New appointment to Advisory Council

RNS Number : 0113V

APQ Global Limited

31 October 2017

 

31 October 2017

APQ Global Limited

("APQ Global" or the "Company")

New appointment to Advisory Council

APQ Global, the emerging markets income company, is pleased to announce that it has made a further appointment to its International Advisory Council ('IAC') with Manos Papatheofanous who will leverage his invaluable 20 years of expertise in the financial markets to assist in locating Emerging Markets ('EM') opportunities globally for APQ.

Manos Papatheofanous is a portfolio manager with extensive asset management experience trading in EM. After an initial career working for companies such as Salomon Brothers International Ltd, D E Shaw & Co and Nomura International PLC, from 2005 to 2013 Manos worked as a senior portfolio manager for EMSO (Emerging Markets Special Opportunities) Partners. EMSO is a specialist Emerging Markets Fund which was historically part of Citigroup's hedge fund portfolio, Citi Capital Advisors. Here he managed $1bn, half of the fund's total $2bn AUM. In this role, his primary focus was on local markets such as bonds, currencies, derivatives. He also worked with credit and equities around the world but especially in Asia, CIS, CEMEEA, Africa and Latin America. Manos also set up an EM business within the master fund at Prologue Capital LLP which he led from 2013 to 2016. This Total Return Portfolio focused on EM macro, deploying a strategy investing in liquid products. Since September 2016 Manos has worked at FX investment company, EvoCapital where he conducts advisory work on asset management for institutional investors.

Manos holds a BEng in Computer Science from Imperial College, London and Masters in Finance from the London Business School.

Tania Rotherwick, Chairwoman of APQ Global's International Advisory Council commented: "We are delighted that Manos is joining our team of specialist advisors on APQ Global's International Advisory Council. His experience in sourcing Emerging Markets investments globally in a range of asset classes will be of considerable value as we continue to seek the best opportunities. As we welcome the eleventh member of the IAC, the increasingly impressive scope of its expertise is an invaluable asset as we continue to deliver stable and competitive Emerging Markets income for our shareholders."

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Enquiries:

APQ Global Limited Bart Turtelboom - Chief Executive Officer	020 3478 9708
N+1 Singer - Nominated Adviser and Broker James Maxwell / Lauren Kettle	020 7496 3000
Carey Group - CISE sponsor Matt Sarl	01481 737 279
Buchanan Communication - Financial PR Charles Ryland / Victoria Hayns	020 7466 5000

Notes to Editors

APQ Global Limited

APQ Global (ticker: APQ LN) is a global emerging markets income company with interests across Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Company's objective is to steadily grow earnings to deliver attractive returns and capital growth to shareholders. This objective is achieved through a combination of revenue generating operating activities and investing in growing businesses across emerging markets. APQ Global run a well-diversified and liquid portfolio, take strategic stakes in selected businesses and plan to take operational control of companies through the acquisition of minority and majority stakes in companies with a focus on emerging markets.

For more information, please visit apqglobal.com.

International Advisory Council (IAC)

Established in February 2017, the IAC assists in locating the best investment opportunities across the globe. The panel of advisors, chaired by Tania Rotherwick, contribute insights from their own areas of geographical and sector expertise to support APQ Global's business strategy.

 

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