Tailored Credit Solutions

Helix Credit Partners is a specialty finance company focused on middle-market and broadly syndicated bank loans.  Helix’s assets are sourced directly and through partnerships with other originators.  Anthelion Capital Partners LLC acts as the Investment Manager of Helix’s assets.

About Us

Meet Our Team

Karsten Berlage

  • Mr. Berlage is the CEO of Helix Credit Partners, a highly scalable, Artificial Intelligence-enhanced platform dealing in middle-market and broadly syndicated loans.  Mr. Berlage has 25 years of experience in structured finance, securitization, insurance structuring, capital raising, and building and managing innovative and complex businesses.

    From 1998 to 2008, Mr. Berlage was at UBS securitizing more than $10 billion of transportation, healthcare, media, energy and insurance assets that performed well during the GFC and garnered several industry awards.  Additionally, he built an insurance-linked securities business at UBS involving life insurance, life settlements, and cat bonds.  From 2008 to 2021, Mr. Berlage led Allianz’ structured insurance business in the Americas.  Simultaneously, he successfully managed the workout of a $2 billion structured credit portfolio of some 50 positions navigating challenging credit markets.  Thirdly, he built a global, market-leading climate risk insurance business for Allianz.  From 2021 to 2024, Mr. Berlage was the chief financial officer of South Street Securities, a mid-sized, full-service broker dealer.  He was responsible for the company’s finance functions, capital raising & optimization, audit & accounting, risk management, compliance & legal.  He served on South Street Securities' Board of Directors from 2009 to 2021.

    Mr. Berlage holds Masters degrees from Zurich University in Switzerland (business, finance) and Fordham Law School in New York, NY.  He also attended a post-graduate program at London Business School.

Conor Colgan

  • Mr. Colgan is Vice President focusing on Operations at Helix Credit.

    Previously, Mr. Colgan was a Fund Operations Associate at Sound Point Capital where he was responsible for trade settlements.

    Prior to that Mr. Colgan was an Associate on the Loan Agency team at Guggenheim Securities where he was responsible for the servicing of broadly syndicated loan activities.

    Mr. Colgan holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Providence College.

Justin Musella

  • Mr. Musella is an Associate focused on the structuring, valuation, and management of debt investments for Helix Credit.

    Previously, Mr. Musella was an Investment Banking Associate in the Transportation Banking & Capital Markets group at BNP Paribas focused on structuring and originating debt solutions for transportation assets.

    Mr. Musella holds a BS from Rutgers University where he majored in finance and mathematics.