Mr James M Didden, Jr

KANDO id: 861

Bio

James M Didden Jr is a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group and Head of Trading and a Portfolio Manager for GSO Capital Partners. He focuses on managing GSO’s public investment portfolio. Mr Didden is a member of the GSO Investment Committee. Before joining GSO Capital Partners in 2005, Mr Didden was a Managing Director in High Yield Sales & Trading at Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr Didden was a Partner at J & W Seligman, serving as Portfolio Manager and Head Trader for the firm's multibillion dollar High Yield portfolio. During his tenure at J & W Seligman, Mr Didden served as an active member on numerous creditor committees in connection with restructuring transactions. Before joining J & W Seligman, Mr Didden practiced tax law at Kelley, Drye & Warren where he worked on numerous high yield transactions. Received a Masters in Tax Law from the New York University School of Law, a JD, cum laude, from American University Law School and a BA from Boston College.

Career


The Blackstone Group LP

Private equity firm

GSO Capital Partners

Leading credit-oriented alternative asset manager

Education