William Maier

Mr. William Maier is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Avenue Capital Management II LP.
He is responsible for assisting with the direction of the investment activities of the Performing Loans Strategy.
Prior to joining Avenue in 2016, Mr. Maier spent 26 years at Natixis and its predecessor banks, Natexis and Banque Francaise du Commerce Exterieur (BFCE), where he was one of the founders of the bank’s leveraged finance business in the United States.
Most recently, he founded and served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Coverage – Americas at Natixis with responsibility for all investment banking client relationships with corporations, financial Institutions and private equity sponsors.
As such, Mr. Maier chaired the bank’s Client Committee and was a member of the Senior Executive Committee of the Americas for the Corporate & Investment Bank.
He was a co-founder and served as Chief Investment Officer of Natixis Credit Opportunities Fund I, L.P.
as well as a co-founder and general partner of Natixis Strategic Partners I, II, & III private equity fund-of-funds.
Mr. Maier started his career at NatWest Bank and completed the bank’s officer training program in New York and London.
He received a B.A.
with Honors in Philosophy and Law and Economics from Cornell University (1987).