Anton Gorbounov
Senior Credit Analyst
Anton Gorbounov is Senior Distressed Debt Analyst at Octus in New York, where he covers stressed, distressed, and special situations credits across the Americas. He rejoined the company in January 2026 after five years at Atlas Merchant Capital.
At Atlas Merchant Capital, Anton spent five years on the credit team, most recently as Managing Director, Credit, where he was the lead Americas analyst for the firm’s credit opportunities strategy, investing in stressed, distressed, and high yield credi ... read more
Anton Gorbounov is Senior Distressed Debt Analyst at Octus in New York, where he covers stressed, distressed, and special situations credits across the Americas. He rejoined the company in January 2026 after five years at Atlas Merchant Capital.
At Atlas Merchant Capital, Anton spent five years on the credit team, most recently as Managing Director, Credit, where he was the lead Americas analyst for the firm’s credit opportunities strategy, investing in stressed, distressed, and high yield credits across multiple sectors. He first joined Octus in 2019 as a Distressed Debt Analyst. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Analyst at Casern Capital Management, a start-up credit and distressed hedge fund, and an Analyst at Redwood Capital Management.
Anton holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with Dean’s Honors and Distinction in the top 5% of his class and was one of forty students admitted to the Value Investing Program. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Bowdoin College. He speaks Russian.