Experience

Amerra Capital Management, LLC

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Capital Markets, ESG & Investor Relations

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2023

  · Led debt & equity capital markets activity for $2B+ food and ag focused asset manager. · Raised LP capital for credit fund, PE fund, sidecars and co-invest equity for portfolio companies. · Initiated and managed relationships with 200+ limited partners, mostly institutional.



Banco Pine

• Brazil
• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• CEO - US Broker Dealer

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2016

  New York City · Launched US broker-dealer for Brazilian bank, handling all AML, compliance, operational aspects. · Oversaw Sales and Trading, maintained regular dialog with key EM & cross-over investors. · Structured and executed USD financings for Brazilian high-yield issuers, profitable all years.



Jefferies & Company

• United Kingdom
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Dec 2009 - Jul 2012

  · Originated, structured and executed USD financings for sub-investment grade EM corporates. · Prepared ratings / roadshow presentation, negotiated Description of Notes, took issuer on the road. · DCM business went from start-up to $5MM+ annual fee income.



Damigo LLC

• United States

• General Partner

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2009

  · Structured asset-based loans; security included physical commodities, trade receivables and intellectual property. · Served as CFO to media company from 2005 – 2008; led “take private” M&A, originated / closed $140MM+ financing facilities. · Analyzed and effected a recapitalization of a Peruvian fishing concern; refinanced business via debt consolidation.



Elliott Associates

• South Africa
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Portfolio Manager

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 2002

  · Managed fixed income relative value book, profitable all years. · Traded across all EM instruments with average annualized turnover of over $4bln on average book size of $1bln. · Identified and captured arbitrage inherent in several restructurings, including Russia, Ukraine & Ecuador. · Worked closely with several broker/dealers to assemble control positions in distressed EM corporate and sovereign bonds.



Cargill

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Manager

  • Jun 1995 - Jan 1999

  · Managed fixed income relative value book, with outright longs, shorts and hedges totaling more than $1B. · Focused on Bradies, Eurobonds, inflation-indexed and longer-dated local currency bonds. · Profitable all years, including 1998 Russian / LTCM crisis.



WorldTeach

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 1992 - Dec 1992

  Valle de Estrella, Costa Rica · Volunteer teacher on a banana plantation. · Learned Spanish & a whole lot more.