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Ed Eyerman joined as ELFA's CEO in January 2025 following a long tenure at Fitch Ratings, where he w...
Ed Eyerman joined as ELFA's CEO in January 2025 following a long tenure at Fitch Ratings, where he was Managing Director, Head of European Leveraged Finance. He was responsible for building the market presence and leading the European leveraged finance team: Developing criteria, providing credit ratings, producing data, commentary and research to leading financial sponsors, issuer management teams, their advisors, and investors across bond, loan, private debt and structured credit institutions. Before joining Fitch in April 2003, Ed was an investment banker in Credit Suisse First Boston’s European acquisition and leveraged finance and telecommunications groups. From 1997 to 1998, Ed was in the European high-yield origination and credit research groups at Deutsche Bank. He also worked for Merrill Lynch in New York from 1994 to 1997 as an associate in the corporate bond research department covering Yankee bond issuers. Ed holds a BA in history from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts and a Masters in International Affairs, Banking & Finance, from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in New York.
Michael Dolan became Independent Chair of the Board in January 2024. He has more than 25 years’ ex...
Michael Dolan became Independent Chair of the Board in January 2024. He has more than 25 years’ experience in credit research on the buy side and sell side with experience of IG, HY and EM across many corporate sectors. Before recently retiring, Michael worked at Fidelity International in London. From June 2017 until October 2023, he was Director of Research, managing two teams of high-performing credit analysts. He maintained research responsibilities for the Chemicals sector in Europe and the US and led various research management projects. Before this, he spent 14 years with the firm as a Senior Credit Analyst. He has covered most corporate sectors across Europe, US, and some emerging markets. He specialised in cyclical industrials and basic materials, and coverage comprised investment grade, high yield, some emerging markets and distressed. In the latter part of this period, he was also co-PM on a cross capital structure fund call SharpeR; one of Fidelity’s first forays in to the absolute return space. Before joining Fidelity, Michael was a Principal in Credit Research at Banc of America Securities Limited, London between April 2000 and May 2003. He covered the European investment grade Utilities and Energy sectors. He was one of the initial hires when BAC began building out its European fixed income business and played a critical role in developing the research platform. He previously held roles in Credit Research at Credit Suisse First Boston, London for approximately three years and at Nikko Europe Securities, London where he was hired to set up a Credit Research function. Michael started his career in finance with Manufacturers Hanover/Chemical Bank/Chase Manhattan Bank, London.
Gladys leads on ELFA’s policy initiatives, collaborating with members and stakeholders. She has an...
Gladys leads on ELFA’s policy initiatives, collaborating with members and stakeholders. She has an extensive background in financial services regulation and compliance. Gladys joined ELFA following 12 years at the Financial Conduct Authority, where she worked on various policy initiatives and from her more recent compliance role at Bank of Montreal Capital Markets.
Emma joined ELFA in August 2022. She manages the day-to-day operations and provides support to our t...
Emma joined ELFA in August 2022. She manages the day-to-day operations and provides support to our team, our members and our partners. Before joining ELFA, Emma worked at Euromoney for several years, in both operations and events at senior levels.
Aditi is a full-time Research Analyst responsible for supporting the committees with their work. She...
Aditi is a full-time Research Analyst responsible for supporting the committees with their work. She is due to graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a master’s in Finance and is working towards her CFA charter.
Robert is a full-time Research Analyst on his placement year from the University of Bath, where he s...
Robert is a full-time Research Analyst on his placement year from the University of Bath, where he studies Economics (BSc). This year he will be responsible for supporting the work of the ESG, Engagement, Private Debt and Disclosure & Transparency committees.
Simon is Co-Head of European Corporate Credit Research at M&G Investments and continues to cover the...
Simon is Co-Head of European Corporate Credit Research at M&G Investments and continues to cover the US, European and Emerging Markets TMT sectors. He has over 20-years’ experience as a credit analyst covering both investment grade and high yield credits with experience of both bonds and leveraged loans. Prior to M&G, Simon worked at Insight Investments, UBS, Barclays and KPMG. He also sits on the Investment Association’s Fixed Income committee.
