Will Dewey
Director
Will brings a unique blend of lending, credit, operating company, asset and investment management experience that renders a different and balanced perspective to business challenges.
He is the founder of W.C. Asset Management, LLC which provides investors and financial institutions with transparent and tailored private credit and asset management solutions. Prior to starting WCAM, Will served as the Asset Manager, Private Investments for London based Hedge Fund Manger, Cambridge Place Investment Management. He joined CPIM in 2006, and was initially responsible for the management of CPIM’s U.S. private debt and equity investments. In that capacity, Will represented CPIM’s interest on the Boards of companies including those engaged in Equipment Finance, Sub-Prime Auto, Dealer Floorplan Finance, and Credit Cards. He advised portfolio companies on capital formation, strategic planning, financing, credit, and asset servicing strategies. During the Great Recession, his role expanded to include global responsibility for CPIM’s private debt and equity portfolio, with emphasis on restructuring and asset realization. Will also assumed primary relationship responsibility for CPIM’s advisory and valuation business, including management of a $500 million U.S. Residential Mortgage Portfolio. He also took an active role in the formation and operational start-up of a specialty consumer finance company in the UK
Before joining CPIM, Will held several senior risk management and credit approval positions at State Street Bank. He was Risk Manager for the Structured Products Group, and subsequently served as a Senior Credit Approver with broad authority and primary oversight over the Bank’s four asset-backed commercial paper conduits, insurance credit services, and global treasury portfolio. He also oversaw a team of Credit Analysts focused on Insurance and Broker-Dealer counterparties, and previously held State Street positions as Manager of Loan Workouts, and as a Relationship Manager in Corporate Banking. Sandwiched between jobs at State Street, Will was the CFO of a value-added seafood processor from 2001 – 2003. He has over 10 years of Commercial Banking experience and received his initial commercial credit training at Shawmut Bank. Will received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bates College.