First Eagle Investments
Michelle Handy serves as the Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for Direct Lending at First Eagle Investments since February 2020, following a prominent role as Deputy Chief Investment Officer in the same sector. Previously, Michelle held the position of Managing Director and Head of Portfolio & Underwriting at THL Credit from December 2016 to January 2020. Prior experience includes significant leadership roles at GE Capital, where responsibilities encompassed managing classified lending and leasing portfolios, as well as overseeing troubled account management, structured finance, and underwriting across various levels. Michelle's early career included pivotal roles in mutual fund accounting at Brown Brothers Harriman. Michelle holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the Wisconsin School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Spanish from Boston College.
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First Eagle Investments
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First Eagle is an independent investment management firm that manages approximately $100 billion in assets (as of 06/30/22) on behalf of institutional and individual clients. With the core purpose of providing prudent stewardship of client assets, the firm focuses on active, fundamental and benchmark-agnostic investing, with a strong focus on downside mitigation. First Eagle’s investment capabilities include equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies. With a heritage dating back to 1864, First Eagle has helped its clients avoid permanent impairment of capital and earn attractive returns through widely varied economic cycles—a tradition that is central to its mission today. First Eagle Investments is the brand name for First Eagle Investment Management, LLC and its subsidiary investment advisers.