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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Institutional global asset management firm GoldenTree Asset Management LP is establishing its presence in Australia as part of its latest expansion in the Asia-Pacific region to benefits its investors.

In a statement, GoldenTree Asset said it has opened an office in Sydney, Australia and at the same time announced the appointment of Russell Taylor as managing director to lead the new office. Taylor joins from JP Morgan, where he was most recently managing director, head of Institutional Sales for Australia and New Zealand. The new Sydney office follows the opening of an office in Singapore three years ago. The area is home to a number of the firm's institutional clients.

"Australia has long been an important market for GoldenTree and we are pleased to establish an on-the-ground presence in the region, which we believe will offer significant benefits to our investors," said Kathy Sutherland, partner and head of Business Development at GoldenTree. "Russell has a long standing relationship with GoldenTree as well as terrific business development credentials in Australia and New Zealand and we welcome him to the firm."

For his part, Taylor commented, "GoldenTree is a highly respected leader in the global credit markets, and I am excited about the opportunity to work with Kathy and the team to help further deepen and expand our presence in the Asia-Pacific region."

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