Mr. Lotey is Elmwood’s Head of European CLO and Loan Operations and oversees the operational platform supporting the Firm’s European CLO strategy. Mr. Lotey has 18 years of experience across CLOs, leveraged loans and structured credit, with deep expertise across the CLO lifecycle, from warehouse formation and issuance through ongoing lifecycle management and wind-down.
Mr. Lotey joined Elmwood from HPS Investment Partners, where was an Executive Director in Operations and a founding member of the European Liquid Credit platform. Having joined at the inception of that firm’s European business, he was responsible for building and scaling the operational infrastructure supporting European CLO, leveraged loan and high yield strategies and oversaw operations for all Aqueduct and Segovia branded European CLOs, 3rd party and manager originator risk retention vehicles and liquid loan SMA mandates, representing approximately €6.5 billion of assets under management. Mr. Lotey also supported European private credit strategies, leading operational execution on direct lending transactions, including unitranche financings and structured note issuances, and driving technology and reporting enhancements to improve transparency and decision-making for senior management.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Lotey held senior roles at CQS, where he oversaw the day-to-day operational management of all cash-flow CLOs, warehouses and liquid fund mandates, and establishing the multi-asset credit strategies fund (MAC). Mr. Lotey began his career in European CLO transaction and relationship management and loan administration at US Bank Global Corporate Trust Services.
Mr. Lotey graduated from Brunel University, London, in 2007 with a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Business Finance.
