Clark Baker Email & Phone Number

​Recently completed a round the world solo Motorcycle Trip during the ZIRP/NIRP doldrums to better understand how the world works Self taught in aeronautical and mechanical engineering; built three airplanes from engineer's drawings (and extensively modified two others); instrument flight rated. Flew two of the aircraft across the North Atlantic from New York to London.US Citizen.

London, United Kingdom

Partner. Joined soon after launch and helped grow the firm from $200m to $1.2B in assets.* Invested and managed a diverse portfolio including all credit products (HY, IG, Distressed, and bank debt, and CDS), equities, structured products, claims, and direct commercial real estate investments.* Trained and supervised junior analysts, and assisted in most all aspects of fund management and operations.

Greater New York City Area

Portfolio Manager. Helped grow the firm from $5B to over $25B in assets.* Worked with all credit products including HY, IG, Distressed, and bank debt, and CDS products.* Head of the group that analyzed and traded the subprime sector, which was by far the most lucrative trade in the history of the firm.

London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Manager. Focused on European and Asia/Australia markets in a $5.4B, 27 yr. old event driven, multi-strategy firm. Experienced in all credit products including HY, IG, Distressed, and bank debt. Experienced in CDS single name and index products. Also experienced with equities in risk arb, long/short trades, hedging, litigation, and activist strategies. Solidly profitable, with two c. $20M years with IRRs above 20%. * Successfully identified numerous trading opportunities in the AMP/HHG demerger involving convertible preferred, income and debt securities, equity, and the IPO of HHG. Successfully litigated an event of default in a bond indenture with AMP in Australia, and received an attractive settlement.* Identified an attractive trading opportunity in Petroplus Intl. NV bonds due to covenant issues in a private equity buyout. Led the formation of an informal bondholder committee and was instrumental in negotiating a much improved takeout offer of 108.75 versus the original 101 offer.

Greater New York City Area

High Yield Research. Focused on US and European paper and packaging sector and initiated coverage of the technology sector in early 2001. Also researched securities in numerous other sectors and distressed.* Served as Co-Head of U.S. High Yield Research during 2000.* Helped build the paper and packaging sector into the desk’s second most actively traded sector. Worked with the head trader, customers, and the sales force to build this volume (the desk previously had essentially no volume in the sector).* Lead analyst on the 1999 Kappa Packaging transaction (Euro515MM and $100MM), successfully marketing the largest ever Euro high yield deal to both European and US investors. One of the most profitable HY transactions of the year and named as European High Yield deal of the year.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

1995-98​ Fixed Income Analyst -- High Yield. Analyzed and monitored credit fundamentals of corporate issuers in the paper and packaging, defense/aerospace, and financial services sectors. Published numerous research reports and worked with corporate finance on underwritings including company analysis, due diligence, and investor and sales force calls* Developed crossover trading idea that resulted in over $1MM profit for trading desk.* Successes with high grade effort led to promotion into high yield department.1994-95​ Fixed Income Analyst -- High Grade/High Yield Financial Institutions

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

​Master of Business Administration with concentration in Finance, May 1994. Awarded Fuqua School Fellowship Scholarship. 3.7/4.0 G.P.A.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.8/4.0 G.P.A. School of Business Scholar. Dean's Scholar. Member of Phi Kappa Phi national honor.