Uncovering Late-Cycle Value in High Yield – Barings – 9.9.19

Summary:

Now On Demand.

From trade wars to tariffs to global growth, there is plenty of uncertainty in today’s markets. For high yield investors in this environment, a multi-credit approach that invests across bonds and loans in the U.S. and Europe—with the ability to make opportunistic allocations to CLOs, distressed debt and EM corporate debt—can be particularly beneficial.

Please join us for this in-depth webcast that will cover:

• The potential benefits of multi-credit
• Uncovering opportunities beyond the index
• Outlook for the months ahead

Speakers:

Thomas McDonnell is a member of Barings’ U.S. High Yield Investments Group and the U.S. High Yield Investment Committee. His responsibilities include portfolio management for a number of high yield total return portfolios, including global loan and global multi- strategy portfolios. He is also a portfolio manager for the firm’s high yield 1940 act retail funds. Thomas has worked in the industry since 1996 and his experience has encompassed leveraged loans, distressed credit and management of total return focused strategies. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, he was a Managing Director at Patriarch Partners, LLC, where he had active involvement with portfolio company management teams, crisis managers and attorneys to effectuate turn around and recovery plans. Before Patriarch, he worked at Bank of America in the Corporate Finance Group and at Bank One in various risk management and corporate finance positions, specializing in credit risk management and structuring of off balance sheet special purpose entities. Thomas holds a B.S. in Business Management, an M.B.A. in Accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Daniel Flynn is a member of the Barings’ Global Business Development Group and the Head of U.S. Retail Field Distribution. Dan is responsible for the sales and marketing of the firm’s open-end mutual funds and private strategies to financial advisors, as well as for developing distribution relationships with select RIAs, regional broker-dealers and bank trust departments throughout the South East. Dan has worked in the industry since 1997. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Dan spent 8 years with Eaton Vance and 5 years with Fidelity Investments in a variety of sales roles. Dan holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Rochester.