Blacktree Management Launches SBA and Esoteric Asset-Backed Finance Platform
Fortress Investment Group signs strategic partnership in support of new platform
Blacktree Management LLC (“Blacktree”), an independent asset manager focused on Small Business Administration (SBA) loan aggregation, securitization, and esoteric ABS strategies, today announced the launch of a new SBA and esoteric asset-backed finance platform. The platform will target investments across guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of SBA loans, whole loans, and other consumer and commercial esoteric ABS.
The platform will be led by Founder and Managing Partner Ergkys Alizoti, a recognized specialist in the SBA secondary market and structured finance. Over his career, Mr. Alizoti has led, structured, and securitized more than $16.5 billion of SBA loan securitizations across 17 private transactions, establishing a strong track record across multiple market cycles.
“Asset-backed finance is one of the fastest-growing corners of private credit and a less-correlated alternative to corporate credit. The most durable opportunities sit in pockets of capital scarcity, where informational and structuring expertise create the real barriers to entry. Specialist capital remains limited in SBA and esoteric ABS, and Blacktree is built as a dedicated platform to source, underwrite, and structure across the asset class,” said Mr. Alizoti.
