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DeutschAnnaly Capital Management
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| Company type | Public company |
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| Industry | Real estate investment trust |
| Founded | February 18, 1997 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York City, U.S. |
Key people | David L. Finkelstein (CEO & CIO) Serena Wolfe (CFO) |
1,771,991,000 United States dollar (2022)  | |
 US$−1.643 billion (2023) | |
| Total assets |  US$93.227 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$11.255 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 187 (December 31, 2023) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is one of the largest mortgage real estate investment trusts. It is organized in Maryland with its principal office in New York City.[1]
The company borrows money, primarily via short term repurchase agreements, and reinvests the proceeds in asset-backed securities. As of December 31, 2023, 88% of the company's assets were mortgage-backed securities issued by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The company generates profits from the net interest spread between the interest earned from its assets and its borrowing costs, which is amplified from the use of leverage. As of December 31, 2019, the company had a GAAP leverage ratio of 6.8:1.[1]
As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average days to maturity of its repurchase agreements was 44 days.[1]
The company is ranked 857th on the Fortune 1000.[2]
The company is named after Annaly, Ireland, which was ruled by the ancestors of the company's founder.[3]
History
[edit]Annaly Capital Management was founded in 1997 by Michael A.J. Farrell (1951-2012) and Wellington Denahan. Mike Farrell spent 26 years working for investment banks including E.F. Hutton & Co., Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch.[4][5]
In 2004, the company acquired Fixed Income Discount Advisory, an investment adviser, for $40.5 million in stock.[6]
In October 2012, co-founder Wellington Denahan became CEO after Michael Farrell was diagnosed with cancer; Farrell died that month.[4][7][8]
In 2013, the company acquired CreXus Investment for $996 million.[9][10]
Effective September 30, 2015, Kevin Keyes was named CEO of the company.[11][12]
In 2016, the company acquired Hatteras Financial for $1.5 billion in cash and stock.[13][14]
In 2017, the company sold its Pingora servicing subsidiary.[15]
In March 2020, David L. Finkelstein was named Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Fortune 500: Annaly Capital Management". Fortune.
- ^ Koppenheffer, Dave (March 21, 2015). "7 Things You Probably Don't Know About Annaly Capital Management Inc". The Motley Fool.
- ^ a b "Annaly Capital's Farrell dies after battle with cancer". Reuters. October 21, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Farrell: Obituary". The New York Times. October 23, 2012.
- ^ "ANNALY MORTGAGE SAYS IT IS ACQUIRING INVESTMENT ADVISER". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. January 3, 2004.
- ^ "Annaly founder Michael Farrell dies after cancer diagnosed". InvestmentNews. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "Annaly CEO Wellington Denahan stepping down" (Press release).
- ^ "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire CreXus Investment Corp" (Press release). Business Wire. January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Annaly Completes Acquisition of CreXus – CreXus to be Renamed Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group" (Press release). Business Wire. May 23, 2013.
- ^ "Annaly's Board Names Kevin Keyes CEO Effective September 30, 2015" (Press release). Business Wire. July 20, 2015.
- ^ Pleven, Liam (July 20, 2015). "Wellington Denahan to Step Down As Annaly Capital CEO". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660.
- ^ "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Completes Exchange Offer for Hatteras Financial Corp. Common Stock" (Press release). Business Wire. July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. to Acquire Hatteras Financial Corp. for $1.5 Billion" (Press release). Business Wire. April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. and Bayview Asset Management, LLC Announce Purchase by Bayview of Pingora Loan Servicing Platform" (Press release). Business Wire. July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Names David L. Finkelstein Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). March 16, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Business data for Annaly Capital Management, Inc.: