Chapter

I

The Tortoise
& The Hare

Once upon a time, an over-confident hare ridiculed a slow-moving tortoise and challenged him to a race.

The hare quickly left the tortoise behind and, certain of winning, decided to take a nap midway through the race. When he woke, however, he found that his competitor, crawling slowly but steadily, had won the race with patience and persistence.

At Shenkman, every day we strive to be the tortoise.

We’re not into sprinting.
We’re into winning.

Since 1985, we’ve held firm to our
conservative, risk-averse principles – even through market fads and “flavor of the day investments.”

Moving persistently allows
us to monitor critical
details along the race.

Achieving high yield results with an inherently high-risk investment requires meticulous credit research. Our in-depth analysis goes much further than standard industry credit rating methods.

Tenacity helps to shield us
from uncertain financial climates.

Preserving our clients’ capital investment through challenging economic conditions is critical in the attainment of success. Our rigid structure of controls helps us to monitor and manage volatility.

Strategy and diligence
win the race.

Consistently making one good move after another allows us to move steadily toward our goal.
We invite you to take a deeper look into how we control risk in the high yield market. 

At Shenkman, every day we strive to be the tortoise.

Shenkman Capital
seeks to be
a world leader
in the management of
leveraged finance
investments for
risk averse investors.

• Structured & Disciplined Process
• Hold Yourself Accountable
• Establish Checks & Balances and Evaluate Risk
• Nurture Positive Attitudes
• Keep Open Communications and Transparency
• Maintain High Ethical Standards
• Act in the Best Interests of Clients
• Need to build Teamwork and Respect

Shenkman Capital's philosophy for achieving high risk-adjusted returns is to preserve capital under all market conditions and to maximize compound interest income through a disciplined and rigorous process predicated on comprehensive, fundamental analysis.

• We are exclusively focused on high yield companies.
• We adhere to a defensive investment strategy under all market conditions.
• We have the structure and process of a major financial institution, but with a family culture.
• We are innovators of credit risk analysis with proven proprietary analytical tools.
• Preservation of capital is our passion.