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Head High Yield Capital MarketsManaged a 60 person High Yield debt group; with annual revenues of $125 -$150mmMaintained top 3 ranking in HY league tables with 25% to 30% market shareResponsible for all High Yield underwritingCredit approval, structuring, pricing & marketing Managed firms risk exposure to bridge loansManaged trading, sales, research, syndicate and distressed groupsInteracted with broad client base: LBO sponsors, private equity, mezzanine funds, hedge funds, corporate issuers, and over 100 key Institutional Investors

Founded a 45 person High Yield Debt Group with annual revenues of $100mmResponsible for structure and pricing of all HY issues, M&A deals, and bridge loansBuilt High Yield sales, trading & research unitsInitiated distressed tradingCreated first-in-kind, trader-priced High Yield Bond Performance Index

Built one of the first High Yield debt groups on Wall StreetPioneered the public underwriting of low-rated debt

Performed in-depth analysis of non-investment grade companies for trading desk and institutional investors

Member of the Ratings Committee; finalized and published S&P corporate debt ratingsIssued recommendations following credit analysis, management interviews and site visitsBachelor of the Arts, North Carolina State University*One of the initial founders and a lifetime honoree of The Fixed Income Analyst Society*Founder and President Dryden Associates, LLC, a New Jersey custom home builder. Financed, constructed and successfully sold five high-end residences