Profile
Before joining GSO Capital Partners in 2008, Mr. Canaan worked from 2003 through 2006 as an Executive Managing Director and Co-Head of International Fixed Income at Nomura Securities International in New York.
Mr. Canaan was also Co-Head of Fixed Income (Europe) for Nomura International PLC from 2001 to 2003.
Before that, he was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and CSFB after its acquisition of DLJ where he was a Managing Director and Principal.
Holding several positions in research and trading, Mr. Canaan was instrumental in establishing the Special Situations desk with the Mortgage-Backed Securities Group at DLJ, with the responsibility to structure and trade non-performing, under-performing and re-performing securitized assets.
Mr. Canaan holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Engineering Degree in Nuclear Engineering from Cornell University.
He previously served on the Executive Board of the Bond Market Association.
Former positions of Najib S. Canaan
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Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 2009-02-28 |
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP (Brevan Howard) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of BH Partnership Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Brevan Howard (Jersey) LP. Brevan Howard manages assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-02-06 |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-12-30 |
KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Najib S. Canaan
Cornell University | Undergraduate Degree |
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KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED | Finance |
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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Finance |
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP (Brevan Howard) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of BH Partnership Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Brevan Howard (Jersey) LP. Brevan Howard manages assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments. | Finance |
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors. | Finance |
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