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Ara Balabanian is a Portfolio Manager at Bramshill Investments, LLC, based in Newport Beach, California. He manages investment strategies with a primary focus on the firm's Structured Products Fund and other structured product mandates, specializing in all areas of real estate—including hotels, lodging, construction, and building—as well as structured product sectors such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

With over 20 years of experience in structured finance, Mr. Balabanian is recognized for his expertise in underwriting and originating mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and asset-backed securitizations, as well as in arranging asset-based financings, structured sales, and advisory services. Before joining Bramshill Investments in 2019, he held senior roles, including Director - Capital Markets at Performance Trust Capital Partners, Director at RBS, and Vice President in the Investment Banking Division (Structured Finance) at Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Balabanian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management Systems (Operations Research) with a concentration in Economics from Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. His significant contributions to Bramshill's alternative fixed income investment strategies and his expertise in structured products position him as a key figure in the firm’s expansion and ongoing efforts to deliver differentiated income-oriented solutions for investors.