J.D. Kritser

J.D. Kritser, senior analyst at Steelhead Partners, joined the firm in 2005 to support its investment and research activities. J.D. has invested across the capital structure and has experience working in “stressed” and distressed situations. A generalist by nature, J.D. has spent considerable time finding and analyzing companies in out-of-favor industries such as coal, forest products, telecom, metals and mining, among others. Before joining Steelhead, J.D. was an Associate at Newbridge Capital, LLC, an Asia-focused private equity fund formed by Texas Pacific Group and Blum Capital Partners, where he sourced and executed buyouts across Southeast Asia and Australia in numerous industries. J.D. was also an investment banking analyst for Lazard Frères, LLC in its New York mergers and acquisitions group. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington & Lee University in 1998 and received his MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley in 2005.