Opalesque Industry Update - Gramercy,
a
dedicated
emerging
markets
investment
manager,
today
announced
the
appointment
of
Gustavo
Ferraro
to
the
new
position
of
Managing
Director
and
Head
of
Latin
American
Markets.
Ferraro
previously
served
as
a
Managing
Director
with
Barclays
Capital
where
he
was
co-‐
Head
of
Global
Finance
for
Latin
America,
a
group
that
was
responsible
for
Debt
and
Equity
Capital
Markets
as
well
as
leveraged
finance
for
the
region.
He
also
led
a
team
that
covered
the
firm’s
largest
Latin
American
corporate
and
sovereign
clients,
focusing
on
debt
capital
markets
and
liability
management. In his new role, Ferraro will be responsible for implementing debt restructurings in Latin America on behalf of Gramercy; sourcing, originating and executing transactions in the region; and building new capacity for the distribution of Gramercy’s strategies throughout the Latin American sovereign and corporate plan markets. He will also focus on expanding Gramercy’s private equity investments in the technology, media and telecom sectors of Latin America, as well as attracting and managing talent in the region. “We’ve known Gustavo well for many years. Most recently we worked closely with him as he played a key role in Argentina’s 2010 reverse inquiry debt restructuring, which Gramercy conceived, led and anchored as well as the country’s previous debt restructuring in 2005,” said Robert Koenigsberger, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Gramercy. He added, “Latin America represents one of the best opportunity sets in emerging markets today and with Gustavo’s strong knowledge of the region we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of those investment opportunities across our platform.” “Gramercy is a recognized leader in emerging markets investing, particularly in Latin America,” said Ferraro. “I am thrilled to be joining a team that is well respected and has a deep investment process that allows for a collaborative approach. I look forward to sharing my ideas and working with my new colleagues in order to get the best results for our investors.” Prior to Barclays Capital, Ferraro worked for Salomon Smith Barney’s Investment Bank where he was head of TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) for Latin America. Ferraro also covered Argentina and Chile for Lehman Brothers Investment Banking as the head of their office in Buenos Aires. Before Lehman Brothers, he spent time at Citibank in Sao Paulo, Brazil where he was responsible for asset trading and for the coverage of Brazilian and multinational clients. Ferraro holds an MBA in Finance from Claremont Graduate School. He also has a degree of Licenciado en Economia from Universidad Catolica Argentina in Buenos Aires. Press release bc |
Industry Updates
Gramercy hires Latin American expert Gustavo Ferraro
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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