Neil Rothman Jr. CIMA

Managing Principal

Neil has been in the investment business for over 15 years in the New York metropolitan area as well as Los Angeles.

In 2014, he formed UDIS Capital Partners.  Prior to founding UDIS, Mr. Rothman had been raising capital for a variety of asset management firms ranging from large, open end investments companies to boutique hedge fund, private equity and real estate managers.  In the past decade, Mr. Rothman is responsible for raising over $2 billion in capital deployed towards a multitude of strategies including global macro, event driven, merger arbitrage, multi strategy credit, real estate, distressed debt, long short equity, emerging markets currency and market neutral.

He started his career raising money internally for Deutsche Bank, Lord Abbett, and Thornburg.  Additionally he has raised capital third party for institutional managers such as Longfellow Investment Management, Apex Capital Management, Barrow Hanley, ClearArc Capital, Rockefeller & Co. Inc., Copper Rock Capital Partners, Ares Capital Management, The London Company, Sands Capital Management, Analytic Investors LLC, along with several boutique managers.

Throughout his career, he has partnered with investment banks, regional wire-houses, family offices and registered investment advisors as well as endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds.

He has presented on a variety of topics including alternative investing, capital markets, global infrastructure and EB-5 investing.

Neil has a dual degree in Business Logistics and International Business from Pennsylvania State University.  He holds FINRA Series 7, 6, 63, 65 as well as Certified Investment Management Analyst designation from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania.

Outside of his typical work day, he spends time volunteering for The Four Diamonds Fund, The Robin Hood Foundation, and The River Fund.  He enjoys golf and running.

Ashley Groves               Consulting Director 

FX Sales, Trading and Risk Management

Ashley has been in the FX industry for over 10 years in a variety of positions, both in England and the United States.  

Through Associated Foreign Exchange, he is currently responsible for the east coast region’s acquisition, management and maintenance of corporate, institutional and high net worth clients. Specifically focused on the ‘Alternative Investment’ space in North America, Ashley has created a vast network of highly skilled professionals that can assist with every aspect of a cross border transaction. He is often engaged to speak on foreign exchange strategies at networking and partner events.

Ashley also leads the New York office of AFEX. Under his watch the team has doubled in size and has developed expertise in a variety of industries.  

Ashley holds a BA honors degree in Services Marketing and Economics from the University of Bournemouth in England. In his spare time Ashley is an avid rower, and raced at Regattas across the country at both collegiate and club level. He and his wife live in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

Uday Sehgal                     Strategic Advisory and Board Member

Real Estate, Credit, and Structuring

Mr. Sehgal serves as Managing Director based out of AJ Capital Partners' Nashville office. He oversees acquisitions, asset management, and business development in the market.

Mr. Sehgal previously held the post of Director of Acquisitions for Viceroy Hotel Group. His responsibilities included managing new deals and existing assets in the US, Middle East, and Asia.

Mr. Sehgal sourced and led the sale of Viceroy to an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund and a private Malaysian investor. He began his career as an analyst with Trizec Properties, a publicly traded office and retail REIT.

Mr. Sehgal received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Northwestern University.