Michael Smith is a Managing Director of Colbeck Capital Management. Prior to joining Colbeck, Mr. Smith founded and led the US Private Debt strategy at Muzinich & Co., a $40+ billion asset manager with public and private credit strategies globally. Prior to joining Muzinich & Co., Michael held private credit investment roles at Credit Suisse, GE Antares Capital (now Antares Capital), and Madison Capital Funding (now Apogem) focused on Non-Sponsor, Sponsor, and Special Situations lending strategies. Michael graduated from Boston University with a BA in Chemistry and was a member of the Varsity Men's Heavyweight Crew Team.