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We are capital formation experts informed by over 40 years of industry leadership and combined capital placement & investment experience across alternative asset classes.

Partnership Focused. Process Oriented. Results Driven.

Partnership Focused. Process Oriented. Results Driven.

John Finn

John Finn

Founder & Managing Partner

Rob Kennedy

Rob Kennedy, CFA, CAIA

Managing Director

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John Finn

John Finn

Founder & Managing Partner

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John Finn is the Founder and Managing Partner of Boldwater Partners and has nearly 25 years of financial services and institutional capital formation experience.

Prior to founding Boldwater Partners, John was Managing Director and Global Head of Hedge Fund and Alternative Credit Distribution for Eaton Partners, a Stifel Company. He was the only person at the firm to serve as a member of both the hedge fund and North American private funds distribution teams, while also serving as a senior member of the Liquid Funds Investment Committee.

During his time at Eaton, John and his team represented more than 30 different alternative managers raising over $5 billion in assets.

Prior to joining Eaton Partners, John held senior roles with JP Morgan Asset Management, Select Equity Group, Inc., and Bear Stearns & Co. John received a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he earned Dean’s Honors.

He holds Series 3, 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses with FINRA.
Rob Kennedy

Rob Kennedy, CFA, CAIA

Managing Director

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Rob Kennedy brings nearly 20 years of investing and financial services experience to Boldwater Partners. He previously served as a Managing Director at Credit Value Partners (CVP), a Greenwich‑based opportunistic credit fund.

Before rejoining CVP, Rob was a Director at MacKay Shields, where he focused on credit opportunities across the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked as Research Analyst at CVP evaluating performing loans, direct lending opportunities, and opportunistic credit investments across a broad range of industries. Prior to CVP, Rob served as Senior Marketing Manager at Greenwich Associates, leading global marketing strategy for the firm’s Markets practice across Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC) and Equities.

Rob holds a BA from Trinity College (CT), an MSc in Finance from Bayes Business School, and an MSc. in Management, Organisations & Governance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with Merit.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charter holder and holds the Series 7 and 63 licenses with FINRA.