Juan Carlos Morales Cortes

Juan Carlos Morales Cortes is a partner and the CFO of LGT Private Debt (UK) Ltd.
(formerly European Capital).
He has focused on private debt since 2004, when he joined American Capital in Washington, DC.
In 2015, he moved to London to establish the firm’s European Capital business.
He has more than 27 years of finance and accounting experience, most of which has been with companies operating in Latin America and Europe.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Morales Cortes held a number of positions with venture capital backed telecommunications companies.
His experience includes debt and equity capital raising, joint venture negotiations as well as financial and operational restructurings.
Mr. Morales Cortes started his career at Mobil Oil Corporation, where he held a number of financial and accounting roles in the US Marketing and Refining division.
He holds BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA from The American University and an MSc in Finance from George Washington University.
Mr. Morales Cortes is fluent in English and Spanish.