Teall Edds is a Founding Partner of OCP Asia with 32 years of credit experience and 26 years focused on Asian markets. He is actively involved in the firm’s investment strategy and leads the Asia Pacific investment team. Teall sits on the Firm’s Investment, Risk, and Executive Committees and approves all capital commitments made by OCP Asia and has directed the firm’s development since its founding in 2009.
Prior to establishing OCP Asia, Teall was a Principal of Stark Investments, where he joined in 2003 and became a Principal in 2008. He was a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for structured finance, fixed income and direct lending strategies in the Asia Pacific region and also served on the Global Portfolio Allocation Committee.
Prior to this, Teall was the Head of Credit Risk Management at Credit Suisse Financial Products (Hong Kong) and Director, Head of Credit Risk Management for Southern Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse First Boston (Singapore), where he was involved with structured finance and distressed loan management during the Asian financial crisis. Prior to his arrival in Asia in 1997, Teall spent six years in New York with Credit Suisse Financial Products and Citicorp Securities.
Teall holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Denison University (1991).