Mr. Soffer has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. Mr. Soffer is a Principal of our Adviser and has been in the finance industry since 2004. He is responsible for originating, executing, and managing investments in CLOs and CMBS.
From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Soffer was a co-founder and portfolio manager of 1L Investments, a securitized products hedge fund. From 2011 to 2016, he was co-founder and co-chief investment officer of Rion Capital, a fixed income relative value hedge fund specializing in securitized products. Mr. Soffer also held positions in trading and portfolio management at Level Global Investors, UBS AG and AVM LP. He began his career at Merrill Lynch Investment Management.
Mr. Soffer received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania.