What Radcliffe Capital Management does

Radcliffe Capital Management, L.P. is a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 1996 by Steve Katznelson. The firm manages approximately $3.8 billion in assets under management across six credit-focused strategies: Ultra Short Duration (2009), Short Duration (2017), BDC Bond (2014), SPAC (originally 2020, relaunched 2025), Multi-Strategy (2022), and Portable Alpha/Treasury Plus (2023). Its core technology consists of internally developed proprietary credit models, a proprietary SPAC screening model, and risk management systems, all designed to identify mispriced fixed income and opportunistic credit securities while preserving capital. The firm targets large institutional investors including public pensions, endowments, foundations, hospital systems, corporations, and family offices, and is led by Principals Steve Katznelson (CIO) and Christopher Hinkel (Director of Research), who have worked together since 1998 and invest personal capital alongside clients.

The firm generates revenue through investment advisory and management fees on assets under management, with fees negotiated with institutional clients and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is conducted entirely through direct institutional advisory relationships, with no third-party intermediaries. Radcliffe's competitive positioning emphasizes limited-capacity niche strategies, defensive credit selection, and structural features such as zero correlation to the Bloomberg US Treasury Index for its flagship Ultra Short Duration strategy since inception. In January 2022, Kudu Investment Management acquired a minority equity stake to provide permanent capital. The firm was recognized with the Hedgeweek US Awards 2023 for Best Credit Hedge Multi-Strategy Portfolio and is currently expanding its institutional footprint through additional pension mandate wins and product launches.

Name

Radcliffe Capital Management

Legal name

Radcliffe Capital Management, L.P.

Website

https://radcliffefunds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radcliffe Capital Management is a Bala Cynwyd-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.8 billion across six credit-focused strategies for institutional clients including pensions, endowments, foundations, and family offices.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bala Cynwyd

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory and Management Fees: SEC registered investment adviser earning fees on assets under management across multiple strategies including Ultra Short Duration, Short Duration, BDC, SPAC, Multi-Strategy, and Portable Alpha. Fees are likely AUM-based as standard for institutional investment managers.

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Core offering

Radcliffe Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $3.8 billion across liquid alternative and opportunistic credit strategies. The firm offers six distinct strategies (Ultra Short Duration, Short Duration, BDC, SPAC, Multi-Strategy, and Portable Alpha / Treasury Plus) targeting market inefficiencies in short-duration, convertible, and structured credit instruments for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Product overview

Radcliffe Capital Management is an SEC registered investment adviser offering a platform of six distinct credit-focused investment strategies. The core strategies include Ultra Short Duration (launched 2009), Short Duration (launched 2017), and BDC Bond Strategy (launched 2014), each employing fundamental credit analysis to identify mispriced corporate bonds. The newer strategies include Multi-Strat (launched 2022), which tactically invests across all strategies plus opportunistic areas like convertible arbitrage and distressed securities, and Portable Alpha/Treasury Plus (launched 2023), which overlays short duration bonds on Treasury exposure to generate uncorrelated alpha. The SPAC strategy was relaunched in 2025. All strategies share the firm's investment philosophy of targeting market inefficiencies where principals invest alongside clients.

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Products and services

• Ultra Short Duration Strategy A fixed income strategy investing in corporate and convertible bonds with approximately one-year average term-to-worst, targeting attractive yields and high credit quality while seeking higher net returns than short-term high-grade bond funds with minimal default risk. Designed for institutional and high-net-worth investors seeking defensive short-duration credit exposure.
• Short Duration Strategy A fixed income strategy with approximately two-year average duration targeting higher unlevered returns from a larger investible universe of short duration bonds. Built for institutional clients seeking slightly higher yield potential than Ultra Short Duration while maintaining a defensive posture.
• BDC Strategy A strategy investing primarily in investment-grade bonds issued by Business Development Companies (BDCs), seeking to capitalize on market inefficiencies with higher yields, lower risk of principal loss, and better appreciation potential than other investment-grade bonds. Targets institutional investors seeking direct-lending exposure with more liquidity than private loan strategies.
• SPAC Strategy A strategy investing in a diversified portfolio of SPAC securities purchased in secondary markets combined with IPO units, seeking attractive absolute returns through principal protection offered by underlying trust value while capitalizing on positively skewed upside through security selection and opportunistic trading. Relies on a proprietary SPAC screening model.
• Multi-Strategy (Multi-Strat) Strategy The highest target return strategy that invests tactically across all of Radcliffe's underlying strategies plus opportunistic areas including convertible arbitrage, loans, high yield & distressed, long/short equities, and special situations, without the mandate constraints of single-strategy funds and SMAs. Aimed at investors seeking maximum risk-adjusted returns through tactical multi-strategy exposure.
• Portable Alpha / Treasury Plus Strategy The Treasury Plus strategy targets duration exposure via U.S. Treasuries enhanced with a curated portfolio of short duration bonds, seeking uncorrelated excess returns above the beta (medium-term Treasuries) regardless of market conditions. Designed for institutional investors seeking alpha overlay on a Treasury core.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero correlation to Bloomberg US Treasury Index since inception 2009
• +2 more outcomes

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Direct peers

• Eagle Point Credit Company: Specialist CLO and structured credit income manager — overlapping with Radcliffe's institutional credit and structured product focus.
• Beach Point Capital Management: Boutique institutional credit manager focused on defensible, niche-oriented fixed income and opportunistic credit strategies — directly comparable to Radcliffe's capacity-constrained credit approach.
• ZAIS Group: Specialist credit and structured products investment manager with institutional client base — comparable to Radcliffe in offering niche credit strategies to pensions and other institutions.
• Sound Point Capital Management: Credit-focused alternative asset manager emphasizing CLOs, opportunistic credit, and structured products — overlapping with Radcliffe's credit and multi-strategy offerings.
• Marathon Asset Management: Institutional credit and structured credit manager running multi-strategy funds — comparable in institutional credit orientation and strategy breadth to Radcliffe's Multi-Strat offering.
• CIFC Asset Management: Specialist credit and CLO-focused asset manager serving institutional clients — analogous to Radcliffe's credit-anchored platform with differentiated, niche product offerings.
• Karpus Management: Independent, employee-owned investment manager focused on fixed income and equity income strategies for institutional and individual clients — similar boutique scale and institutional orientation.
• Silver Point Capital: Credit-led alternative asset manager investing across senior secured loans, special situations, and opportunistic credit — comparable to Radcliffe's Multi-Strat and special situations exposure.

Broad incumbents

• DoubleLine Capital: Large diversified fixed income asset manager serving institutional and retail channels — a broad incumbent in fixed income whose credit and unconstrained strategies compete with Radcliffe for institutional allocator dollars.
• Western Asset Management: Major global fixed income manager with extensive institutional penetration — relevant incumbent comparator for institutional fixed income mandates where Radcliffe competes on niche credit.

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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Investments

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