Fund Management
The LJL Secured High Yield Income Fund I, LLC is a California Limited Liability Company, professionally managed and operated by LJL Funding LLC and is permitted by the California Department of Corporations under permit number 506-3260*.
Loans selected by the fund are all underwritten by LJL Funding, using our extensive underwriting experience and specific guidelines.
Day to day operations of the fund, including raising funds, oversight of the loan selection process, as well as investor relations, are managed LJL Funding, LLC.
At LJL Funding our mission is a driving commitment to delivering fast and flexible solutions to borrowers’ unique or difficult financing requirements. This takes experience, determination, and hard work, with a clear understanding of the unique needs of the borrower.
Our taglines of "Interest Never Sleeps" and "Power to Perform" are much more than just words. We understand the critical importance of ‘putting our money where our mouth is’ so to speak. That means having access to the funds as a direct lender. That means having the “Power to Perform” immediately. We remain accessible and available to our investors, investment advisors and brokers.
FUND MANAGER
![]() Johann de Villiers Fund Manager |
Johann deVilliers is experienced in the financial world, having been a member of the American Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers and having served as a Registered Investment Advisor of a mutual fund. In these capacities he participated in structuring international financing transactions that included mergers and acquisitions and raising both debt and equity capital in a number of different industries. In addition to holding senior management positions in a number of international public and private companies he gained valuable construction and engineering experience with 15 years in the mining industry. Johann earned a degree in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and is registered as a Chartered Accountant (CPA). |
Key Management
- Johann de Villiers – President
- Susan C. Lakosil – Chief Financial Officer
- Susan Villa – Senior Underwriter
- Jaime Parades – Portfolio Manager
- Jim Chung – Senior Vice President of Sales (West Coast)
*This permit is permissive only and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the securities permitted to be issued
Jim Chung
Senior Vice President
(West Coast)
(949) 351-8747 Mobile
JChung@LJLFunding.com




