NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2006--GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance, a leading provider of leveraged lending solutions, today announced that Joseph T. O'Donnell Jr. has joined the company as a Managing Director, based in New York. He will be responsible for generating and overseeing client relationships in the large cap sponsor market.
Mr. O'Donnell has a wealth of experience in corporate finance, most recently serving as a founding partner in Briscoe Capital Management, LLC, an investment management firm that specialized in senior secured loans. He also served as the President of Metzler Corporation, the New York affiliate of the oldest private investment bank in Germany. Mr. O'Donnell has also held key senior positions with Bankers Trust Corp were he was a Managing Director and Partner.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Joe," said Jim Clayton, a Senior Managing Director at GE Global Sponsor Finance. "Joe is a seasoned executive with strong relationships with the private equity community and has a long track record of success in corporate finance. These are indicators of his expertise and leadership and we know Joe will be a valuable addition to our team."
Stuart D. Aronson, President of GE Global Sponsor Finance, added, "We welcome Joe's wisdom and energy. He has a unique blend of experience, and is a proven insightful leader who will be a significant benefit to GE's growing leveraged finance business."
Mr. O'Donnell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Georgetown University and an MBA in finance from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
About GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance
With over $8 billion in assets, and offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance represents a "one-stop " source for the comprehensive range of GE's lending and other structured financial services offered to the private equity sponsor market. For more information, please visit www.gegsf.com.
About GE Commercial Finance
GE Commercial Finance, which offers businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services, has assets of over $206 billion and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customer in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com.
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