BTIG adds Radinsky, Palmer to high yield, distressed analytics group

By Toni Weeks

San Diego, Feb. 16 - BTIG, LLC announced in a press release that it has added Elie Radinsky and Mark Palmer to its high-yield and distressed desk analytics group.

Radinsky, who joins BTIG as managing director and head of high-yield and distressed analytics, previously worked for Chapdelaine Credit Partners, where he was the head of high-yield and distressed desk analysts. Prior to Chapdelaine, Radinsky worked as head of high yield and equity arbitrage research at Summit Securities Group and as partner and portfolio manager at Brigade Capital Management. He began his career covering the health care sector and held positions at Jefferies and Citigroup, where he was ranked the number-two high-yield health care research analyst on Wall Street by Institutional Investor magazine.

Radinsky received his M.B.A. in finance from Northeastern University, a master's degree in education from Hebrew Theological College and a bachelor's degree in business from Northeastern Illinois University.

Palmer joins BTIG as a managing director, high-yield and distressed desk analyst. He previously held portfolio manager positions at Prudence Holdings, Resurgence Asset Management and Highbridge Capital Management. He began his financial services career in leveraged finance at Bank of America, followed by high-yield and distressed debt analyst positions at BlackRock, AIG Global Investment Group and BNY Capital Markets.

After earning a master's and bachelor's degree at the University of Virginia, Palmer received his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

"We see the high-yield and distressed business as a promising growth opportunity for us," Steven Starker, cofounder of BTIG, said in the release.

"These latest hires are consistent with our ongoing goal of adding talented and experienced professionals to our platform and are part of the continuing expansion of BTIG into areas where we can add value and service to our clients."

BTIG is a New York-based institutional brokerage and fund services company.

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