The story
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.
In 2004, the company acquired Fixed Income Discount Advisory, an investment adviser, for $40.5 million in stock.
In October 2012, co-founder Wellington Denahan became CEO after Michael Farrell was diagnosed with cancer; Farrell died that month.
In 2013, the company acquired CreXus Investment for $996 million.
Effective September 30, 2015, Kevin Keyes was named CEO of the company.
In 2016, the company acquired Hatteras Financial for $1.5 billion in cash and stock.
In 2017, the company sold its Pingora servicing subsidiary.
In March 2020, David L. Finkelstein was named Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board.
From Wikipedia’s article on Annaly Capital Management, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