Roman is Head of Fixed Income in EMEA at Columbia Threadneedle Investments in London. He has a backg...
Roman is Head of Fixed Income in EMEA at Columbia Threadneedle Investments in London. He has a background as a Portfolio Manager in European High Yield and Credit. He previously worked for seven years as Head of High Yield at Pictet Asset Management in Geneva. Roman graduated in Economics and Business Management from the HWP University of Hamburg (Germany) and completed his post graduate degree in International Economics and Finance at Dauphine-PSL University of Paris (France).
Russell Taylor is a portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) on European high yield...
Russell Taylor is a portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) on European high yield strategies and leads the European high yield research team. He has been with the firm since 2010 and in the industry since 2005. Russell holds a B.Sc. in business administration from the University of Bath and the Investment Management Certificate.
Adil is the Compliance Officer - EMEA at Strategic Value Partners having joined in 2025. Previously,...
Adil is the Compliance Officer - EMEA at Strategic Value Partners having joined in 2025. Previously, he served as Director, Compliance - EMEA and APAC at Muzinich & Co. Prior to this, he was Senior Analyst at ACA Compliance Group. Adil is a law graduate with a Masters from University College London and a non-practicing barrister under the English and Welsh Bar.
Sebastian Potocean is a Managing Director within Barings’ High Yield Investments Group and sits on...
Sebastian Potocean is a Managing Director within Barings’ High Yield Investments Group and sits on the firm’s European High Yield Investment Committee. Sebastian is the Head of European Research and is responsible for managing the high yield research function in analyzing and transacting new and secondary investment opportunities. Prior to joining Barings in 2015, Sebastian worked in Deutsche Bank’s European Leveraged Finance Team, focused on leveraged buyouts and the structure of high yield bonds and levered loans. Before that, he worked in Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services Team, focused on restructurings. In addition, Sebastian is a Board Member of the Loan Market Association (LMA).
Rob is Managing Director, Head of CLO, at Pemberton Asset Management. Rob is a leveraged finance vet...
Rob is Managing Director, Head of CLO, at Pemberton Asset Management. Rob is a leveraged finance veteran having been part of the market since the very early days. He has done everything you can do with a loan - from origination, execution, management, trading and securitisation through to restructuring. Rob has been instrumental in the start up of 3 CLO platforms and the relaunch of another. These platforms have survived the test of two major crises. Rob is keen to continue his contribution to the efficient working of the leveraged finance market with particular emphasis on sustainability. Rob sits on the Pemberton ESG working group. Rob is an enthusiastic mentor encouraging young people to enter and thrive in the market. In this respect, Rob assists with several Pemberton outreach programmes. Rob has a Maths degree from Manchester University, an MBA from Bayes Business School and a Doctorate from Durham Business School. He is an Associate of the IFS and sits on the ELFA CLO Committee.
Alyse Kelly is a Head of Investments on the Securitized Product and Asset-Based Finance Team. Alyse ...
Alyse Kelly is a Head of Investments on the Securitized Product and Asset-Based Finance Team. Alyse brings a multi-decade background as a Credit Analyst, with experience assessing secured bank loans and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). She joined Schroders in 2021 and is based in New York. She has expanded the team’s investments across CLOs and initiated investments in leveraged loans. Prior to Schroders, Alyse was a Credit Analyst at Pretium, where she was responsible for secured bank loan investments across their multi-billion dollar CLO platform. Alyse joined Pretium as a part of Pretium’s 2017 acquisition of CLO manager Valcour Capital Management, which she joined in 2012. Valcour was launched by members of the team at Aladdin Capital Management, where Alyse worked from 2006–2011. Alyse began her career at Standard & Poor’s, where she was a rating analyst from 1999–2006. Alyse has an MBA from The Darden School, at The University of Virginia; and she earned her BA from Tufts University. Alyse is actively involved with Girls Who Invest and as a Schroders career coach.
