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- The Alsis Latin America Fund ("Alsis") currently manages equity from global institutional investors supplemented by US$100 million in preferred equity from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation ("OPIC"), a US government agency.
- Alsis is an ABS and distressed opportunity fund, the objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns through asset-backed structured transactions such as the acquisition and disposition of loans and other financial instruments originated in Latin America. The Latin American markets have been characterized in recent years by high growth, solid economic fundamentals and market inefficiencies.
- Alsis' industry focus is distressed opportunities in the ABS Latin America markets, specially within the affordable housing sector. The Fund seeks equity-like returns but with credit protection of downside in its investments.
- The contagion to the Latin American markets has increased Alsisinvestment pipeline significantly, Alsis is uniquely positioned to benefit from the current environment.
- The Alsis team has more than 35 years of combined experience in this particular market segment and has managed some of the largest housing related businesses and housing related structured transactions in Latin America, often establishing new benchmarks in its capital markets.
- Alsis benefits from exemplary transparency of operations and best in class service providers, which includes HSBC as fund administrator, KPMG as fund auditor and Bank of New York as custodian. Alsis currently engages the highest rated asset servicers in Mexico, according to Standard & Poor's rating services for the industry.
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