Capital Allocators · Monday, September 28, 2026

Bracebridge Capital's Origin: Founded in 1994 with Yale's Capital

Nancy Zimmerman co-founded Bracebridge Capital in 1994 with Gabe Sunshine, establishing an alternative asset manager focused on fixed income arbitrage. The firm's initial capital came from David Swensen at Yale, marking a significant early backing for the venture.

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“The co-founder and managing partner of Bracebridge Capital, a 13 billion dollar alternative asset manager specializing in fixing arbitrage that she founded over 30 years ago in 1994, alongside Gabe Sunshine with capital from David Swensen at Yale.”

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Heard on Capital Allocators — “Nancy Zimmerman – People, Process, and Fixed Income Arbitrage at Bracebridge (EP.517)”, published Monday, September 28, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.

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