Bruce Richards
CEO, Chairman, and Founder, Marathon Asset Management
Bruce Richards is chief executive and chairman of Marathon Asset Management, the New York credit manager he co-founded in 1998 with Lou Hanover. Before Marathon he worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Smith Barney, and he holds a BA in economics from Tulane University. In January 2026 CVC agreed to acquire Marathon in a deal with base consideration of up to $1.2 billion plus performance-linked earn-outs; under that deal Marathon is being combined with CVC Credit and rebranded CVC-Marathon, with Richards joining CVC's partner board and jointly responsible for the combined CVC Credit business alongside Andrew Davies. He comments largely on credit, rates and private-market financing, including private-company debt such as SpaceX bonds.
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Open in leaderboard →| Horizon | 7D | 30D | 90D | 180D | 360D | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #929 | #365 | #545 | #260 | — | #305 |
| Calls | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 0/10 | 24 |
| Avg return | -2.5% | -1.2% | +3.9% | +11.0% | — | +3.6% |
| vs S&P 500 | -2.4 pp | +1.2 pp | -3.1 pp | +0.5 pp | — | -0.5 pp |
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Bruce Richards has 23 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 23 tickers since January 2026. Win rate 50% across 22 evaluated calls, average return +0.2%. Ranked #365 on Buzzberg's 30-day Authors leaderboard. Most covered: HYG, OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT, ANTHROPIC.
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