Paul Burdell

As Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of LCM Partners and Link Financial Group, Paul Burdell is responsible for the strategic planning and management of several key client accounts and responsible for new product development. From 2008 to 2016 he also acted as a senior advisor to the European Central Bank on it's ABs Loan Level Data initiative as well as Architect and co-founder of the European DataWarehouse. Mr Burdell’s career as an investment banker started with JP Morgan Chase, where he specialized in derivatives and trading bonds. He moved on to senior positions at DLJ and the United Bank of Kuwait before founding Octagon Analytics in 1987. Octagon Analytics was one of the pioneers of the distressed corporate debt market in Europe. In 1988, Paul co-founded The Octagon Group, one of Europe’s initial proprietary hedge funds. He founded Link Financial in 1998 and then LCM Partners, which is acknowledged as one of the continent’s leading alternatives investment firms. Awards and Recognition In 2015, Paul Burdell was awarded the 'Private Debt Fund Manager 2015 - CEO of the Year' by Acquisition International. LCM Partners was given the 'Distressed Debt Manager of the Year, Europe' prize at the Private Debt Investor Awards, going on to receive multiple awards from Wealth & Finance International including, 'Best Credit Investor - Europe, 2015', 'Best for Specialist Fund Services', and the coveted 'Private Debt Fund Manager of the Year - UK 2015'.