Haven't Yet Been Staffed

Hey all

I hit the desk a few weeks ago coming into a HF debt / direct lending / opportunistic role out of IB at an EB. I haven't yet been staffed with anything. We look primarily at privates, but also do some HY investing. What should I do in my free time without deals to look at? Been doing a lot of reading.

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