JOSEPH C. STEPHANAK IV

646-***-****

acd78c@r.postjobfree.com

Westfield, NJ 07090

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Seasoned leveraged finance professional with more than 10 years of investment banking and principal investing experience

• Strong credit, due diligence and structuring skills evidenced by over $20 billion of closed leveraged loan and high yield transactions

WORK EXPERIENCE JPM Mezzanine Capital LLC, New York, NY

Vice President 2010 – 2014

Analyzed potential private debt transactions for middle-market companies. Primary responsibilities include

sourcing new deal opportunities, conducting financial, industry and business due diligence, drafting

investment committee memoranda, document negotiation and monitoring portfolio company performance.

Selected investment experience includes:

• Second lien note for natural gas services company

• Preferred equity in newspaper business (Sole Investor)

• Second lien term loan for rural telecom provider

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, New York, NY

Vice President –Leveraged Finance 2010

Associate –Leveraged Finance 2007 – 2009

Analyzed and executed leveraged loan and high yield transactions for private equity firms and corporate

clients primarily in the financial services and healthcare industries. Primary responsibilities included

coordinating the preparation of marketing materials, business and financial due diligence and leading deal

documentation

Selected transaction experience includes:

• Lead- left bookrunner on $3.0 billion senior secured credit facilities for Davita

• SpinCo financing for Lender Processing Services spin-off from Fidelity National Information Services

(lead- left on $1.6 billion of term loans and high yield bonds)

• Sole bookrunner on $400 million senior secured notes offering for Provident Funding Associates

• Lead- left bookrunner on the comprehensive refinancing for Hanesbrands ($1.65 billion of senior secured

credit facilities and high yield bonds)

Analyst – Financial Institutions Group 2003 – 2006

Examined strategic and financial alternatives as advisor to specialty finance, financial services technology and

insurance company clients. Managed due diligence/deal process on M&A and financing transactions

• Lead managed i) AP Alternative Assets $1.5 billion global equity private placement; ii) Highland Financial

Trust’s initial and follow-on 144A equity private placements; and iii) Apollo Investment Corporation’s

follow-on equity offerings

• Selected for Analyst- to-Associate promotion

EDUCATION Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Bachelor of Science, Finance, May 2003

• Financial Management Association’s National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, National

Society of Collegiate Scholars

• Extracurricular: Club Ice Hockey, Delta Upsilon fraternity

ADDITIONAL • Member of Lehigh University Wall Street Council

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City - “Big Brother” and role model to teenage boy from New York

City since 2007

• Interests include ice hockey, CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, skiing and scuba diving

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