LCM Partners appoints Julian Schiller as head of capital solutions
European alternatives asset manager LCM Partners has appointed Julian Schiller to its senior management team as a managing director and head of capital solutions.
Schiller has extensive experience across the asset management and financial services sector, having held senior roles at firms including Brookfield Asset Management and JLL.
Brookfield has a significant minority shareholding within LCM. During his tenure at Brookfield, Julian was closely involved with LCM’s business and its strategic direction in his role as a board director.
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LCM said that Schiller’s experise around capital formation, product development and client service will be instrumental in driving both capital and client initiatives for the business going forward.
In his new role, he will oversee LCM’s global sales efforts and will be a member of the product development team.
“Having watched Julian work at close range I know that his skills and insights around capital coupled with his impressive track record within the industry will make him an invaluable addition to our team,” said Paul Burdell, chief executive of LCM Partners.
“We are excited to welcome him aboard and are confident that his depth of experience and understanding of private credit will not only help accelerate our growth but also widen the already world-class group of investors that we have.”
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Schiller added: “I am thrilled to be joining the team at LCM Partners having known them and the business for a number of years already. LCM is experiencing strong growth on the back of delivering strong and consistent returns and fostering deep client relationships which is at the heart of any successful business. I look forward to using my experience and working closely with the team to create lasting value for the business and its clients.”
LCM specialises in whole loan consumer and SME credit portfolios.
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It has two private debt strategies: COPS (Credit Opportunities) which invests in pools of seasoned performing, re-performing and non-performing loans and SOLO (Strategic Origination and Lending Opportunities) which is a specialty finance, investment grade asset-backed strategy that provides white labelled product financing at the point of sale.