Mr. Walker has over 33 years of experience in debt and equity research in North America and Europe. Previously, he served as Director of Corporate Credit Research at Genworth Financial, where he was responsible for a multi-billion-dollar TMT corporate debt portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Walker worked at credit-oriented hedge fund Tricadia Capital Management for nearly seven years as a Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst. Before that, among other roles, he was a Portfolio Manager at UBS Global Credit Strategies and Co-Head of High Yield Research at JPMorgan Securities. Mr. Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Mandery has 20 years of experience in the high yield credit markets focusing on both leveraged loans and corporate bonds. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Mandery spent 14 years at Citi where he most recently served as the Group Head of the High Yield Credit Sector Specialists. Previously, Mr. Mandery was a senior analyst at Citi who actively covered multiple sectors including airlines, healthcare, industrials, and paper & packaging. Before joining Citi, Mr. Mandery spent 2 years on JPMorgan’s secondary leveraged loan trading desk. Mr. Mandery holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hofstra University, Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

Mr. Greenhaus has 14 year of credit and investment research experience. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Greenhaus served as a Vice President at Logen Asset Management for three years. Previous to his tenure with Logen, Mr. Greenhaus served as a Senior Research Analyst at Whippoorwill Associates where he worked on debt and equity investments across a variety of industries for four years. Prior to Whippoorwill, Mr. Greenhaus spent 4 years as a member of Jefferies’ Recapitalization & Restructuring Group where he worked as an advisor to companies and creditors on bankruptcies and corporate turnarounds. Mr. Greenhaus received a B.B.A from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School with a concentration in finance and real estate.

Mr. Heckler has 23 years of experience in credit and investment research. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Heckler was a Director at DW Partners focused on research and investing in the distressed and performing High Yield Bond and Leverage Loan markets. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director of Research at both Logen Asset Management and Whippoorwill Associates. Mr. Heckler has also worked at Satellite Asset Management, Wexford Capital and Lazard Freres as a Senior Analyst in Distressed Research. Mr. Heckler earned a B.S. in Finance from Babson College in 1990 and an MBA from The Stern School of Business at NYU in 1998.

Mr. Hole has 22 years of experience focusing on the high yield markets. Mr. Hole joins CIFC from Millennium Management where he served as a Senior Analyst. Previously, he worked at Morgan Stanley for over a decade, most recently as Head of Corporate Credit Desk Analytics. Earlier in his career, he served as a Senior Analyst at Panton Capital Group and a Senior Analyst, High Yield Credit Research at Deutsche Bank Securities. Mr. Hole earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans.

Mr. Patwardhan has 14 years of experience in investment management, restructuring, financial consulting, investment appraisal and financial modeling. Prior to CIFC, Mr. Patwardhan served as a senior analyst at Logen Asset Management for three years. Before his time with Logen, Mr. Patwardhan was as an Associate at Alix Partners where he focused on turnarounds and restructurings. Prior to Alix, Mr. Patwardhan was an Associate with Istithmar World, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Government of Dubai, for two years. At Istithmar, Mr. Patwardhan concentrated on a North American distressed asset portfolio in retail, entertainment, gaming, hospitality, and real estate sectors. Mr. Patwardhan began his career as an Analyst with Dun & Bradstreet focusing on government clients in the Middle East, for two years. Mr. Patwardhan has a Bachelor of Commerce from Pune University. He is an Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a CFA charter.

Mr. Behrang has 15 years of experience in corporate finance. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Behrang served as a credit analyst for seven years at Man Group, one year of which was with Silvermine Capital Management before its acquisition by Man Group. Previously, he was an Assistant Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Research at Jefferies where he also served as an Associate in Investment Banking. Mr. Behrang received his Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, as well as his M.B.A. from Sharif University of Technology.

Mr. Cullar is an Investment Analyst at CIFC and has 12 years of credit research experience in the leveraged loan space. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Cullar spent 10 years at Jefferies Finance working as a research and credit analyst for their CLO and Leverage Finance structuring platforms. Mr. Cullar began his career at CIT Group where he served as a junior research analyst in their middle market direct lending platform . Mr. Cullar holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston College.

