Kevin Burke, Leveraged Loan Market Pioneer, Dies at 69

Kevin Burke, a longtime banking executive who was an early figure in the leveraged loan business, has died. He was 69.

He died on Jan. 13 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to an obituary on the website of Graham Funeral Home in Rye, New York.

Burke began his career in 1976 with Bankers Trust, where he advanced to managing director and served as the head of loan sales. He was a pioneer in the leveraged loan business, playing a role in some of the market’s first leveraged buyouts. Deutsche Bank bought Bankers Trust in 1999, and Burke ...