Career
James Duplessie has spent 35 years as a hedge fund manager, principally focused on the debt of financially distressed companies.
He is a co-founder of Komod.ai, an AI close platform for commercial real estate, and lives in Miami.
Roles, in order
Years as confirmed by James Duplessie; each row links to the public filing or report it is drawn from.
| Years | Role | Company | What the record shows | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 to 1991 | Investment banker | Plaza Securities, Inc. | “Prior to joining O'Connor in 1991, Mr. Duplessie was an investment banker at Plaza Securities, Inc.” | Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC) |
| 1991 to 1998 | Joined in 1991; Executive Director of Swiss Bank Corporation by 1997 | O'Connor & Associates, then Swiss Bank Corporation | Joined O'Connor in 1991, per his own bio filed with the SEC. Named as Executive Director of Swiss Bank Corporation in the October 24, 1997 CHI Energy press release; designated to the reorganized CHI board as an SBC designee. | Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC); CHI Energy press release, 1997 (SEC) |
| 1998 to 2000 | Executive Director; co-managed a distressed debt fund with assets in excess of $1 billion | UBS AG | “From 1998 to 2002, he was an Executive Director of UBS AG, where he co-managed a debt fund with assets in excess of $1 billion.” James Duplessie dates his departure from UBS to 2000. Bloomberg names the fund as the SBC Restructuring and Recovery Fund. | Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC); Bloomberg Markets, 2011 |
| 2001 to 2008 | Co-founder; Managing Director and Managing Member | Epic Asset Management, LLC | Firm founded 2001; the fund launched 2002 per the SEC bio: “Managing Director of Epic Asset Management, the investment advisor for the Epic Master Fund since 2002.” Signed as “Managing Member, Epic Asset Management” on 2009 S-1/A exhibits. | Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC); S-1/A exhibit, 2011 (SEC); Form ADV data |
| November 2008 | Epic Asset Management acquired by Citigroup | Citigroup | “In November 2008, the bank bought Epic Asset Management LLC, a fund run by James Duplessie and Herbert Seif.” “In 2008, Citibank completed the acquisition of Epic Asset Management.” | Bloomberg Markets, 2011; Satmex 20-F, 2010 (SEC) |
| 2008 to 2013 | Managing Director, Distressed Debt Strategies | Citigroup Alternative Investments / Citi Capital Advisors | Form D (2009): “Managing Director of the managing member of the issuer.” Signs as “Managing Director, Citigroup Alternative Investments” (Trico Marine, 2010) and for “Citi Capital Advisors, acting through its Distressed Debt Strategies Group … Managing Director” (Edison Mission Energy, 2012). Named a managing director of CAI LLC in the Delphi S-1/A (2011). | Form D, 2009 (SEC); Trico Marine credit agreement, 2010 (SEC); Edison Mission Energy TSA, 2012 (SEC); Delphi S-1/A, 2011 (SEC) |
| 2013 to 2017 | Managing Director, head of Distressed Debt Strategies | Napier Park Global Capital | “James Duplessie exercises voting and investment control … on behalf of the team” (MPM Holdings S-1/A, 2015). Notice address in the TORM filing, 2017. Tulane: “head of Distressed Debt Strategies at Napier Park Global Capital.” | MPM Holdings S-1/A, 2015 (SEC); TORM 20FR12B exhibit, 2017 (SEC); Tulane Freeman News, 2015 |
| 2026 | Co-founder | Komod.ai | Co-founder of Komod.ai, an AI close platform for commercial real estate. | komod.ai |
Pangea Blockchain Fund
In 2019 he co-founded Pangea Blockchain Fund, an early seed investor in Axie Infinity. The fund's net asset value rose 230% in 2021, per its audited annual report. Investors have received more than they invested, per the liquidator's published reports, and the fund is winding down in an orderly way under a Liechtenstein liquidator.
Education
| Degree | School | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA, Economics | Washington and Lee University | 1981 | CHI Energy 10-K, 1999 (SEC); Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC) |
| MBA | Tulane University | 1984 | Tulane Freeman News, 2015; CHI Energy 10-K, 1999 (SEC) |
| JD | Wake Forest University School of Law | 1987 | CHI Energy 10-K, 1999 (SEC); Satmex 20-F, 2008 (SEC) |