In her new position, Lurie will focus on company debt structures at the micro level, analyzing the factors that contribute to a company’s ability to meet debt requirements to arrive at a company’s credit quality outlook.
Lurie will join the department after her tenure as an investment banker at its consumer and retail group.
She has plans to analyze companies in a variety of client-focused industries and begun by initiating research with the autos/auto finance and auto parts industries.
Lurie’s research will build out Janney’s team of experts publishing material on a regular basis, including: Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist; Alan Schankel, managing director of fixed income; and Tom Kozlik, municipal credit analyst.
Previously at Janney, as an investment banker, she worked with companies in the food and beverage area along with hard and soft-line retail.
She also worked on various transactions including IPOs and follow-on offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, fairness opinions, and other financial advisory. Prior to her hiring at Janney, Lurie worked at Citigroup-Smith-Barney.
