Thomas Ho Email & Phone Number

Whippany, Nj

Investment strategist for key sectors, including transportation, aerospace & defense, construction, industrial, consumer receivables, among others. Focus on highly structured transactions involving securitizations, PDP financings, leverage leases, private EETCs, monetization of large capital assets, equipment and projects.Meet issuers’ financing needs with tailored solutions for acquisitions, capital investments, dividend recapitalizations, family ownership transitions, and ESOP conversions. Meaningful direct engagements with issuers on bi-lateral transactions.Manage the complete life cycle of new transactions, from origination to evaluation and execution, such as constructing financial models, negotiating terms and pricing, and conducting documentation review. Prepare credit memoranda and present recommendation to management and clients.Champion all aspects of effective portfolio management, such as repositioning risks, addressing amendments, evaluating secondary trades, reviewing monthly valuation, and tracking performance.Articulate concise cross-sector views and formulate appropriate investment approach for portfolios. Routinely attend marketing pitches for prospective institutional clients.

Head of Asset Backed Securities and Collateralized Loan Obligations, responsible for trading, strategy, and research of an $13 billion global securitized portfolio.Directed MetLife’s GA and third-party investments. Formulated and presented portfolio strategies and tactical trade ideas to address portfolio constraints.Recommended and executed opportunistic credit sale programs, including the repositioning and sale of subprime RMBS in 2006 ahead of market downturn. Initiated early strategy to pursue high-yielding private esoteric transactions as a sole or anchor investor by working directly with issuers, bankers, advisors, and rating agencies.Designed MetLife’s proprietary structured products technology platform, SPARCS, a robust portfolio management, analytical, and credit surveillance system.Organized and lead an ABS investor group to develop SEC Reg AB disclosure standards for securitized assets; Initiated and established a CLO investor working group with key investors to enhance market transparency.

New York, Ny

Experienced banker covering Fortune 500 clients. Managed a $3.3 billion portfolio of core banking relationships. Regularly met with issuers to pitch financing and capital raising ideas. Responsibilities extended from origination through execution.Collaborated closely with the structured product group to tailor clients’ financing need around off-balance sheet transactions, including sale-leaseback, synthetic leases, and securitization