Biography

David Lapierre is a Senior Credit Research Analyst for the Fixed Income Group at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He covers the specialty finance industries in leveraged finance, as well as the BDCs and the hardware industry in investment grade. David joined Loomis Sayles as a Credit Research Analyst in 2007 covering the finance and insurance sectors. Previously, he worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he was a corporate and investment banking associate covering middle-market companies across multiple industries. David began his investment career in KeyCorp’s credit management training program and was an analyst in the Boston middle-market lending office. He earned a BA in economics from the University of Maine and an MSF from Boston College. David holds FINRA licenses 7 and 63. He is a CFAĀ® charterholder and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

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Latest Insights by David Lapierre, CFA, CAIA

Research Insights Overlooked and Underfollowed: BDCs
August 26, 2021 • 2 min read

Overlooked and Underfollowed: BDCs

The business development companies (BDCs) sector could follow a growth path similar to REITs.
Credit Research

About the Credit Research Team

Investors on the Credit Research team

Shannon O'Mara, CFA
Head of Credit Research
Derek Endsley
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Michael Grygo
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Bedford Lydon, III
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Allison Bretz
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Joe Prestamer
Senior Credit Research Associate
Vas Karanxha
Credit Research Associate
Kelly Cruse
Director of Municipal Research
Catherine Ferri, CFA
Senior Credit Research Associate
Kristen Moldovan
Credit Research Analyst
Jamal Pulley
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
James Davie, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Tim Lambert, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Kathyrn Coburn
Credit Research Analyst
Credit Research Analyst
Will Jessiman, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Kenny Vallace, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Credit Research Analyst
Syed Ahsan Ali Kazmi
Senior Credit Research Associate
Kathy Raphael
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Jessica Brenek
Senior Credit Research Associate
Saahit Valiveti, CFA
Credit Research Analyst
Alfred Parker
Senior Credit Research Associate
Megan Giambanco
Senior Credit Research Associate
Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Associate
Matt Welch, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst & Business Manager
Joanne McIntosh
Director of Investment Grade Credit Research
Ryan McGrail
Director of Leveraged Finance Credit Research
Ken Heffner, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Alex Tran
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Paul Batterton, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Shelly McNulty
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Greg Schantz, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Nada Oulidi, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Julian Wellesley, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Colin Wilson Murphy
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Ksenia Edwards, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst
David Xia
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Paul Hanson
Senior Credit Research Analyst
Senior Credit Research Analyst
James Barr, CFA
Senior Credit Research Analyst