John Hudson has left Goldman Sachs, where he was a high-yield analyst covering the metals and mining sector, to join a hedge fund, according to other high-yield analysts on the buy- and sell-sides. Hudson has been the top-ranked analyst in his sector on the Institutional Investor All-America Fixed-Income Research Team for five consecutive years. The name of the hedge fund could not be determined, but it is believed to be near Hudson's home in Princeton, N.J. Hudson could not be reached.
Andrew Petitjean, who had been Hudson's back-up analyst, will replace Hudson at Goldman, according to analysts with knowledge of the situation. Petitjean declined comment, and Paula Dominick, head of credit research at Goldman Sachs, did not return a call.