investors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIFC Asset Management LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “CIFC” or “the Firm”), an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally with more than $47* billion in assets under management, is pleased to announce it has expanded the leadership of its Investor Solutions team with four key senior hires. With the accumulative experience brought on, CIFC is poised to broaden its reach and expand its capital raising capabilities with U.S. Public Pensions, Unions, and non-profits while expanding CIFC’s distribution reach into South Asia. CIFC also recently signed a Nordic region distribution agreement with Boden Capital.

• John Stimpson joins as Managing Director, leading CIFC’s coverage of public and corporate pension plans
• Tony DiNota enters as Managing Director and will be tasked with continuing the expansion of CIFC’s consultant relations coverage
• Jim Slevin was appointed Executive Director, heading the Firm’s coverage of Taft-Hartley and public service pension plans
• Silene Lim has been named Executive Director, focusing on deepening relationships across Singapore, Southern Asia, and U.S. Endowments and Foundations

Mr. Stimpson joins CIFC with over two decades of business development experience. He comes to the Firm from Aetos Alternatives Management, where he focused on marketing to institutions in North America. Mr. Stimpson has held additional business development roles within alternative investments at firms such as KKR/Prisma, UBP Asset Management, Deutsche Bank and The Torrey Funds. Additionally, he has strong experience in public finance, having worked as a budget analyst in the Massachusetts State Legislature. Prior, he worked as aide to Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld and then within the municipal finance group of UBS helping state and local governments issue debt to finance their capital projects.

Mr. DiNota adds two decades of experience in business development and client relations within alternative investments, with a focus on credit strategies. He most recently, served as Director of Capital Partnering – Credit at Reverence Capital Partners. Prior to that, he held business development roles at Varadero Capital and Marinus Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. DiNota worked in prime brokerage at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch’s Capital Introduction and was a practicing attorney for over a decade for organizations such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Hunton & Williams.

Mr. Slevin brings decades of union leadership and pension experience to CIFC’s team. He began his career with the FDNY over thirty years ago and served in many capacities including Firefighter and the President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association. In over fifteen years of service, Mr. Slevin acted as legislative and political chair for Local 94, helping enact the 9/11 Pension Bill, expanding the Cancer Bill, the Pension Protection Bill and the restoration of disability benefits for all new members of the FDNY. He additionally has been a trustee of the New York City Fire Pension Fund, advocating for prudent investments to ensure strong performance and investment returns. Drawing on his decades as a career fire fighter, Mr. Slevin brings firsthand insight into the retirement, health, and long‑term security needs of union members that directly informs his work supporting CIFC’s union and public pension relationships.

Ms. Lim brings over two decades of business development and investor relations experience with leading alternative investment managers and hedge funds. She joins CIFC from Mill Hill Capital, where she was Partner. She was also Head of Business Development and Investor Relations for Mill Hill Capital which traded in transportation and consumer ABS, CLOs, financials, and MBS/RMBS. Earlier in her career, when she was based in Singapore, Ms. Lim held roles with Pagaya, and Dymon Asia. She started her hedge fund career at Amaranth.

Steve Vaccaro, CIFC’s Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer said: “Each of these individuals is singularly talented and brings invaluable experience across investment management, professional services and public finance. These appointments represent the next step in a phased approach to scaling CIFC’s platform and supporting the Firm’s continued growth. As the opportunity set broadens and active credit becomes increasingly central to institutional portfolios, we are deliberately bolstering our senior sales and distribution capabilities. We look forward to their collaboration and contributions as we continue to deepen and expand meaningful relationships with asset owners across the country and internationally.”

Mr. Stimpson, Mr. DiNota, Mr. Slevin and Ms. Lim, will each be based in CIFC’s New York office.

About CIFC Asset Management

Founded in 2005, CIFC is an alternative credit specialist offering investment solutions across CLOs, corporate, structured, and opportunistic credit as well as direct lending strategies which have been designed with the goal to deliver consistent, attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors. CIFC manages over $47 billion in assets, employs more than 200 professionals in the U.S. and Europe, and serves over 500 institutional investors globally.* For more information, visit www.cifc.com.

*As of December 31, 2025. AUM figures include committed capital, are estimates and subject to change without notice.