Camberline’s cohesive team leverages decades of structuring, underwriting and investment experience to deliver value-added capital solutions to underserved segments of the lower middle market.
Thomas Hall
Tom is a Founder and Managing Partner at Camberline. Tom co-heads the firm and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Camberline’s operations from investment management, to investor relations, risk management and fundraising. He is member of the investment committee and has over 25 years of experience sourcing, structuring, underwriting, and investing in private and public transactions. He has been running investment management businesses at Credit Suisse and Capital Dynamics for more than a decade. Previously, Tom was a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit at Capital Dynamics and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Credit Suisse Park View BDC and served in various capacities in leveraged finance at Credit Suisse from 2004 to 2017. Prior to that Tom worked in TD Bank’s leveraged finance business and on Deutsche Bank’s derivatives desk.
Tom holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Lehigh University and an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He holds the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Jens Ernberg
Jens is a Founder and Managing Partner at Camberline. Jens co-heads the firm and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Camberline’s operations from investment management, to investor relations, risk management and fundraising. He is a memberof the investment committee and has over 25 years of experience sourcing, structuring, underwriting, and investing in private and public transactions. He has been running investment management businesses at Credit Suisse and Capital Dynamics for more than a decade. Prior to founding Camberline, Jens was Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit at Capital Dynamics and Co-Chief Investment for Credit Suisse’s Park View BDC. Before that, Jens served in various capacities at Credit Suisse, Legacy Partners and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, including Managing Director, head of credit special situations; Research Analyst, distressed loan sales & trading; and M&A investment banking.
Jens graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Matthew Bandini
Matthew is a Managing Director and Head of Originations at Camberline. Matthew is responsible for overseeing Cambeline’s investment activities, including sourcing, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management. Previously, Matthew was a Managing Director on Capital Dynamics’ Private Credit team and a Managing Director at Fifth Street Asset Management, where he led the origination, underwriting, and portfolio management of over USD 2 billion of private equity-backed credit investments. Prior to joining Fifth Street, Matthew worked in the Financial Sponsors coverage groups at both Antares Capital and CIT, where he underwrote a variety of leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions across all industries. He has over 20 years of industry experience.
Matthew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s degree in Economics from New York University.
Zach Crowley
Zach is a Vice President at Camberline. Zach is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and managing portfolio investments at Camberline. Previously, Zach was a Vice President on the Private Credit team at Capital Dynamics. Prior to joining Capital Dynamics, Zach worked at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on sourcing, underwriting and executing investments across private credit, high yield bonds and leveraged loans. Zach has six years of industry experience.
Zach graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance.
William Sze
William is an Associate at Camberline. William is primarily responsible for underwriting and managing portfolio investments. Previously, William was a Senior Analyst on the Private Credit team at Capital Dynamics. Prior to joining Capital Dynamics, William worked at Bridge Bank, where he monitored a portfolio of leveraged loans and analyzed new sponsor-backed leveraged buyout transactions and other financing opportunities. He has prior investment banking experience at Hammond Hanlon Camp and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. William has four years of industry experience.
William graduated from the NYU Stern School of Business with a Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting.
Rocco DelGuercio
Rocco is Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) & Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) at Camberline. Rocco is responsible for overseeing the finance, risk management and compliance functions at Camberline. He has over 35 years of experience in various roles across finance and compliance at asset managers. Previously, Rocco served as CFO, CCO, Treasurer and Secretary of Investcorp’s private credit business and its predecessor CM Finance Inc. Prior to Investcorp, Rocco spent over 10 years at Credit Suisse Asset Management in various capacities, including as CFO and Treasurer of Credit Suisse Park View BDC, Inc. and Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund, each a closed-end management investment company. In addition, Rocco served as the CFO and Treasurer open-end, 40 Act management investment companies managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management and Legg Mason.
Rocco graduated from The College of Staten Island with a B.A. in Liberal Arts and earned an M.B.A. in Finance from New York Institute of Technology.