Duran Curis

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Mr. Duran Curis is a Founding Partner at Ocean Avenue Capital Partners. He was previously a managing director at Drum Capital Management. Mr. Curis was based in Drum's Stamford, CT, headquarters, where he was responsible for assisting in the diligence, oversight, manager selection, and portfolio construction for the Drum Capital Special Situation Partner Funds, as well as Drum's portfolio construction and direct investments. Mr. Curis, 36, previously was a Managing Director at HRJ Capital, where he launched the HRJ Special Opportunities Funds, a series of fund of funds focused exclusively on distressed debt, turnaround, and restructuring investments. Before joining HRJ Capital, he was Managing Director and Head of the U.S. office of LGT Capital Partners (LGT), one of the largest European-based private equity fund of funds managers. Before founding LGT's U.S. office, Mr. Curis was based in LGT's main office in Zurich, Switzerland.