Gene Martin - Managing Director Head of Loan Syndicate

1. Gene Martin - Managing DirectorHead of Loan Syndicate Biography Gene Martin joined the Firm in 2003 as a Managing Director and is the Head of Loan Syndicate. He is responsible for the origination, underwriting and distribution of event-driven bank loans and bridge loans for the Firm’s Event Lending Business. Gene has extensive experience originating and executing complex financing transactions (e.g. acquisitions, recapitalizations, hostile takeovers, takeover defenses, exit financing2, rescue financings and refinancings) globally. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2003 , Gene, who has spent fifteen years in the leveraged finance business, worked in Leveraged Finance at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) and then Credit Suisse First Boston (through the merger with DLJ) where he had responsibility for origination and execution of leveraged finance transactions with financial sponsors and media and telecommunications companies. Prior to joining DLJ, Gene worked as a Vice President in Bank of America’s Financial Sponsor Group. Gene, who is a Chartered Financial Analyst, received his MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business. In addition, he also holds a B.S. from the University of Connecticut