Gauthier Reymondier joined Bain Capital in 2008. He is a Partner based in London office and the Head...
Gauthier Reymondier joined Bain Capital in 2008. He is a Partner based in London office and the Head of the Credit business for Europe. Previously, Gauthier was a Manager at Bain & Company supporting private equity funds in Europe and worked at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and he received a B.A. from HEC Paris.
Denis Struc is a Portfolio Manager on the Secured Credit Team and co-manages the Asset-Backed Securi...
Denis Struc is a Portfolio Manager on the Secured Credit Team and co-manages the Asset-Backed Securities and Global Short Duration Credit strategies at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2016. In this role, he is responsible for portfolio management and markets and transaction analysis across the securitised and secured credit markets. Denis joined Henderson in 2010 as structured product analyst and was promoted to senior analyst in 2013. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Moody’s Investors Service in the structured products department. He began his career in 2005 with HBOS, where he was working as a surveillance analyst in the structured credit and investment risk group. Denis received a BBA degree from Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova and an MSc in finance and investment from Brunel University. He holds the Investment Management Certificate and has 17 years of financial industry experience.
Gianluca Consoli, CFA, is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in PGIM Fixed Income's European Lev...
Gianluca Consoli, CFA, is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in PGIM Fixed Income's European Leveraged Finance Team, based in London. Mr. Consoli is primarily responsible for managing bank loans and high yield bonds across multiple mandates. Previously, he was a credit analyst in the European Leveraged Finance Credit Research Team where he covered the industrials, building materials, speciality financials and travel and transport sectors. Prior to joining the Firm in 2019, Mr. Consoli worked at Columbia Threadneedle Investments for 6 years. He commenced his career at Citi as a Credit Sector Specialist and subsequently worked as an analyst at Goldbridge Capital Partners. Mr. Consoli received a MA (Hons) in Economics from Cambridge University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
David Newman is a managing director and CIO of global high yield at Allianz Global Investors (AGI). ...
David Newman is a managing director and CIO of global high yield at Allianz Global Investors (AGI). David has been involved in the European high yield market since its inception (and before the advent of the euro). Until 2008, David held various sell-side positions in research, strategy and trading at Hambros, UBS and Citi focusing on European high yield. Since 2009, David has been managing global high yield mandates for Allianz Global Investors and as such brings a global focus to ELFA. David is well versed in credit, covenants and structures and brings a wealth of experience to ELFA. David has an MBA from Bayes Business School.
Archie joined Muzinich in March 2019. He oversees the firm’s responsible investing policy, strateg...
Archie joined Muzinich in March 2019. He oversees the firm’s responsible investing policy, strategy and implementation. Archie joined after leading the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) fixed income and private markets programmes for seven years. Previously, Archie worked as a corporate sustainability consultant with Net Balance (now EY Climate Change & Sustainability Services) and as an ESG research and engagement specialist with Regnan. Archie holds a Master of Environmental Management from the University of New South Wales and an MA (Hons) in Hispanic studies from the University of Edinburgh. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Society.
Rodolfo joined Tikehau Capital in July 2008 where he leads a team of over 20 analysts across Paris, ...
Rodolfo joined Tikehau Capital in July 2008 where he leads a team of over 20 analysts across Paris, London, Singapore and New York covering HY and LevLoans. He started his career in 2000 at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia. In 2001 he joined Morgan Stanley (London) as a Credit Analyst and then Lehman Brothers in 2004. In 2006 he joined Fortis Investment in Paris as a buy-side Credit Analyst. He is a member of Tikehau Capital’s management committee and sits across several investment committees. He is a certified FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and holds a Masters in Strategic Management from HEC (Paris).
Jerome Ingenhoff joined Alcentra in 2018 and is a Director on the Credit Research team in London. He...
