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NEW YORK, April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC ("Kennedy Lewis"), a leading

opportunistic credit manager, has hired J. Richard "Dik" Blewitt as a Partner

and its Head of Tactical Opportunities.

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Mr. Blewitt joins Kennedy Lewis from GSO Capital Partners, a division of

Blackstone, where he was a Managing Director focused on structured finance and

credit investments. While at Blackstone, Mr. Blewitt was a Senior Portfolio

Manager for Carador Income Fund PLC, as well as a member of the Global

Structured Credit Investment Committee for the firm's Liquid Credit business.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Blewitt was a Managing Director and

Co-Head of the Securitized Asset Team at Blackrock, as well as the Partner in

charge of Securitization and Insurance Products for the R3 Capital Hedge Fund.

Prior to Blackrock acquiring R3 in 2009, Mr. Blewitt was the Head of

Securitization at Lehman Brothers Global Principal Strategies. Mr. Blewitt was

formerly a Managing Director and Global Head of Distribution for the Global

Structured Products Group at Bank of America Securities, and previously worked

at J.P. Morgan in Structured Finance. Mr. Blewitt earned a B.S. in Finance from

Lehigh University, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the

Stern School of Business at New York University.

Darren Richman, Co-Founder of Kennedy Lewis, said, "Dik and I worked directly

together for many years at GSO, and I am thrilled that Kennedy Lewis will

benefit from his unparalleled structured finance and investing expertise,

especially as we seek to take advantage of the emerging opportunity set in

today's market."

David Chene, Co-Founder of Kennedy Lewis, also added, "We are proud to have Dik

as the newest Kennedy Lewis Partner. Dik's many years of expertise and

creativity in the structured and corporate markets will help propel Kennedy

Lewis forward as we take advantage of tactical market opportunities."

About Kennedy Lewis

Kennedy Lewis is an opportunistic credit manager founded in 2017 by David K.

Chene and Darren L. Richman. The Firm pursues event-driven situations in which

a catalyst may unlock value. The strategy focuses primarily on the stressed and

distressed segments of the corporate and structured credit markets in North

America and Europe.

Carly Causey

+1 212-782-3491

carly.causey@klimllc.com

SOURCE Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC