Corey Ribotsky (NIR Group)

NIR Credit Partners: A Division of NIR Group

NIR Credit Partners, which launched a unique service last March to evaluate mortgage-related loans and securities, is a division of the NIR Group, headed up by Corey Ribotsky in Roslyn, New York.

Located in North Carolina, NIR Credit Partners is managed by Joe Parish and Scott Shannon, co-founders of the division approximately four years ago. Between the two managing partners they have over 48 years of experience in corporate and structured finance.

Before coming on board with the NIR Credit Partners, Shannon and Parish were founders of the Asset Securitization Division (ASD) within the Structured Products Group at Wachovia Securities.

NIR Group Names New Portfolio Head:David Ratzker

David Ratzker, newly appointed as a head portfolio manager by Corey Ribotsky of the NIR Group, will head up the structured equity investments strategies. Included among the many public companies that have raised capital through these specialized structures are PNC, SunTrust, DryShips, AMR Corp and Zions Bancorp.

Before coming on board at NIR Ratzker was at Yorkville Advisors. In his capacity there he structured over $300 million of private equity transactions on behalf of publicly traded corporations. These companies represented a wide variety of sectors of industry; including energy, clean technology, and telecommunications.

Mr. Ratzker is also a member of the Finance Committee at the American Council on Renewable Energy. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University with a Bachelor of Science.

Corey Ribotsky Appoints New Head of Structured Equity Investments

 David Ratzker was named as a new portfolio manager at the NIR Group, an alternative investment firm.  Ratzker will be reporting to the Managing Member and Head Portfolio Manager, Corey Ribotsky. NIR manages a large variety of investment strategies, including direct equity investments, commodities and real estate. Ratzker will head NIR’s structured equity investments.

Ratzker’s responsibilities will include overseeing equity investments in publicly traded companies. The goal of these portfolios are to give the issuers faster access to capital as well as other increased control and flexibility of the issuance of capital.