Jerome Ingenhoff joined Alcentra in 2018 and is a Director on the Credit Research team in London. He is responsible for covering the Construction & Building Materials and Gaming, Leisure & Entertainment sectors. Prior to joining Alcentra, Jerome worked at J.P. Morgan in Acquisition & Leveraged Finance, having started his career at J.P. Morgan in Credit Risk. A citizen of Germany and Switzerland, Jerome holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Tübingen and a MA in International Relations & Economics from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) in Washington D.C. and Bologna.
Cathy Braganza is Co-Manager of High Yield Strategies at Insight Investment, and a Senior Portfolio ...
Cathy Braganza is Co-Manager of High Yield Strategies at Insight Investment, and a Senior Portfolio Manager within the European High Yield and Loans Team. Cathy joined Insight in September 2012. She is responsible for analysis of European and US High Yield and Leveraged Loan issuers, and co-managing the HY portfolios, comprising a dedicated short duration fund and total return High Yield fund. Cathy is an advocate of the benefits of the leverage markets both to investors and borrowers. Before joining Insight, Cathy worked at Citi, first as a High Yield Analyst between December 1999 and October 2005, then as a Distressed Analyst until September 2012. She was a Portfolio Manager at Saudi International Bank, London, from May 1998 until December 1999, having started her career in finance in January 1994 as a Portfolio Manager of a pension fund client corporate bond portfolio at AMP Asset Management in London. Cathy holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University NSW, Sydney, Australia. She has been a Non Executive Director of Oak Hill Community Nursery in London since 2023.
Elena joined TwentyFour Asset Management in 2015 as an analyst in the ABS team. Her primary responsi...
Elena joined TwentyFour Asset Management in 2015 as an analyst in the ABS team. Her primary responsibilities at the beginning involved assisting in the management and day-to-day activities of the team, focusing on underwriting and modelling of ABS/CMBS/RMBS and CLOs. Over the years, she has developed strong expertise in CLOs and CMBS. She’s currently a portfolio manager in the ABS team and a member of the ESG Committee, where she leads on all sustainability matters related to ABS. Before joining TwentyFour Asset Management, Elena worked for one year as a Financial Analyst at Oakmore Investment Partners and Aqovia. Elena has a 1st class MSc. with honours in Finance and holds a BSc. in Management and Business Administration from the University of Bologna. She is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society UK.
Denis Struc is a Portfolio Manager on the Secured Credit Team and co-manages the Asset-Backed Securi...
Denis Struc is a Portfolio Manager on the Secured Credit Team and co-manages the Asset-Backed Securities and Global Short Duration Credit strategies at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2016. In this role, he is responsible for portfolio management and markets and transaction analysis across the securitised and secured credit markets. Denis joined Henderson in 2010 as structured product analyst and was promoted to senior analyst in 2013. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Moody’s Investors Service in the structured products department. He began his career in 2005 with HBOS, where he was working as a surveillance analyst in the structured credit and investment risk group. Denis received a BBA degree from Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova and an MSc in finance and investment from Brunel University. He holds the Investment Management Certificate and has 16 years of financial industry experience.
Tina De Baere is Head of ESG at Polus Capital Management (“Polus”). Polus was launched in 2022 f...
Tina De Baere is Head of ESG at Polus Capital Management (“Polus”). Polus was launched in 2022 following the strategic combination of two leading European credit managers, Cairn Capital and Bybrook Capital. At Polus, Tina is responsible for developing and implementing the firm’s ESG strategy and policy. Tina joined Polus in 2008 and previously worked as a portfolio manager in the ABS team. Tina currently also serves on the PRI Securitised Products Advisory Committee as well as the co-Chair of ELFA’s ESG Committee.
Lily Baik is a research analyst in the European High Yield team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and ...
Lily Baik is a research analyst in the European High Yield team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and is responsible for identifying investment opportunities in the TMT, Leisure, and Transportation sectors. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Lily was a member of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Team within J.P. Morgan Wealth Management in New York. Lily holds a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Northwestern University and is also a CFA charterholder.
