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Maxim makes CDO group hires

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Maxim Advisory hired Tony Huang, previously from Highland Capital Management as a managing director in its CDO group, as well as Jung Lieu as an assistant vice president from Fitch Ratings. To date Maxim has issued three CDOs, totaling $3.75 billion. “With the addition of these two investment professionals, Maxim’s portfolio management team has been nicely enhanced,” said Wing Chau, head of Maxim’s CDO division.

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