Michael Leiva, Cfa Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

• Member of Fixed Income Strategy Group that manages proprietary Fixed Income portfolio strategies with an AUM totaling $1.0 billion.• Develop methodologies for Fixed Income investment strategies and the ongoing review and investment in US Investment Grade and High Yield corporate bonds.• Member of Asset Allocation committee responsible for determining allocations across multiple asset classes and third-party asset managers.• Effectively communicate strategy performance, Fixed Income sector and duration strategy, specific credit commentary, and overall economic and interest rate outlook.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Managed two portfolios of US$ Latin America corporate, quasi-sovereign and sovereign bonds.• Managed short duration separately managed accounts that invest in US$ Investment Grade and High Yield bonds.• Grew AUM 25+% since joining in 2019.• Member of investment committee contributing to the formulation of investment processes and strategies for Fixed Income and equities.• Executed all Fixed Income trades and communicated fund positioning with senior management.• Supervised credit analysts in the research on new corporate issuers and portfolio holdings.

Amsterdam, Nl, Nl

APG Asset Management invests the pension assets of more than 4.5 million Dutch civil employees with total invested assets of around €475 billion.• Managed a portfolio of Leveraged Loans/High Yield bonds that was part of the Core+ strategy. • Outperformed the LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index for the 5-year and 7-year periods ending 12/31/17.• Dynamic portfolio which grew to over $2.0 billion with investments in approximately 100 issuers. • Executed $1.5 billion annually in Leveraged Loans trade volume across multiple portfolios.• Member of the Relative Value Strategy Group that examined the investment allocation for the US$ assets across multiple asset classes. • Evaluated relative value in U.S. corporate credits working with Investment Grade and High Yield portfolio managers.• Coached a team of research analysts, to generate investment ideas, analyze financial models and corporate capital structures.Structured Products – Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs)• Worked with colleagues in Amsterdam and New York to gain new product approval.• $450+ million invested across 15 AAA CLO tranches.• Performed due diligence on CLO asset managers involving on-site visits, review of strategy/operations and analysis of underlying portfolio collateral.

New York, Ny, Us

• Launched and managed portfolio of middle market corporate loans with a focus on companies generating between $15 million to $40 million in EBITDA.• Grew portfolio to $0.7 billion within three years investing in over 60 companies.• Conducted intensive due diligence including on-site visits, one-on-one discussions with management and market analysis.• Managed two credit analysts in the analysis of borrower’s financial condition.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed $2.3 billion portfolio of sovereign and corporate below investment grade Emerging Market assets overseeing geographic and company weightings.• Traveled throughout Latin America and Eastern and Central Europe to meet government treasury officials and politicians.• Five-year annualized return of 9.12% ranked in the 1st quartile as measured by Lipper Data Services.

New York, Ny, Us

• Completed $650 million in 25 investment grade and high yield private placement financings• Responsible for entire deal process: analyzed companies, evaluated pricing, structured legal terms• Prepared credit committee documents, presented recommendations to senior management and performed due diligence• Performed credit analysis on borrowers in a broad range of industries with emphasis on forest products, building materials and metals companies• Monitored the financial performance of portfolio companies and controlled non-bankruptcy workouts of financially distressed firms

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General