Matt Brody and Georg Machinist have joined alternatives firm Canyon Partners as managing directors adding to the firm’s capital formation team, according to a news release.
Both are new roles for Canyon, a spokesperson confirmed to P&I.
Brody serves as head of real estate capital formation and also serves as a member of the investment committee and management committee for Canyon Partners Real Estate. He started in his role in early 2025. He joined from Apollo Global Management where he was head of real estate capital and lead product specialist.
A spokesperson for Apollo declined to comment on who has filled Brody’s role.
Machinist, who was most recently a managing director within the global client solutions group at KKR, serves as head of Americas capital formation. He joined Canyon during the second quarter of 2024.
Rob Van Eyck replaced Machinist at KKR, a spokesperson for KKR confirmed to P&I.
Both Brody and Machinist are based in New York for Canyon.
“Georg and Matt bring invaluable prowess in capital formation and strategy, and their leadership will be integral in continuing to meet the evolving needs of our global client base,” said Stacy Silverman, partner and head of the client solutions group at Canyon in the release.
Canyon has over $26 billion in assets under management, according to its website. The firm was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Dallas.
