Senior Equity/credit Analyst Resume
New York, NY
SUMMARY:
Buy - Side Analyst/Portfolio Manager with 19 years of experience covering the industrials, energy, material sectors and a passion for value investing. Experience across the capital structure; specializing in equity, convertible and high yield markets. Successful in leading and timing buy/sell recommendations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Bloomberg, Factset, Kynex, Reuters
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, New York, NY
Portfolio Manager
Responsibilities:
- Generated total return for 1 yr of 25.2% and 3-year average total return of 13.8%, outperforming the Russell 3000 by 910 basis points and 470 basis points, respectively.
- Conducted deep fundamental research on selected investment targets and their industries to develop investment thesis, cash flow generation, business valuation, catalysts and risk factors.
- Consult with management teams regarding critical drivers of value creation, including capital allocation and other strategic planning issues.
Confidential, White Plains, NY
Senior Equity/Credit Analyst
Responsibilities:
- All Cap (4 star Mainstay MAP fund) and Large Cap Value strategies generating annualized alphas versus the Russell 3000 in excess of 550 Basis points over 15 years.
- Produce investment ideas for all strategies within the energy, industrial and materials sectors utilizing our alpha generator investment process.
- Identify positive change which is often signaled by certain events (Insider Buying, Share Repurchases, Sale or Spin of a Division, Management Change or Industry Consolidation)
- Educated portfolio managers on the advantages of investing in convertibles within an equity strategy.
- Built a team of junior analysts and oversaw their investment and career development.
Confidential, New York, NY
Vice President - Equity/Credit Research Analyst
Responsibilities:- Analyzed the equity and credit fundamentals of the technology, telecom and industrial sectors.
- Made buy and sell recommendations for the convertible arbitrage fund, long-only convertible funds, out of the money convertibles fund, capital structure arbitrage fund (convertibles, equities, and high-yield) and two closed-end funds (convertibles, equities and high-yield.)
- Successfully raised $825M in 2 IPOs of a closed-end funds (AVK-Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund and LCM- Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth and Income).
- Utilized Kynex to value the underlying components (Bond Value and Option Value) of the convertible securities.
- Supervised, mentored, and guided junior analysts in building their investment acumen and practices.
Confidential, White Plains, NY
Vice President - Equity/Credit Research Analyst
Responsibilities:- Member of a multi-cap research team that managed the Equity Income (4 star) and Growth and Income Fund (4 star)
- Analyzed the equity and credit fundamentals of the industrial, technology and materials sectors.
- Prepared in-depth industry reviews to determine the recommended portfolio weighting for each industry, as well as which stocks we would like to buy and their target prices.
- Interacted with company management, competitors, customers and suppliers in order to remain current on portfolio companies and their respective industries.
Confidential, New York, NY
Equity Research Analyst
Responsibilities:- Launched a 4 star value fund (FMC Strategic Value).
- Focused on the industrial, energy and materials sectors, as well as corporate spin-offs.
- Generated buy and sell recommendations for current and potential portfolio companies based upon detailed fundamental analysis.
- Firm was early investors in Berkshire Hathaway, with one of the founders on the board. Providing unique opportunities to attend meetings and review materials.