Prior to joining Oaktree in 2001, Mr. Sacher worked at JP Morgan as co-head of the High Yield Origination Group which was responsible for conducting due diligence, structuring and underwriting the firm’s high yield bonds, mezzanine debt, leveraged loans and bridge loans. Mr. Sacher was also a voting member of the firm’s High Yield Underwriting Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Sacher spent three years at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC where he established the bank’s High Yield Capital Markets Group and, later, headed the groups responsible for origination and execution of high yield bonds, bridge loans and private placements. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Sacher worked at Bear Stearns & Co. in various capacities, most recently as Managing Director and co-head of the firm’s mezzanine debt and mid-cap high yield effort. He graduated cum laude with a B.S. degree and an M.B.A. in Finance and Management from the Stern School of Business at New York University.