Howard Fife
Private Equity Investor at Westport Capital Partners LLC
Profile
Mr. Howard Fife is a Principal at Westport Capital Partners LLC.
Prior to joining Westport in 2006, he worked in the institutional high yield and distressed debt department at Jefferies & Co. At Jefferies, Mr. Fife worked with some of the largest hedge funds, providing trading and investment ideas.
From 1994 to 2000, he worked at Lazard, Freres & Co. in their distressed debt sales and trading group, finishing as a Director and Sales Manager.
In 2002, Mr. Fife was part of the team that successfully launched the Lazard Debt Recovery Fund, a vehicle that focused on investments in distressed corporate debt.
From 1985 to 1994, he worked as an institutional bond salesman for Prudential Securities and DLJ, focusing on distressed and corporate debt, respectively.
At Westport, Mr. Fife continues to use his contacts around Wall Street and the investment community to generate investment ideas.
Mr. Fife holds an M.B.A.
from the Stern School of Finance at New York University and a B.A.
from Brown University.
Howard Fife active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Westport Capital Partners LLC
Westport Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Westport Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Russ S. Bernard. Westport Capital Partners LLC is headquartered in Wilton. | Private Equity Investor | 2005-12-31 |
Former positions of Howard Fife
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Jefferies LLC
Jefferies LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-12-30 |
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC (Broker) | Sales & Marketing | 1999-12-30 |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Institutional Sales | 1993-12-30 |
Prudential Securities | Institutional Sales | 1989-12-30 |
Training of Howard Fife
Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
New York University | Masters Business Admin |
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Prudential Securities | Finance |
Jefferies LLC
Jefferies LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. | Finance |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. | Finance |
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC (Broker) | Finance |
Westport Capital Partners LLC
Westport Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Westport Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Russ S. Bernard. Westport Capital Partners LLC is headquartered in Wilton. | Finance |
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