Bramshill adds two Lazard veterans to EM debt team ahead of hedge fund launch

Bramshill Investments has bolstered its emerging markets debt division by hiring two former Lazard Asset Management professionals, as the company expands its strategy that was initiated earlier this year under Arif Joshi. The alternative investment manager currently manages about $200 million in its long-only emerging markets debt fund, which was launched in March.

Joshi has announced the firm's plans to introduce a hedge fund focused on developing-market opportunities by 2027. Chris Milonopoulos and Sergio Valderrama have joined Bramshill as managing directors and portfolio managers. Milonopoulos will focus on opportunities in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, while Valderrama will concentrate on Latin America and Africa.

The executives, who began their roles at Bramshill in late August, are based in New York and report to Joshi, the head of emerging markets at the firm. Milonopoulos, who has 15 years of experience at Lazard, most recently headed fixed-income trading after previously working in the firm's emerging markets debt business. Valderrama, with 16 years of experience at Lazard, served as a director and portfolio manager specializing in sovereign credit and hard-currency debt.