Mr. Lyche is an associate with CarVal Investors, responsible for analysis of corporate securities opportunities in North America. Before joining CVI in 2006, Mr. Lyche was with Pine River Capital Management, a Minneapolis-based hedge fund, responsible for analysis and trading of high-yield and distressed securities. He has also worked as an investment banker in high-yield and leveraged finance at Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Chemical Bank. Mr. Lyche holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Minnesota.