Oliver Newman is a Senior Credit Analyst at Fidelity, where he is responsible for managing a portfol...
Oliver Newman is a Senior Credit Analyst at Fidelity, where he is responsible for managing a portfolio of c.30 sub-investment grade leverage loan and high yield bond positions. Since joining Fidelity in March 2021, he has been responsible for the role-out of the firmwide ESG framework across private credit strategies: CLO’s, Loan Fund, Direct Lending Fund. This culminated in the launch of the Article 8 aligned CLO in December 2021. Fidelity was the first European CLO manager to achieve this milestone.
Lorraine joined the Fixed Income Group at Insight in July 2007 to help establish and manage the loan...
Lorraine joined the Fixed Income Group at Insight in July 2007 to help establish and manage the loan platform and is the portfolio manager for the Loan Fund, as well as being responsible for Insight’s leveraged loan investments, more widely. She has a wide range of contacts in the European loan market and a broad range of transactional experience across both leveraged and CRE loan deals. Prior to joining Insight, Lorraine worked at Bayern LB for five years, latterly as an associate in the Acquisition & Leveraged Finance Team where she was part of a deal team that sourced and transacted loans. Lorraine graduated from the University of Bath with a BA (Hons) degree in French, German and European Studies. She also holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.
Stuart joined Muzinich in 2016, he is responsible for managing multiple loan funds & SMAs, both with...
Stuart joined Muzinich in 2016, he is responsible for managing multiple loan funds & SMAs, both with and without leverage. He is also responsible for loan investments in the Muzinich Tactical Multi Asset Class funds, as well as some private funds that invest in both public and private debt. He is a member of the Asset Allocation Group and a Member of the CLO investment committee. From 2016-2019 he based in New York, focusing on the US Loan markets, he has invested in the global loan market since. Prior to joining Muzinich, Stuart was at Wells Fargo Asset Management, where he was a Portfolio Manager responsible for loan and high yield investments in multi-strategy and asset class specific programs. He started his credit career at European Credit Management in 2002 as an operations and finance analyst before moving to the loan team as a credit analyst. Stuart earned a B.Sc. from the Faculty of Science at St Andrews University. On the voluntary side he is a NED of an international art gallery, he also chairs the People and Finance committee of a Lewisham based, Multi Academy Trust of Schools, providing education to over 3000 students with a budget of over £23million a year.
Patrick Kersting is a research analyst on the High Yield team at Morgan Stanley Investment Managemen...
Patrick Kersting is a research analyst on the High Yield team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London. He is responsible for covering Paper & Packaging, Chemicals, Gaming and Energy in Europe. He started his career as a publishing analyst covering High Yield with Deutsche Bank in London in 2001. After a stint as a publishing analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he left the sell-side to join Castle Hill Asset Management in 2014, before joining Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 2017. Patrick holds dual French and German Masters-equivalent degrees in business administration from ESCP Europe.
Rebecca joined Fidelity International as Sr Credit Analyst in 2016. She spent the previous 13 years...
Rebecca joined Fidelity International as Sr Credit Analyst in 2016. She spent the previous 13 years covering corporate high yield credit in both Europe and the US. During that time, she worked in a variety of buyside and sellside analyst, investment and execution roles for banks/brokers, hedge funds and real money. Prior to moving into credit investing, she worked in equity research and investment banking. Rebecca graduated with a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her MBA at Kellogg School of Management. She became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2006.
Anita Isichei joined MV Credit in June 2022 as Head of HR. Prior to MV Credit, Anita was based in Sw...
Anita Isichei joined MV Credit in June 2022 as Head of HR. Prior to MV Credit, Anita was based in Switzerland as an HR consultant for The Global Fund. The majority of her career was spent within a variety of big and small international financial services firms such as Lombard Odier Investment Managers, Capital One Bank and First Abu Dhabi Bank. Anita is a Swiss National, speaks fluent English/French and holds a degree in Business Management & Human Resources.
