Managing Principal
Principal
Chairman
Managing Director
Vice President
Legal Counsel
Associate
Analyst
Managing Principal
Mr. Papatheoharis has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of structured finance, capital markets, fixed income trading and risk transfer technology. He has served as Chief Investment officer of Luminent Capital, a publicly traded investment firm, where he managed a $15 billion portfolio of non-agency mortgage loans and ABS securities and derivatives. He also served as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets at Radian Group Inc., where he managed Radian’s structured products business.
Mr. Papatheoharis earned his master’s degree in finance and urban land economics from the University of British Columbia. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Philadelphia Society of Financial Analysts. He holds series 7, 63, 79 and 24 securities licenses.
Managing Director
Prior to REVL, Mr. Tadley was credit analyst and structurer for Kildare Capital. His experiences include managing deal transaction flows, modeling and stress testing of investment vehicles and pricing and valuation of structures and public securities. Mr. Tadley evaluates transactions in the ABS, MBS, IOs, MSRs and derivatives markets and has been involved in roles of progressive responsibility for several financial architecture projects aiming at optimizing structured-products trading and he leads a team of analysts that support portfolio management.
Mr. Tadley holds a BS in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and is a CFA charter holder.
Chairman
With expertise in corporate finance and investments, Dr. Tsetsekos has served in advisory and consulting roles in several public companies and organizations in the US and abroad including The World Bank, The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bear Stearns, FannieMae and Calamos Investments. Dr. Tsetsekos has experience in securitizations, risk management and hedging, asset pricing and valuations and M&A. Currently, he is the Francis Professor of Finance and Dean Emeritus at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business where he served as Dean of LeBow for 10 years and as VP of Academic Administration at Drexel for four years. With extensive service in the community, Dr. Tsetsekos serves on several boards, is a frequent speaker in forums/conferences and has published research in academic and professional journals. Dr. Tsetsekos is a senior advisor to the firm and does not engage in securities transactions.
Managing Director
As Managing Director, Mr. Joseph brings over twenty years experience in institutional sales and loan trading to REVL Capital’s executive team. Prior to joining REVL, he served as Director of Institutional Sales at AOC Securities, a member of the Angel Oak Family of Companies, where his responsibilities included coverage of institutional accounts for fixed income trading with a focus on structured products and whole loans. He has also held leadership positions at GMAC, Emax/Mortgage Lenders Network, and Sovereign Bank. Mr. Joseph is Series 7 and 63 registered, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Villanova University.
Vice President
As a VP, Mr. Alizoti evaluates transactions in the ABS, MBS, SBA IOs, and derivatives markets. He is involved in all aspects of the firm’s active engagements, including debt and equity capital raises, sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, and advisory services across several industries. Mr. Alizoti also serves as a co-portfolio manager for the asset management arm of REVL, where he provides leadership in managing over $5 billion of small business loans. Mr. Alizoti has been actively involved in structuring and trading of over $500 million of securitizations and private placement transactions in SBA Interest Only Strips.
Ergkys holds a double master’s in Finance / Business Intelligence and Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University and a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Financial Management from University of Piraeus. He has completed executive education coursework from Harvard Business School and holds series 7, 79, 63, 51 securities licenses
E-mail: ergkys@revl.net
Phone: 215-372-2305
Legal Counsel
Prior to joining REVL, Mr. Swansen served as general counsel, chief compliance officer and chief AML compliance officer for a boutique investment bank. Before entering the securities industry, Mr. Swansen litigated class action securities fraud, antitrust and consumer fraud cases for eight years.
Mr. Swansen received his J.D. from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law in 1999. Ted also has a M.B.A. (economics concentration) and B.B.A., summa cum laude (finance and risk management & insurance) from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
Associate
Colin is responsible for transaction management and support to all firmwide deals for the asset management and capital markets businesses. Colin is heavily involved in conducting research, financial modeling, portfolio analysis and leads all aspects of investor reporting.
Prior to REVL, Colin served as an Associate within JPMorgan’s investment bank. As a member of the Securitized Products Group, he managed daily PnL and conducted financial analysis on CMBS, whole loans, real estate private equity and strategic investments. Colin holds a BS in Accounting from Susquehanna University.
Analyst
As an Analyst, David provides quantitative analysis and transaction management to REVL’s capital markets and asset management businesses. Mr. Rylander also performs due diligence, conducts research and assists in portfolio analysis.
David currently attends Drexel University’s Lebow College of Business and is a student-athlete working towards a B.A. in Finance.