BOSTON, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hancock Capital
Management (HCM) has expanded its leveraged senior loan platform
with the addition of six investment professionals to its team in
Chicago. The new staff, whose appointments are effective
immediately, includes:
- Eric Barton, Director,
Originations. Mr. Barton, who has nearly 20 years of leveraged
lending and asset management experience, joined HCM from Crescent
Capital;
- Jeff Bottcher, Director,
Underwriting. Mr. Bottcher, who has more than 16 years in
accounting and leveraged lending experience, joined HCM from
Antares Capital;
- Ryan Reko, CFA, Director,
Underwriting. Mr. Reko, who has nearly 10 years of leveraged
lending experience, joined HCM from CIT Group;
- Patrick Kilrea, Associate,
Underwriting. Mr. Kilrea, who has more than five years of
syndications and leveraged lending experience, joined HCM from
Barings LLC;
- Brian Cihlar, Associate,
Underwriting. Mr. Cihlar, who has more than five years of
accounting and finance experience, joined HCM from Guggenheim
Partners; and
- Conner Moriarty, Associate,
Underwriting. Mr. Moriarty, who has three years of leveraged
lending experience, joined HCM from NewStar Financial.
"We are pleased to have attracted such a talented and
experienced group of originators and underwriters to our team,"
said Devon Russell, Senior Managing
Director, Hancock Capital Management. "The expansion of the
Leveraged Senior Credit Team will advance the early success of the
platform, which includes transactions supporting three private
equity firms."
About Hancock Capital Management LLC
Hancock Capital
Management (HCM), which has offices in Boston, New
York, and Chicago, was
formed in 2000 to provide private market solutions consisting of
equity co-investments, senior and junior debt financing in
sponsored and unsponsored transactions, and primary and secondary
private equity fund investments. The firm manages these investments
on a coordinated basis and with a common focus on the U.S. middle
market.
Additional information on HCM can be found at
http://www.hancockcapitalllc.com. Hancock Capital Management, LLC
is not authorized to provide, and does not provide investment
advice or investment advisory services. Additionally, the provided
information is not intended nor should be construed as an offer to
buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any
security or to participate in an investment strategy.
About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset
Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife,
providing comprehensive asset management solutions for investors.
This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public
and private asset classes, as well as asset allocation solutions.
As at March 31, 2017, assets under
management for Manulife Asset Management were approximately
C$477 billion (US$358 billion, GBP£286 billion, EUR€335
billion).
Manulife Asset Management's public markets units have investment
expertise across a broad range of asset classes including public
equity and fixed income, and asset allocation strategies. Offices
with full investment capabilities are located in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Japan,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the
Philippines. In addition, Manulife Asset Management has a
joint venture asset management business in China, Manulife TEDA. The public markets units
of Manulife Asset Management also provide investment management
services to affiliates' retail clients through product offerings of
Manulife and John Hancock. John
Hancock Asset Management is a division of Manulife Asset
Management.
Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be
found at ManulifeAM.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a
leading international financial services group that helps people
achieve their dreams and aspirations by putting customers' needs
first and providing the right advice and solutions. We operate as
John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We
provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset
management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At
the end of 2016, we had approximately 35,000 employees, 70,000
agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving more than
22 million customers. As of March 31,
2017, we had $1 trillion
(US$754 billion) in assets under
management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we
made almost $26.3 billion in payments
to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada
and the United States where we
have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global
headquarters in Toronto, Canada,
we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto,
New York, and the Philippine stock
exchanges and under '945' in Hong
Kong.
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