Patrick Fear, CPA
10 Years at AB|27 Years of Experience
Patrick Fear joined AB in 2014 and is a Senior Managing Director and founding AB Private Credit Investors team member, the Head of Digital Infrastructure and Services, and a member of the investment committee of AB Private Credit Investors. He is also responsible for generalist sponsor originations across a variety of industries. Fear was previously a director with Barclays Private Credit Partners, where he held a similar role. Prior to that, he was a director with CapitalSource in the US and Europe. Fear was a founding member of the senior management team of CapitalSource Europe, responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring a $500 million portfolio of middle market mezzanine and other leveraged loans in a variety of industries. Before that, he was a vice president focused on M&A advisory at Robert W. Baird in London and Chicago. Fear began his career in transaction services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Location: Austin
Published Work
Publications on private equity net asset value (NAV) loans have tended to focus on the perspective of private equity sponsors and limited partners. Here, we examine NAV lending from the perspective of asset owners, particularly insurance investors: What is NAV lending, why is it appealing, and what are the considerations in accessing the opportunity?