Richard Furst

Bio

Mr Furst is the Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for directing the investment activities of the Avenue Europe Strategy. Prior to joining Avenue in 2004, Mr Furst was a Portfolio Manager with Moore Capital Group, focusing on both United States and European distressed and high yield securities. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Head of the United States Special Situations Trading Group for Bank of America. Previously, Mr Furst was a Vice President in the High Yield and Distressed Trading and Research Department of Salomon Brothers Inc, after serving as an Associate in the Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring Group. Mr Furst received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1986) and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University (1989)