Speakers

Mussie Tizazu is a Managing Director, Head of CLO Originations and Structuring
within the Americas Division at SMBC. Mussie and his team are responsible for
originating and structuring Broadly Syndicated Loan (“BSL”) and Private Credit
CLOs in the primary market. Mussie also oversees the lending and financing
functions at SMBC for CLO warehouses and BSL / Private Credit financing
facilities.

Mussie joined SMBC in December 2023 from JP Morgan, where he spent over 7
years, most recently as the Head of US CLO Structuring. In this capacity, Mussie
was responsible for overseeing a team of CLO bankers / structurers based in
New York and Buenos Aires and managing the origination and structuring of CLO
transactions.
Prior to his time at JP Morgan, Mussie worked in structured credit investment
banking at Nomura Securities. Mussie holds B.A. Degrees in Economics and
Political Science from Franklin & Marshall College.