General Partners
The GPs share with investors their knowledge of the multifaceted alternative investments sector in order to generate sustained portfolio added value and performance.
Paul Hunt
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Paul Hunt
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Chairman of the Investment Committee. Paul manages all the parties involved in the underwriting of a loan, from Lawyers, Valuers, Notaries, and our internal teams which analyze the value of the assets pledged as collateral to make sure are a good collateral for the fund. Paul has successfully underwritten over 1 billion in transactions the last 5 years.
Norman Scherer
Managing Partner of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh
Norman Scherer
Managing Partner of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh
After a professional consulting career and extensive experience in finance project management and as a corporate finance manager, Norman worked as a senior manager and compliance officer for an international insurance group (Paris, London, Dubai), being responsible for the conception and implementation of process optimizations throughout the entire finance organization. Norman Scherer was also responsible for the planning, design and implementation of complex financial transactions and the optimization of financial processes. Norman holds a M.B.A. from Durham University as well as from EBS University of Economics and Law Oestrich-Winkel and a B.A. degree in Accounting (HGB/IFRS) & Controlling as well as an IREBS International Real Estate Business School, EBS Real Estate Management Institute).
Volker Oehls
Partner of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh - Real Estate analisis and Valuation
Volker Oehls
Partner of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh - Real Estate analisis and Valuation
Volker brings close to 25 years experience in the German real estate market, with positions as head of research at CBRE, Dr. Lubke, Capmark or Situs Deutschland, with reponsabilities on loan sales, NPL’s, underwriting or executing transactions of assets.
Andreas Stuettgen
Head of NPL’s of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh
Andreas Stuettgen
Head of NPL’s of Emerald Mezzanine Gmbh
Andreas with over 20 years experience in the German real estate market, has background in property management, portfolio management of real estate assets, valuations, transaction of assets, as well as a strong background in NPL’s which he brings to the firm. His previous positions at firms like Credit Agricole CIB, Immo-Struct or Situs brings an excellent set of contacts to add value to the funds.
Josep-Lluis Perez
Managing Director, Head of Risk Management
Josep-Lluis Perez
Managing Director, Head of Risk Management
In charge of risk management and Valuation, manages the structure and different parties (Administrator and Custodian) in order to have the funds and loans properly valued.
Oscar Perez
Spain/Emerald managements Luxembourg
Oscar Perez
Spain/Emerald managements Luxembourg
His experience on developing similar tasks at one of the top 3 savings institutions in Spain for over 15 years, in the middle and back office of the asset management arm, bring the needed knowledge for our funds.
Xavier Deu
Managing Partner, Head of Compliance
Xavier Deu
Managing Partner, Head of Compliance
In charge of mantaining the relationships with investors as well as in charge of compliance at the firm, liasing with the Transfer Agent.
Pilar Nicolas
Underwriting Compliance
Pilar Nicolas
Underwriting Compliance
Has been working in Private Banking in Luxembourg for the past 20 years, within the area of Private Banking and Wealth Management. Broad experience in applying AML-CFT and KYC rules concerning necessary supporting documentation when preparing client account files. Additionally she worked with credit proposals for legal and physical clients, what allows Pilar to communicate with Portfolio Management and Compliance in order to complete the required documentation.
Laura Blasco
Compliance and Operations
Laura Blasco
Compliance and Operations
Laura’s close to 10 years working in the financial industry in Luxembourg allows her to understand the nuances of the relationships between all the parties involved in our regulated scenario, between the Custodians, TA’s, regulator and servicing entities. She assists Xavier in Compliance execution and monitoring on a daily basis, as well as being involved in the Back office.
Lamia Bekkour
Risk Manager
Lamia Bekkour
Risk Manager
Lamias’s education with a Phd in Finance, allows her to perform on a daily basis the tasks required in Risk Management, where she assists Josep on a daily basis. Her previous positions as head of Risk & Investment Compliance Monitoring at a Luxembourg bank, qualifies her for the future position of Head Risk Manager. She has also taken a role in developing internal ESG policies at the fund, in order for the fund to promote ESG onto our borrowers.
Alfredo Fernandez
Independent member of the Investment committee
Alfredo Fernandez
Independent member of the Investment committee
Alfredo’s twenty years of experience in Private Banking and Asset Management in top tier institutions including BBVA and two of the biggest family offices in the world, where in one was responsible of real estate investments and Hotels for Spain, make him qualified for the position of independent party for the Investment committee, specially now the AIFM is expanding to other countries like Spain, where his knowledge will be an additional value added at the Investment committee.
Tatiana Bonilla
Underwriting and Portfolio Management
Tatiana Bonilla
Underwriting and Portfolio Management
Tatiana has been with the firm since the start, assisting the Chairman of the Investment Committee, Paul Hunt, on the daily operations of underwriting loans. Tatiana did also structure the company’s internal system to follow up on a regular basis, with investors compliance, AML/KYC, payments, as well as dealing with the front office of the firm. She communicates and coordinates with several functions/departments at the firm.
Danielo Linosa
Member of the Board of Managers
Danielo Linosa
Member of the Board of Managers
Danilo, the second independent member of the Board of Managers of the AIFM with Javier, brings also a diverse background having been in several positions which will bring a global vision of an asset management firm, having been in the Audit department of one of the big 4, Head of Administration at a Bank and General Manager and director at several funds. Additionally all his professional career has been in Luxembourg making him well positioned for being an independent member of the board.
Javier Portillo
Member of the Board of Managers
Javier Portillo
Member of the Board of Managers
Javier is an independent member of the Board of Managers of the AIFM, together with Danielo and Josep. Javier’s previous positions and background qualify him to bring the regulatory and independence to the Board of Managers of the AIFM. Javier’s positions in the past range from Deputy Manager at a major Spanish firm to an executive position at a major Swiss bank as well as managing clients portfolios, allowing such a diverse background, to have a broad perspective in many of the sides of the asset management business.