Jacob Rothman

Jacob Rothman is a Portfolio Manager at Arena Capital Advisors, LLC, based in Los Angeles, California. In his current role, he is responsible for managing credit opportunity strategies, with a primary focus on high yield fixed income, particularly short duration corporate bonds and leveraged loans. At Arena Capital Advisors since 2020, he serves a diverse client base including pension funds, endowments, family offices, and high net worth individuals primarily in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Rothman specializes in credit and opportunistic fixed income strategies, with deep expertise in distressed debt, high yield bonds, and leveraged loans across corporate sectors. His investment management approach emphasizes delivering tailored solutions in high yield and alternative credit markets, often through customized investment structures for both domestic and international investors.

Before joining Arena, Rothman was a Portfolio Manager at Beach Point Capital Management, where he was involved in opportunistic credit mandates, and has also held investment roles at Watershed Asset Management, KKR, and Morgan Stanley. He earned a Bachelor of Economics degree from UCLA, building a foundation for his multi-decade career in alternative credit investing and fixed income asset management.