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Michelle Estes

Head of US Public Finance

Michelle Estes is Head of US Public Finance at Rothesay Asset Management North America. Michelle joined Rothesay in 2019 and is responsible for the development of the US Public Finance business and provides portfolio management, credit underwriting, investment, and trading expertise. Prior to joining, Michelle held roles as a senior municipal sell-side credit analyst and investment banker at Goldman Sachs and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

William Bond

Head of US Infrastructure and Energy

William Bond is the Head of Infrastructure and Energy of Rothesay Asset Management North America. William joined Rothesay in 2022 and is responsible for investments in the infrastructure sector. Prior to joining Rothesay, William worked at Nomura, Bank of America and General Electric. He started his career in strategy consulting in London.

Rich Azer

Head of Private Placements

Rich Azer is Head of Private Placements of Rothesay Asset Management North America. Rich joined Rothesay in 2022 and is responsible for origination of debt private placements as well as overseeing the private placement product. Rich has 25 years of private placement experience and held leadership positions at ING, Rabobank, Soc Gen, and RBS/NatWest.

Soniya Patel

Head of US CRE Origination

Soniya Patel is Head of Commercial Real Estate at Rothesay Asset Management North America. Soniya joined Rothesay’s credit team based in London in 2016 and is now in New York leading the origination of US real estate investment opportunities. Prior to joining Rothesay, Soniya worked in Standard & Poor’s European CMBS team, and Prudential’s US large loan origination team in Chicago.

Rothesay Asset Management North America was established in 2018. Since then, it has originated over $10bn of long-term, high quality fixed income assets.

Our dedicated investment team, based in New York, is focused on finding and securing dependable investment opportunities in North America which fit our strict criteria. The assets they secure add to the diversification of our portfolio, all of which is investment grade rated. As with all of our investments, we never compromise on the quality and stability of our positions.

Asset classes

Assets originated in North America focus on a broad range of fixed income asset classes, in areas such as:
  • Structured and asset based lending

  • Commercial ground leases

  • Infrastructure and energy financing

  • Municipal finance

Where to find us

Rothesay Asset Management North America
120 Broadway
Suite 2750
New York
NY 10271
US

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