PAUL BITLER

MANAGING DIRECTOR
CREDIT SOLUTIONS / HYBRID PREFERRED / POWER ENERGY FINANCE / PROJECT FINANCE
NEW YORK / US

Paul is a Managing Director of KingsRock Advisors LLC and is currently awaiting regulatory approval for KingsRock Securities LLC. Upon approval by FINRA, Paul will join as a registered representative of KingsRock Securities LLC.

Paul is an investment professional focused on Debt Capital Markets, advising on bespoke, creative capital solutions for clients and investors. Paul brings 30 years of experience structuring and executing debt, hybrid and tax/regulatory efficient structures for companies in power, energy, banking and other industries.

Paul focuses on the origination, structuring, and placement of Debt Capital Market transactions with KingsRock’s network of investor relationships including insurance
companies, asset managers, private credit, banks, sovereigns, and large family offices.

Most recently, Paul was a Managing Director at Citigroup, where he led Debt Capital Markets origination for the Energy and Power sectors. Paul built and maintained a market leading share in the Energy space. He advised and structured many of the largest acquisition facilities and subsequent takeout transactions in the space in addition to numerous innovative project finance transactions. Paul also structured and executed the inaugural CDO composed of Trust Preferred Securities.

Previously, Paul was part of the Bankers Trust Energy Merchant Banking group and Drexel Burnham Lambert’s High Yield Commercial Paper group.

Paul began his career at Morgan Stanley in Public Finance, structuring and executing debt financings in the tax-exempt market.

Paul held the FINRA SIE, Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and Series 10 licenses, and is expected to hold the same with KingsRock Securities LLC pending regulatory approval, a FINRA Member firm and SIPC, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KingsRock Advisors LLC.

Paul graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina.