Garnet Capital Advisors

Garnet Capital Advisors, LLC is a financial services firm specializing in managing loan portfolio sales for credit-granting institutions. Garnet also completes valuation and sale assignments for stakeholders and federal agencies. Garnet is a leading broker of loan portfolios for banks, credit unions, hedge funds, and specialty finance companies. With over 20 years of expertise in performing, subperforming, and charge-off loans in the consumer, commercial, and residential sectors, Garnet is dedicated to bringing honesty, integrity and focus to every deal, offering best-in-class services to their clients (including 8 out of 10 of the country’s largest banks) in a rapidly changing financial landscape. Garnet is also committed to maintaining the highest standards of data security and compliance, ensuring that clients can trust their expertise and guidance throughout the entire loan portfolio transaction process. Garnet's strict security standards have led to them being an approved vendor for the FDIC, NCUA, SEC, FBI, and SBA. Garnet was founded by industry veterans Lou DiPalma, Sean McVity and Robin Ishmael. In 2024, long-time employees Magda Kielar & Andy Carlson were elevated to Partners, who are now running the firm's day-to-day operations with Lou. Over the course of 20+ years, the firm has managed the sale of over $154 billion of financial assets in 2,200+ client transactions. Garnet provides career-length expertise and intensive, cradle-to-grave advisory services across the full range of asset types and performance categories.