CIFC Names Head of Corporate Strategy to Lead Expansion of Firm's Growing Non-CLO Business

NEW YORK, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CIFC Corp. (NASDAQ: CIFC), a leading relative-value credit manager, today announced that Julian Weldon has joined the firm as Head of Corporate Strategy. 

In this newly-created role, Mr. Weldon will lead the expansion of the firm's non-CLO businesses, reporting to Co-Presidents, Steve Vaccaro and Oliver Wriedt. He joins CIFC from Garrison Investment Group, where he was General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since 2008. Before Garrison, he was Senior Counsel in the Banking Department of Allen & Overy, one of the world's ten largest law firms.

"Julian brings nearly 20 years of diverse experience across legal and credit markets," said Oliver Wriedt, Co-President of CIFC. "This unique skill set will make him a valuable asset as we continue to grow our team and build out our platform."

Mr. Weldon's experience includes the establishment of new stand-alone operating businesses and joint ventures as well as investments across direct lending, distressed corporate credit, structured credit, real estate, shipping and consumer finance. He holds a L.L.B. in Law from the University of East Anglia, England, is qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and is admitted to the New York State Bar.

About CIFC

CIFC is a fundamentals-based, relative-value credit manager investing across CLOs, structured credit and total return portfolios. Headquartered in New York, CIFC is an SEC registered investment adviser and is listed on NASDAQ. The firm currently serves more than 250 institutional investors globally, and manages $13.7 billion in assets. For more information, please visit CIFC's website at www.cifc.com.

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