Jim Seery Joins Guggenheim Securities

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2017 -- Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets division of Guggenheim Partners, announced today that Jim Seery has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director focused on leveraged loans and high yield credit markets.

Mr. Seery joins Guggenheim from River Birch Capital, a long-short credit fund focused on corporate credit, where he served as President and Senior Investment Partner. Prior to River Birch Capital, he was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP as Co-Head of New York Corporate and Reorganization group. And prior to Sidley Austin, Mr. Seery was Global Head of Fixed Income Loans at Lehman Brothers, where he worked for 10 years.

“Jim is a great addition to our team,” said Co-CEO of Guggenheim Securities Jerry Donini. “As we continue to build out our credit platform, Jim’s strong client relationships and deep industry knowledge will augment the firm’s capabilities in the client-facing secondary market, as well as our origination platform. We are excited to welcome him to Guggenheim.”

Mr. Seery received his J.D. from New York Law School and his B.A. from Colgate University. He is based in Guggenheim’s New York office.

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¹Assets under management are as of 08.31.2017 and include consulting services for clients whose assets are valued at approximately $63bn.

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