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New York—Last week we profiled a money
manager who has become a research provider, now we have a researcher going the
other way—Marty Fridson of FridsonVision LLC has set up an asset management
boutique backed by BNP Paribas Investment Partners.The new firm, Fridson Investment Advisors,
will specialize in high yield fixed income investments.
Fridson left his role of high yield
investment strategist at Merrill Lynch in 2002, to set up his own research
boutique, FridsonVision.He is passing
his newsletter Leverage World®
to his successor at Merrill, Christopher Garman, who left Merrill in February
to set up his own research shop, Garman Research LLC.Fridson’s other service, Distressed Debt
InvestorTM is passing on to Gordian Group LLC, an investment bank
specializing in distressed situations and financial restructurings.Fridson has committed to providing content
for the two publications for the next year before transitioning full time to
his new asset management venture.
Fridson’s farewell note is reproduced
below:
Over the
past five years it has been an honor and a privilege to provide investors with
the highest level of timely and relevant research. While I am extremely proud
of the work that my colleagues and I have done at FridsonVision LLC, the time
has come for me to take a new direction in my professional life.
Our covenant with subscribers has
been to keep you on the cutting edge of market analytics and portfolio strategy
in the high yield and distressed debt asset classes. To keep faith with
everyone who has made an ongoing commitment to us, I will continue producing
content for both Distressed
Debt InvestorTM and Leverage
World® for the next 12 months, which covers the term of
all outstanding subscriptions. After that date I will be devoting full time to
my new activities.
Leverage
World will
continue publishing and accepting new subscriptions and renewals, under the
auspices of Garman Research LLC. M. Christopher Garman, formerly head of High
Yield Strategy at Merrill Lynch & Co., will assume the positions of editor
and publisher. Garman Research can be reached at chris@garmanresearch.com.
Distressed
Debt InvestorTM will continue publishing and accepting new subscriptions and
renewals, under the auspices of our long-term partner, Gordian Group LLC.
Gordian Group can be reached at GGDDI@GordianGroup.com.
FridsonVision's sales representative, Paul Geishecker (paul@fridsonvision.com), will assist
with any questions you may have about these arrangements.
I want most of all to thank you
for the opportunity to serve you in an industry that is an endless source of
excitement and personal growth for me.
All the best,
Martin Fridson
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