Mr. Sebiri is a Senior Managing Director within Cerberus’ Residential Opportunities platform. Mr. Sebiri leads capital raising on the debt side for the platform, leveraging over 35 years of experience in securitized credit. Mr. Sebiri also works closely with equity investors to find solutions to invest in the platform’s various fund and direct investment opportunities. Since joining Cerberus in 2012, Mr. Sebiri has played an important role in driving these business development initiatives and further establishing the Firm’s securitization capabilities.
Prior to joining Cerberus, he served as a managing director at Nomura Securities from 2009 until 2012, where he specialized in the sourcing and distribution of distressed mortgage assets and organized a securitized mortgage distribution team. From 1989 to 2009, Mr. Sebiri held a range of senior leadership positions at Lehman Brothers, and later at Barclays Capital following its acquisition of Lehman’s investment banking and capital markets divisions. During this time, he focused on fixed income sales and trading with an emphasis on structured product distribution, including mortgage-backed securities, whole loans, and collateralized loan obligations.
Mr. Sebiri is a graduate of Ithaca College.