Irem Sukan is an Executive Director and works as a senior credit analyst in the European HY team at ...
Irem Sukan is an Executive Director and works as a senior credit analyst in the European HY team at JP Morgan Asset Management. She started her finance career in the Chief Credit Risk office of AIG/Pinebridge Investments in New York; and later joined the firm’s Leveraged Finance team as a credit analyst in London. Prior to JP Morgan, she was a senior credit analyst at Wellington Management where she started the HY team’s globalization effort in London. Irem holds an Ms. in Foreign Service with a focus on International Finance & Commerce from Georgetown University, Washing, DC; and more recently earned an Ms. in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King’s College, London.
Adil is the Compliance Officer - EMEA at Strategic Value Partners having joined in 2025. Previously,...
Adil is the Compliance Officer - EMEA at Strategic Value Partners having joined in 2025. Previously, he served as Director, Compliance - EMEA and APAC at Muzinich & Co. Prior to this, he was Senior Analyst at ACA Compliance Group. Adil is a law graduate with a Masters from University College London and a non-practicing barrister under the English and Welsh Bar.
Sebastian Potocean is a Managing Director within Barings’ High Yield Investments Group and sits on...
Sebastian Potocean is a Managing Director within Barings’ High Yield Investments Group and sits on the firm’s European High Yield Investment Committee. Sebastian is the Head of European Research and is responsible for managing the high yield research function in analyzing and transacting new and secondary investment opportunities. Prior to joining Barings in 2015, Sebastian worked in Deutsche Bank’s European Leveraged Finance Team, focused on leveraged buyouts and the structure of high yield bonds and levered loans. Before that, he worked in Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services Team, focused on restructurings. In addition, Sebastian is a Board Member of the Loan Market Association (LMA).
Mikko joined Fidelity in early 2022 as Head of Private Credit Solutions. Before Fidelity, Mikko work...
Mikko joined Fidelity in early 2022 as Head of Private Credit Solutions. Before Fidelity, Mikko worked at Barings (formerly known as Babson Capital) most recently looking after strategic and investment business management across credit. For the first 7+ years at Barings, Mikko was a Client Portfolio Manager across leveraged credit. Prior to Barings, Mikko worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a Client Portfolio Manager for Global Multi-Asset Group; focusing on convertible bonds, systematic alpha/hedge fund beta and income strategies. Mikko started his career in early 2007 at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with initial focus on negotiating ISDAs/CSAs and other portfolio related aspects from Legal side. Whilst at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Mikko passed the New York Bar Exam.
Nils works in Origination, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with responsibility for ...
Nils works in Origination, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with responsibility for originating, evaluating and executing new investment opportunities. He joined Pemberton in 2015. Before that he was an Associate for leveraged buyout financings, high-yield and non-investment grade corporate transactions in Societe Generale’s Leveraged Finance Group in Frankfurt. Nils has nearly 15 years’ experience in leveraged and acquisition finance. He started his career at Commerzbank, where he worked for more than three years on leveraged buyout and high-yield transactions in Frankfurt and London. Nils holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Giessen and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Mr. Ashwant Bihal is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners and is Global Head of the Risk &...
Mr. Ashwant Bihal is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners and is Global Head of the Risk & Quant Strats (RQS) Team. Prior to joining HPS in 2017, Mr. Bihal held various roles at BlueMountain Capital, including Lead Risk Manager for the Multi-Asset Private Capital and Opportunistic Investment Business, Credit Index Option Trader and Senior Market & Credit Risk Manager. Prior to that, Mr. Bihal worked as a Portfolio Manager at two Hedge Funds, D.B. Zwirn (UK) Limited and CQS. Prior to that, Mr. Bihal began his career as an Analyst at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Bihal holds a MSc, with distinction, in Mathematical Trading and Finance from CASS Business School and BSc with Honors in Mathematics and Computer Science from University College London (UCL).