Daniel W. Whalen

Currently head of Loan & High Yield Bond Syndicate Group since May 2007, Dan joined BNP Paribas' Syndication, Trading & Placement Group in July 1989 and became Managing Director & Co-Head in May, 1997. 

Mr. Whalen also spent two years in the Corporate Healthcare Group as Group Vice President where he was mandated to build a five person team providing corporate finance products to for-profit healthcare companies with a focus on agented, equity linked, structured middle market financings.

Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Whalen spent one year with the LBO sponsor Delano & Kopperl, Inc. initiating leveraged transactions with undervalued companies and developing prospects for corporate advisory services. Mr. Whalen began his career at Bankers Trust Company where he spent 2 years in the Energy Finance, Utilities Division where he developed new financial business with both existing and prospective utility company clients in the Central and Western United States.  He also spent 5 years in the International Department: Asia and Middle East/Africa Groups where he was responsible for relationship management, business development and transaction execution with a primarily correspondent bank client base.

Dan graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics in 1980.  He resides in NYC and Rumson NJ with his wife Susan and two daughters Christina and Sydney.

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