Senior investor and corporate finance executive with multi-decade experience in value investing, distressed-asset restructurings and board-level advisory. James J. Karabas has led portfolio management and M&A initiatives across private equity and credit strategies, advising companies on capital structure and operational turnarounds. Known for deploying patient capital, liaising with institutional LPs and driving strategic exits. Holds an advanced business degree.
Senior investor and corporate finance executive with multi-decade experience in value investing, distressed-asset restructurings and board-level advisory. James J. Karabas has led portfolio management and M&A initiatives across private equity and credit strategies, advising companies on capital structure and operational turnarounds. Known for deploying patient capital, liaising with institutional LPs and driving strategic exits. Holds an advanced business degree.
Leverages deep experience in value and distressed-asset investing to deploy patient, event-driven capital aimed at capital structure arbitrage and turnaround value creation. Prioritizes rigorous credit and operational underwriting, active board-level governance, and disciplined downside protection through covenants,-secured claims and restructuring playbooks. Prefers concentrated, mid-market opportunities where strategic operational fixes and M&A optionality create asymmetric returns over multi-year horizons. Maintains LP-aligned reporting, exit-focused planning and a conservative leverage tolerance.
Leverages deep experience in value and distressed-asset investing to deploy patient, event-driven capital aimed at capital structure arbitrage and turnaround value creation. Prioritizes rigorous credit and operational underwriting, active board-level governance, and disciplined downside protection through covenants,-secured claims and restructuring playbooks. Prefers concentrated, mid-market opportunities where strategic operational fixes and M&A optionality create asymmetric returns over multi-year horizons. Maintains LP-aligned reporting, exit-focused planning and a conservative leverage tolerance.
| Trades 1927 | Longs Won 1465/1927 76% | Profit Factor 25.69 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $1.04M |
| Average Win $196,473.98 | Best Trade (Jul 16) $28.24M | Sharpe Ratio -8.66 |
| Average Loss -$24,247.85 | Worst Trade (Jul 16) -$746,850.03 | Z-Score 20.45 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 1m 4w | Expectancy $143,555.72 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 40,000 | 36,000 | 32,000 | 28,000 | 24,000 | 20,000 | 16,000 | 12,000 | 8,000 | 4,000 |