Mr. Finnerty has 28 years of corporate finance experience. Prior to joining CIFC, he worked as credit sector specialist on Citigroup’s high yield trading desk where he covered the building products, homebuilding, basic materials, industrials and aerospace defense sectors.
Prior to that, Mr. Finnerty was an Institutional Investor ranked high yield publishing analyst at Citigroup covering the building products, homebuilding, basic materials and gaming sectors. Prior to his investment research career, Mr. Finnerty was a member of Citigroup’s (Salomon Brothers) Emerging Market Fixed Income Desk (NY & London) and Citigroup’s Fixed Income Credit Derivatives Financial Control Group. Mr. Finnerty holds an M.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University.

Mr. Terpstra is a Senior Investment Analyst in the CIFC London Office, and he has 19 years of total experience of which 15 years in leveraged loans and high yield bonds and 4 years as an auditor. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Terpstra was a Senior Investment Analyst at Chenavari Investment Managers where he invested in leveraged credit covering multiple sectors. He worked before at ING and Lloyds Bank in origination, syndicating and restructuring. Mr. Terpstra holds a Master in economics and Postermaster in Accountancy from the University of Amsterdam.

Mr. Elliott-Taylor is a Junior CLO Portfolio Manager in the CIFC London office and has 9 years of experience primarily in leveraged finance and portfolio management. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Elliott-Taylor was an Associate at Investcorp Credit Management, where he invested in leveraged loan and high yield bond transactions and was responsible for healthcare coverage. Mr. Elliott-Taylor began his career at Legal & General. Mr. Elliott-Taylor holds a First Class Honours (BSc) in Economics from the University of Leeds.

Mr. Fahey has 9 years of credit and investment research experience. His coverage sectors include financials and consumer products. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Fahey served as a Senior Research Associate in PNC’s Asset Management Group, focused on alternative investment strategies. Mr. Fahey received a B.A. in International Relations from Lafayette College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Frey has 6 years of credit and investment research experience. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Frey served as an Associate at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank where he underwrote leveraged finance transactions across a variety of industries. Mr. Frey earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Gurrea is a Senior Investment Analyst in the CIFC London office, and he has over 13 years of total experience in leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Gurrea was a Senior Investment Analyst at Dalton Strategic Partnership where he invested in opportunistic credit. Mr. Gurrea began his career at BNP Paribas in leveraged finance origination. Mr. Gurrea holds a a B.A. in Business Administration with a Major of Finance from Universidad de Navarra and speaks English (native), Spanish (native) and French.

Mr. Hotchkiss has 10 years of experience in high yield credit and equity markets. His coverage area includes cable, media, and telecom. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Hotchkiss worked at J.P. Morgan in High Yield Credit Research covering telecom and technology, as well as in Equity Research covering energy. Mr. Hotchkiss earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Merrimack College, and he is a CFA Charterholder.

Ms. Lui has 19 years of buyside credit research experience, focusing on the high yield, leveraged loan and investment grade markets. She is covering the Energy and Power sectors at CIFC and has previously covered the Chemicals, Retail, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage, Business Services and Telecom sectors. Prior to joining CIFC, she has spent 17 years at APG Asset Management US as a Senior Credit Analyst and was formerly with Harris Investment Management. Ms. Lui holds a MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University in Canada and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Paller is an Investment Analyst in the CIFC London office and has 7 years of experience primarily in leveraged finance and investment grade credit analysis. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Paller was an analyst at the UBS London office, where he analyzed European leveraged finance and margin loan transactions. Mr. Paller began his career at Morgan Stanley before moving to the leveraged finance team of Fitch Ratings. Mr. Paller holds a B.A. in Economics with a Major of Finance from Corvinus University of Budapest and speaks English (fluent), Hungarian (native) and German.

Mr. Rau joined CIFC Asset Management in 2018. His coverage area includes chemicals, packaging, gaming & lodging, and entertainment & leisure. Prior to joining CIFC, Mr. Rau worked at Société Générale in the High Yield Capital Markets group. Mr. Rau holds a B.A in Economics from Lafayette College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Wang has 7 years of experience working in investment and credit research and joined CIFC in 2015 from undergraduate. His research coverage includes aerospace/defense, autos, building products, and transportation. Mr. Wang received his B.B.A. in Finance & Investments from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College.