Meredith Pallone
Senior Credit Analyst @ Loomis, Sayles & Company | MBA, Financial Modeling, Emerging Markets
- Role
- Vice President, Senior Credit Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Company
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Meredith Pallone
As a VP, Senior Credit Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Company, I have over 10 years of experience in the investment management industry, focusing on emerging markets corporate debt. I analyze companies in the energy, consumer, and industrial sectors across Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa. I use my financial modeling skills to assess the creditworthiness and risk-return profile of potential investments, and provide recommendations to portfolio managers and traders. I also collaborate with other analysts, economists, and strategists to monitor the macroeconomic and geopolitical trends affecting the markets. I have an MBA from Boston College Carroll School of Management, and I am fluent in English and Spanish. I am passionate about finding value and opportunities in the emerging markets, and contributing to the growth and performance of our team and firm. I value diversity, innovation, and excellence, and I seek to leverage my expertise and skills to support our clients and stakeholders.
Experience
Vice President, Senior Credit Analyst
Oct 2013 — Present · Boston, MA, US
EM corporate analyst (LATAM and CEEMEA), focusing on Energy, Consumer & Industrial sectors• Conducts fundamental industry and issuer credit research and relative value analysis, specifically in the Emerging Markets (LATAM & CEEMEA) HY and IG corporate universe; coverage of multiple sectors including Energy, Transportation, TMT, Food & Beverage, Utilities, Industrial and Consumer credits• Builds and maintains financial models, including projections with risk analysis/stress scenarios; analyzes illiquid assets such as private company bank loans using market multiples and comparison company acquisition transactions. Performs sensitivity analyses and coverage ratios.• Analyzes potential new deals from both existing and new issuers, and provides sector teams with BUY/PASS recommendations based on new issue pricing and credit quality; due to the variation in product team mandates, bespoke recommendations are often presented based upon the guidelines/client parameters of the product strategy• Interprets quarterly/annual financial results and MD & A, and interacts directly with C-level management to support model projections and assumptions• Attends industry conferences and investor trips in coverage regions to obtain first-hand observation of coverage universe operations and develop relationships with company management• Prepares industry reviews and other research memos; liaisons with product team strategists to support the investment theses of multiple strategies and mandates of individual clients• Credit Research Alpha Strategies Liaison – EM: Facilitates communication and investment ideas between Credit Research department and the Alpha Strategies Product Team in order to get best ideas with highest risk adjusted return potential incorporated into the portfolio• Supports various Loomis initiatives including UWIN (Undergraduate Women’s Investment Network) as a mentor
Education
Boston College Carroll School of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Northeastern University
BSIB, Finance, Spanish
Comillas Pontifical University
BSIB, Finance
Skills
- Valuation
- Series 7
- Portfolio Management
- Finance
- Private Equity
- Equity Research
- Equities
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