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Ken Selle

Head Trader at Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (series C)

Wheaton, IL , United States

About

Ken Selle is a seasoned investment professional who served as Head Trader and Managing Director in the Corporate Credit Group at Deerfield Capital Management in Wheaton, IL. In this role, he specialized in trading and managing broadly syndicated loans, high-yield bonds, and other corporate credit instruments, overseeing deal execution and portfolio management in credit markets.

Throughout his career, Selle has focused extensively on corporate credit, leveraged finance, and loan trading, with particular expertise in the broadly syndicated loans sector. His responsibilities included sourcing, trading, and structuring debt instruments for institutional clients and managing risk exposures within complex credit portfolios.

Ken Selle holds a Master of Business Administration in Financial Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas. He is widely recognized for his contributions to credit investing, including leadership roles at Deerfield Capital Management and Banc One, and is known for his deep experience in trading, origination, and execution within the syndicated loan and corporate debt markets.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
Deerfield Capital ManagementHead TraderUnknown to Present

Education

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Master of Business Administration, Financial Management, Finance

1980 1982

University of St. Thomas

Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing

1973 1977

Benilde High School

Skills & Expertise

Leadership
Portfolio Management
Fixed Income
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Equities
Equity Trading
Proprietary Trading
Trading Strategies
Financial Markets
Derivatives
Securities
Investments
Bloomberg

Others at Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (series C) (35)

NameRoleLocation
Andrew ElBardissi
Andrew ElBardissi
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
B
Brian Bizoza
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
Elise Wang
Elise Wang
Partner, Head of Private Equity Capital MarketsNew York, NY , United States
H
Harshita Polishetty
AnalystNew York, NY , United States
J
Jackson Harvey
PrincipalNew York, NY , United States
Jason Fuller
Jason Fuller
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
J
Jonathan Ramos
PrincipalUnited States
K
Konstantinos Aprilakis
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
Lisa Nordfors
Lisa Nordfors
AssociateNew York, NY , United States
M
Michael Bergen
PrincipalNew York, NY , United States
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