Societe Generale names Finkelman head of U.S. leveraged finance

By Sara Rosenberg

New York, March 29 - Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has hired Michael Finkelman as managing director and head of its recently established leveraged finance business in the United States, according to a news release.

In this position, Finkelman will spearhead Societe Generale's growth in the U.S. leveraged finance market, as well as on the firm's origination, structuring and distribution teams focused on the high-yield, leveraged loan and securitization markets.

Previously, Finkelman was a managing director in the merchant banking and leveraged finance group at BNP Paribas and a member of the group's executive committee and the leveraged finance transaction screening committee.

Finkelman will be reporting dually to Powell Robinson, head of financing for the Americas, and to Rene de Laigue, head of leveraged & acquisition finance in London.

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