Brian Chibwe

Brian is CFO at Clarion Capital Partners. He oversees finance and IT and previously also led compliance and HR.

Before joining Clarion in 2021, Brian was Director of Finance at ORIX Capital Partners, where he led finance and investor relations. Earlier roles included CFO at Dubin & Co., Controller/Head of Finance at Thrive Capital, and Controller at Aquiline Capital Partners. Brian began his career in public accounting at Deloitte in Harare and later New York, where he became an Audit Manager serving private equity clients.

Brian holds bachelor’s and honors degrees in Accounting from the University of South Africa. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Chartered Accountant.

In his community, Brian is a Deacon and a member of the Board of Trustees at Christ Church USA, a ~14,000-member, non-denominational, multicultural congregation with 3 campuses in Northern New Jersey.

Firm bio:

Founded in 1999, Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (“Clarion”) is a New York based investment manager operating two primary business segments: Private Equity (launched in 2000) and Structured Credit (launched in 2018). Clarion has approximately $2 billion under management.

Clarion’s private equity business seeks to make primarily control investments in a diversified portfolio of lower middle-market companies generating $7.5-30.0 million of EBITDA. Clarion focuses on growth companies in industries such as Media, Entertainment & Technology, Financial Technology & Services, Business, Healthcare & Industrial Services, and Consumer.

Clarion’s structured credit business focuses mostly on CLO equity and mezzanine investments, sourced both in the primary and secondary markets. The structured credit team manages traditional private funds, separately managed accounts, an insurance dedicated fund, and some assets of a standalone insurance company.