In the Press

Advent President & CIO Tracy Maitland discusses the recent surge in popularity for convertible bonds with Andrew Bary of Barron’s, as part of the “Up and Down Wall Street” column. Tracy explains how the asset class can offer respite to an investor facing a global pandemic, an upcoming election and continued geopolitical uncertainty.

Advent President & CIO Tracy Maitland had the pleasure of joining SEC Chair Jay Clayton in a moderated roundtable concerning pandemic-related disclosure considerations, where he took the floor to discuss the need for more standardized forward-looking financial statements from companies, as well as the importance of the SEC encouraging companies to disclose their diversity & inclusion policies.

Advent Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, David Hulme, was quoted in GlobalCapital in an article discussing how rallying equity markets, sustained volatility, widening credit spreads, and record low interest rates have coalesced to produce the perfect conditions for securities to thrive.

Advent President & CIO Tracy Maitland had the pleasure of joining Kelly Evans live on CNBC TV to discuss his views on market dynamics amid the recent market sell-off. As a fundamental debt specialist, Tracy was able to comment on the health of American corporations, the promise of the convertible securities market and the importance of a liquidity bridge in assessing a company’s ability to weather the pandemic.

The U.S. is home to roughly 2.5 million black-owned businesses, according to the Census Bureau. Although the vast majority are sole proprietorships or small-scale affairs, an increasing number have regional reach and national ambitions. Forbes highlights 10 black entrepreneurs who have recently been featured in the publication, including Advent’s Tracy Maitland.

The team at Advent has all been deeply affected and saddened by the senseless actions that have impacted our nation, including the killing of George Floyd. Society must recognize that discrimination is real and toxic.

Advent President & CIO, Tracy Maitland, sits down with Forbes to talk race and gender discrimination in 2020, shedding light on how today’s business leaders can deploy direct action to combat systemic inequality in America and create new opportunities for minorities.

Randi Weitz has been promoted to Managing Director and taken on a new position as Advent’s Director of Communications. Randi has been with the firm since 2017 in the role of Head of Client Reporting. In this new role, which she will perform alongside her current senior investor relations responsibilities, Randi will report directly to the Management Committee and work with senior members of the Advent team to coordinate and enhance external and internal communications.