Christophe Fritsch

Member of Management Board of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts

Christophe Fritsch is Global Head of Alternative Credit at BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, the alternative investments platform of BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (“BNPP AM Alts”) is the largest alternatives asset manager in Europe and a global leader, with approximately €300 billion in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Alternative Credit and Private Equity. With a 30+ year track record, BNPP AM Alts has built a reputation as a pioneering and innovative asset manager, combining an entrepreneurial investment culture with strategic discipline.

As Global Head of Alternative Credit, Christophe oversees the Portfolio Management of a performing and diversified range of alternative assets, covering the entire risk/return spectrum. This includes Leverages Loans and Private Debt, CLOs, Asset-Backed Securities, Bank Capital Solutions & Specialty Finance, Insurance Linked Securities, Mortgages, among others. In 2024, BNPP AM Alts (formerly “AXA IM Alts”, which later became BNPP AM Alts following the acquisition of AXA IM by BNP Paribas in July 2025) was recognized as CLO Senior Investor of the Year, underscoring the expertise of its commercial platforms and position as one of the market leaders in sustainability, innovation and client service.¹

Before this role, Christophe was Head of Fund Management at AXA IM Alts’ Structured Finance Department. Christophe had been in this role since 2014. He was one of the founding members who contributed to the development of the Structured Finance platform (renamed Alternative Credit platform in 2022).

Christophe joined AXA IM in 2000 working in Actuarial and Financial Engineering. In 2003, he joined the Structured Finance division, undertaking various roles in structuring, portfolio management, development, and negotiation of structured products.

He graduated from ENSAE with a major in Stochastic Modelling, Statistics, Finance and Actuarial Science. He is a qualified actuary from IAF, the French Institute of Actuarial Science, and holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Panthéon-Sorbonne.