UBS has appointed Michael Konigsberg as head of leveraged finance for the Americas, The Wall Street Journal reports. In the new role, Konigsberg will work under Brendan Connolly, global head of leveraged finance at UBS. Previously, Konigsberg was working with Barclays Capital as managing director in distressed trading. Prior to that, he also managed global leveraged finance at Lehman Brothers.

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