Source investment opportunities for the trading desk and its clients through products which include trade claims, reorganized equity, bank debt, alternative investments and other illiquid products. In this role I also source and underwrite litigation funding opportunities in commercial and bankruptcy litigation. Analyze financials of both domestic and international companies currently in bankrupty or restructuring. Create and update financial models for senior management review. Negotiate transactions with corporate management including all trade terms and trading documents. Perform necessary due diligence on all prospective investments. Complete Know Your Client/AML requirements with counter parties. Manage and trade a portfolio of esoteric investments.

Credit Analyst for 40 plus public and private retail companies. Published credit opinions based on companies quarterly and annual financials. Provided short term credit analysis and risk assestments to client's senior management.

Responsible for the analysis and sourcing of bankruptcy trade claims. Directly purchased secured, administrative and unsecured trade claims. Performed due diligence on new trades and directly managed a portfolio of trade claims for the firm.