Emil Ahlin joins Nordic Credit Partners as Assistant Portfolio Manager

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Emil Ahlin has been appointed new Assistant Portfolio Manager at Nordic Credit Partners ("NCP"). In this role, he will focus both on new investment opportunities as well as monitoring of current holdings in NCP’s two Luxemburg based funds Sustainable Corporate Bond 2XL and Sustainable Return. Emil will be part of the portfolio management team alongside Jakob Eliasson, CIO, and Cecilia Bevik-Cronqvist, Head of Sustainable Investing.

Emil joins NCP from Nordea Investment Banking where he worked in the Leveraged Finance team for four years focusing on high yield bonds, leveraged loans and syndications across the Nordics. He also performed analysis of sectors and companies for external credit ratings i.e. ratings advisory for LBOs and project led internal credit workstreams. Prior to joining Nordea, Emil worked as a securities broker at Nordnet bank.

“Having worked on the origination side of many Nordic high yield bond deals, I have come to appreciate the sophisticated financial and sustainability analysis NCP engages in prior to making an investment. Combined with the tailored fund structures and institutional investor base, it positions NCP as a winner in the longer term”, says Emil Ahlin, new Assistant Portfolio Manager at NCP.

"The recruitment of Emil further strengthens the portfolio management team and reduces our key man risk. Among more than 100 applicants, his capabilities and personal characteristics stood out", says Thomas Segell, CEO of NCP.

"We are pleased to welcome Emil to the portfolio management team. He will be an important addition both in our financial and sustainability analysis and we look forward to a close and dynamic collaboration", says Jakob Eliasson, founder and CIO of NCP.

Emil takes up his position on 19 September.

For further information, please contact
Thomas Segell, tel: 073-432 19 08
Emil Ahlin, tel: 070-739 68 27
Jakob Eliasson, tel: 070-604 69 20

Nordic Credit Partners is a group of alternative investment funds managed in accordance with the requirements of the Swedish Alternative Investment Managers Act’s (2013:561). The investment strategy is centred around a fundamental value, bottom-up approach based on the board of director’s long-term financial markets experience. The funds target to generate a stable and attractive, risk-adjusted return over time. Each potential investment is evaluated in a thorough and tailored operational, financial and legal due diligence process prior to final approval and subsequently closely monitored throughout the investment period. The funds seek diversification across industries, risk levels and geographies and may apply financial leverage to the portfolio in order to further improve risk-adjusted return. The board of directors promotes transparency, openness and cost-control. The funds are operated as Swedish public limited liability companies based in in Stockholm and are registered with, alternatively supervised by, the Swedish FSA.