Colin Atkins is Co-Head of Credit and Portfolio Management – Credit Funds for Carlyle Global Leveraged Finance. His previous role was Head of Credit for the European Leveraged Finance business. He is based in London.
Mr. Atkins joined as a Director in November 2004 from Prudential M&G where between 1999 and November 2004 he helped establish Prudential M&G’s Leveraged Finance which became a market leader in the European institutional market. Over the five year period the business invested over €2.5 billion in leveraged finance assets and Mr. Atkins had responsibility for primary market execution and secondary market loan trading. Mr. Atkins previously worked in Corporate Private Placements at PPM America in Chicago and held positions in Prudential M&G’s Corporate Tax and Treasury departments.
Mr. Atkins holds a B.A. (Hons) in accounting & finance from Nottingham Trent University, is a member of The Association of Chartered Management Accountants (ACMA) and is a CFA Charterholder.