Strategic Value Partners Names Goldman Sachs Executive Matt Gibson as President
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 16, 2026
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Strategic Value Partners Names Goldman Sachs Executive Matt Gibson as President
PR Newswire
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 16, 2026
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Strategic Value Partners, LLC (“SVP”), a global alternative investment firm, today announced the appointment of Matt Gibson as President, effective February 2027. Matt joins SVP after more than 25 years at Goldman Sachs, including 16 years as a Partner, where he held senior leadership positions across investment banking and asset management. Most recently, he has been leading the Global Client Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, overseeing 1,000-plus sales and product specialist professionals across the institutional, wealth and insurance client distribution channels.
As President, Matt will lead the firm’s non-investment activities, including client relations, firmwide infrastructure and drive longer-term strategic initiatives that build on the firm’s existing platform. In addition to his primary duties, he will be actively engaged in deal sourcing in industry sectors like power and infrastructure where he has domain knowledge. Matt will be a member of the firm’s management and investment committees and report to SVP Founder and CIO Victor Khosla.
“This is an exciting moment for SVP. Matt is an exceptional fit for where the firm is today and as we continue to meet the growing, complex demands of the business,” said Victor Khosla, Founder and CIO of SVP. “Matt brings experience in leading and managing significant businesses at Goldman Sachs and advising many of the world’s top investors. His track record reflects his commitment to excellence, as well as the tremendous energy and determination he brings to everything he does. I am delighted to have Matt at SVP as we build the firm’s next chapter.”
“What attracted me to SVP is the quality of the platform they have built and the consistently strong results the team has generated over a long period of time,” said Matt Gibson, incoming President of SVP. “SVP has a highly experienced, long tenured investment team with differentiated sourcing, disciplined investment processes, strong alignment and an intense focus on performing for clients. It is in a small group of elite alternative firms that are exceptionally well positioned for continued growth. I look forward to contributing to the firm’s continued success.”
About SVP
SVP is a global alternative investment firm that invests across the full range of opportunistic strategies- from performing and event driven debt to hybrid solutions, hard assets (infrastructure, real estate, power, airplanes) and special situations private equity. It has extensive resources to improve or transform companies, as well as hard assets, with a team of in-house operating partners, and operating platforms in power, retail real estate and aviation. Today, SVP has approximately $22 billion in assets under management and, since inception in 2001, has invested more than $60 billion of capital. The firm, established by Victor Khosla, has over 200 employees, including over 100 investment professionals, across its main offices in Greenwich (CT), New York and London, and presences in Tokyo and Dubai. Learn more at www.svpglobal.com.
About Matt Gibson
Matt joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 and became a Partner in 2010. During his career at the firm, he has held senior leadership roles across investment banking and asset management, including leading the Power and Infrastructure investment banking team, serving as global co-head of investment banking Client Coverage (Investment Banking Services), co-head of the firm’s hallmark One Goldman Sachs initiative and co-head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group. Since 2022, he has led the Global Client Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, overseeing 1,000 plus professionals across institutional, wealth and insurance distribution, alternative product specialists, marketing, strategy and sales support. Matt began his career as a surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy.
Media Contact
SVP: media@svpglobal.com
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