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Gramercy appoints Mohamed El-Erian as Chair

Thursday, July 23, 2020

B. G., Opalesque Geneva:

Emerging markets investment firm Gramercy Funds Management has appointed Mohamed A. El-Erian as Chair of the firm, a new position.

El-Erian has been an investor and senior advisor to Gramercy since April 2019. His work with the firm has focused on global macroeconomic themes and their implications for emerging market investments. This has allowed Gramercy to strengthen the top-down framework that supports and expands its institutionalised bottom-up investment analysis in EM.

Gramercy is a dedicated emerging markets investment manager based in Greenwich, CT with offices in London and Buenos Aires. The $4.75 billion firm, founded in 1998, offers both alternative and long-only strategies across emerging markets asset classes including capital solutions, private credit, distressed debt, USD and local currency debt, high yield/corporate debt, and special situations.

"Mohamed is a perfect fit for Gramercy as he is one of the most brilliant top-down decoders of macro themes, an investor who can transform those themes into investible ideas and he has long shared our passion for emerging markets," said Robert Koenigsberger, managing partner and CIO of Gramercy.

"It has been a real joy and honor to work with Gramercy over the last 16 months, especially on issues and in an area that I am very passionate about... As such, I am excited to take on this new role, particularly at a time when we are all looking to navigate the unusual uncertain......................

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