Dan Purser, CFA

Mr. Purser joined the firm in 2005 and is Director of Leveraged Finance Research, where he oversees credit analysis across the platform and leads the team’s analyst development program. He is also a Research Analyst, responsible for analyzing and monitoring credits in the banking and financials, insurance, and REIT sectors. Mr. Purser joined the firm as Vice President working in the High Yield Group for the distressed fund. He took over management of the distressed fund in October 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Purser worked at Sandell Asset Management as a Senior Analyst - Distressed Securities. Prior to that, he was a principal in high yield/distressed research for Bank of America covering European industrial bonds. Mr. Purser began his high yield career in 1995 for PaineWebber. He received a BS in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from the University of California, Riverside. Mr. Purser also earned an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a CFA charterholder.