Jess Larsen has transformed Briarcliffe into a firm recognized as the leading private credit placement agency, a success that has been years in the making by extension of Jess’s extensive private credit experience and track record raising capital across private markets.

Prior to founding Briarcliffe, Jess was a Partner and CEO Americas at global placement agency First Avenue Partners where he rebuilt the US business to become a leading firm, ranking number one in private credit and number three in infrastructure.

Jess had similar success at his previous firm, Highland Capital Management. As Global Head of Institutional Sales & Marketing, he revamped its institutional business, rebuilt its product offerings, and assembled a team that became the firm’s most profitable business unit per dollar managed. Earlier, Jess established and led the European Family Group at Merrill Lynch in London, a unit providing investment banking services to Europe’s largest families.

Briarcliffe Credit Partners is the leading placement agency dedicated exclusively to private credit, having served clients that have closed more than $8.5 billion in investable capital since its founding in 2021. The Firm is coauthor of the private debt credential and certificate program administered by the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA), which has now been completed by more than 4,000 individuals. For further information, please visit briarcliffepartners.com.