Our Team

Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience in the industry, we have the expertise to provide comprehensive, first-rate advisory services to our clients.

Cesar Fernandez

Co-founder & CIO

CIO, Global Credit and Emerging Markets Hard Currency Credit portfolio manager with over 24 years of experience at Julius Baer Investment Management, Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management and Standard & Poor’s.

Achieved Citywire AAA rating, named top-10 portfolio manager in Citywire Selector's Euro Stars 2022, secured 5-star ranking from Morningstar, and received (among others) the prestigious Fund Selector Asia 2021 Platinum award, outperforming global funds.

Established the Emerging Markets debt franchise at Julius Baer Investment Management, growing AuM to over $3 billion.

Serving as a Professor for Applied Finance and Fixed Income Lecturer at Master in Finance, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for over 11 years.
 

Ajlan Azaz

Co-founder & Head of Advisory

Senior Portfolio Manager in Global Credit and Private Debt Strategies, with over 24 years of experience at ING and JP Morgan.

Led a team of 22 people as a Global Head of Credit Trading for the successful execution and expansion of credit trading strategies across US and European Corporates, Financials, High Yield, and Emerging Markets during a 16-year tenure at ING Bank.

Renowned for exceptional leadership skills as demonstrated during tenure as Global Head of Credit Trading at ING Bank.

Deep, hands-on expertise in analyzing, underwriting, and trading public and private debt, with a strong track record in handling credit events and complex company restructurings 

Vugar Akhundov

Partner & Head of Corporate Finance 

Corporate Finance professional with over 22 years of experience in Financial Restructuring, Debt and Equity Capital Raising, M&A, Due Diligence and Company Valuations.

Led PwC's team as a Director in Eurasia and worked as a Managing Director at Fireland Capital, a corporate finance advisory firm. Managed financial restructuring and debt capital raising projects with a total value exceeding $2 billion.

Established corporate finance advisory boutiques serving the Eurasian market from the City of London, working with major institutions such as EBRD, Credit Suisse, and Ashmore Group.

Obtained a Global MBA from London and Columbia Business Schools, and MA from Kingston Business School
 

Business Partners

We are in the process of creating a network of business partners across the world, that brings unparalleled and unique expertise to our advisory service offering.

Necip Uludağ

Serving on the Board of Directors at Verusa Venture Capital Investment Trust since 2010 and as the Founding Partner of Alfa Investment since 2012, has completed transactions worth more than $2 billion. His career includes key roles in major firms, recognition by FORBES, and contributions to business literature and associations.

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