Robert “Bob” Fernandez has been hired as managing director, global head of debt capital markets by BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank (BancTrust), an investment bank specialising in emerging markets with headquarters in London.
With a keen eye on primary bond markets, Fernandez will be located in London and collaborate directly with the company’s Debt Capital Markets teams, lending his leadership and expertise to support BancTrust’s ongoing expansion strategy in CEEMEA and LATAM.
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He has worked in emerging markets for more than 30 years, having held positions in Puerto Rico, New York, Caracas, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, and Johannesburg.
Fernandez has managed strong DCM teams at JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Standard Bank, and other companies in LatAm, APAC, and EMEA. He has assisted financial institutions, governments, and corporations with a wide range of credit ratings with advice on raising money on global capital markets during the course of his career.
Moreover, he graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSFS in International Economics from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and additionally is a trustee of The Hunger Project (UK), a group dedicated to ending world hunger in a sustainable manner.
CEO Carlos Fuenmayor stated: “I am delighted to see such expertise added to the team as we enhance our origination, structuring & execution capabilities across the EM spectrum. Bob’s extensive experience in dealing in frontier and emerging markets will be instrumental in delivering exceptional value to corporate and sovereign clients as well as investors.”
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By GlobalData“I am thrilled to have joined BancTrust and look forward to capitalise on our DCM efforts and to contribute to BancTrust’s continued growth,” added Fernández.
Furthermore, BancTrust & Co added Nicholas Firth to its staff in July when he was appointed as the emerging markets investment bank’s head of fixed income sales, Americas. For more than thirty years, Firth has been trading and selling debt in emerging nations.
