John Withrow
10 Years at AB|25 Years of Experience
John Withrow is a Principal for AB CarVal, responsible for leading high-yield debt trading. He is focused on strategic oversight and management of all investments in the Opportunistic Credit Fund. Prior to joining AB CarVal in 2015, Withrow most recently served as senior managing director and senior portfolio manager for Macquarie Group. While at Macquarie, he managed a long/short high-yield trading book focused on relative value trading opportunities and capital structure investments, as well as leveraged loans. Withrow holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and an MS in bioengineering and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Location: Minneapolis
Published Work
Tight lending standards and rising yields, along with concern about an approaching turn in the business cycle, have put opportunistic credit in the spotlight. But what, exactly, does opportunistic credit mean ? Here’s how we look at it—and what we think it may offer investors.